Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

Before Pearl could say anything, a furious shout from Santiago came from behind.

"What have you done, you b*stard?!"

Pearl turned around, but before she could react, Claude received a hard slap across his face, instantly causing it to swell and redden.

"If I hadn't interrogated those people from the Jesseltons, I wouldn't have known that my son has the audacity to frame someone!"

Claude wiped the blood from his mouth and chuckled lightly. "You're this mad only because the person is your beloved, right?"

Back when he was abroad, he got into a fight and nearly killed the other guy, then he compensated with a few hundred thousand dollars. Santiago didn't even bat an eye. Now, Santiago slapped Claude just because he had hurt the person he cared most about.

"How dare you! You're not even sorry!"

Seeing another slap about to land, Pearl quickly stepped in. "Claude has indeed gone too far this time, but he has admitted his mistake and made up for it."

Santiago sighed. "You're too forgiving. If it were me, I'd have beaten him to death!"

him. He's injured and

a visible wound on the back of his head. But he was so mad he just went straight to

just minor

these minor injuries are nothing

silent again, and the room became so quiet

his throat.

else, I'll take my

still work to be done." He looked intently

people. Just stay here and get better."

gone, Pearl sighed. "Mister Santiago actually cares about you. Otherwise, he wouldn't have dealt with those

did was illegal. Claude would end up in jail if he

Claude didn't

still needs me as his successor. If anything happens

me over the years

it. "With me around now, do you think you can still