Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

Chapter 1281

Pearl shook her head, trusting her gut feeling. "I think she's acting strange. Could you keep an eye on her for me?"

Doctor Hanson agreed to help, nodding. "Of course, I'll watch her closely. She won't try anything under my watch."

"Thank you, Doctor Hanson. I'm going to grab some food for Esther."

"Don't worry about it," replied the doctor as he stood.

Pearl headed to the hospital's cafeteria to pick up some light snacks, considering Esther was

still recovering and needed easy-to-digest food. Before leaving earlier, Esther requested sweet and sour pork and donuts.

At the cashier, Pearl's card was declined several times. She then offered cash instead.

"We only accept cards, not cash," the cashier stated firmly.

quiet cafeteria to borrow a card from, Pearl pleaded, "Please, my friend just woke up very hungry. Can you make an

refused again.

her, "If there's any problem, I'll cover

"You think you can just look down on people like me and throw money around to get what you want?" She then took the food away and said, "I

left and found another place to buy food, taking an extra half

at the station. A nurse was restrained on the floor, and Doctor

here?"

proper watch, and this happened. Luckily, I intervened in time," the doctor explained, glaring at the restrained nurse.

was

The nurse hesitated. "I..."

try to hurt her? Who

animosity toward Esther. They weren't even acquaintances. What could possibly motivate her to

some time before slowly saying, "No one asked me to do it. I acted

to harm her on your own? Explain

don't have a specific reason. I just really dislike her," the nurse admitted, her face contorting with resentment. "Why does she get a VIP