Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

"There are too many people in this spot, so the fish are swimming to you. You're sitting where the current flows. If any fish come, they'll definitely bite your hook first," Esther confidently explained, thinking she had mastered some secret.

She then stubbornly changed her spot and started fishing again.

After three quiet hours, Esther was getting sleepy. Suddenly, she woke up to find three people standing around her, all with faint smiles.

"Weren't we fishing? Why are you all here all of a sudden?"

Esther had just woken up, thinking she had just dozed off. But when she checked the time, three hours had passed.

"I haven't caught a single fish, have I?" she exclaimed.

James shrugged, a faint smile on his lips. "You've been asleep here for so long. Even if there were fish on the hook, they've probably all eaten the bait and left."

"What? I'm going to lose?" Esther drooped her head in disappointment. But then she saw James walking over with his bucket and pouring all his fish into hers.

"It doesn't matter. I'll give you mine. Consider yourself the winner."

was unfair. Instead, she smiled happily. "Fine. I won

to grill the fish by the lake that

barbecue, while Pearl and Richard went to gather firewood.

hand tightly, afraid she might get lost. After collecting plenty of firewood, they were about to head back when Pearl suddenly saw a familiar figure standing before

squinted slightly, and when she saw the person clearly, she exclaimed, "It's her!" Richard

I met in the hospital the other day, the

a lot like

mother," Pearl explained.

we go

Pearl said looked like him. How similar could he

"Sure." Pearl nodded.

run away with the kid.

acted quickly and grabbed the woman's arm. "Who are you? Why did you run when

lowered her

cover her eyes with