Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

Chapter 1297

As the car stopped at the company's entrance, Pearl heard a gentle tapping on her window before she could step out. She lowered the window and saw a smiling face outside, but it didn't look familiar to her.

"Excuse me. Who are you?" she asked.

"Hello, Miss Pearl. I'm Luther Crawford," the man introduced himself.

The surname Crawford struck a sensitive nerve in Pearl, immediately linking it to James Crawford. "What's your relationship with James?"

Upon hearing this, Luther's eyes narrowed in amusement. "You're very smart, Miss Pearl. But I came to see you today for a reason. Would you be able to spare some time to chat with me?"

Seeing Luther's determined expression, it was apparent he had been waiting there for a while. But Pearl didn't know him, so she had no intention of dealing with him. "I have to go to work now. We can talk later."

But Luther was persistent. "It won't take much of your time, and I believe you'll be interested in what I'm going to say."

"What do you mean?"

nothing special, but it does concern your friend, Esther.

of Esther's name caught Pearl's attention. "What do you

relationship with my brother. But if we delve deeper, it involves

out of the car and stood beside Luther. "In

Luther to a nearby cafe. It was relatively quiet, making it

conversation.

Luther to sit across from her.

then asked, "Miss Pearl, do you know that James,

"I'm aware of that."

ever suspected that he might not be

a moment. "Are you

course. Perhaps only the Crawfords and I know the real reason behind his

frowned. "So what's going

you, but I might need you to do me