Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

Hugo was surprised. “She died?”

“Stop pretending. You better tell the truth, or I’ll get to the bottom of this,” Pearl declared, her to the

despairing Renee, her anger rising.

gaze shifting

“Pearl, that’s a wild accusation. I have nothing against her. I’ve been using her as leverage over you, so

her death wouldn’t benefit me in any way,” Hugo explained, but Pearl didn’t buy it. This text is property of Nô/velD/rama.Org.

Suddenly, a message from Wayne popped up on her screen, revealing that the information Pearl had

sent him wasn’t about Jennifer but rather someone with the same name who was also admitted to the

hospital.

Pearl felt her strength drain from her b*dy, and her voice quivered as she spoke, “Hugo, it was you. You

killed Jennifer.”

Hugo was perplexed because he could sense that the situation was far more complex than Pearl’s

accusation implied.

“I didn’t do it, so I won’t admit to it,” Hugo retorted before abruptly hanging up.

He had manipulated the information to prevent her from transferring Jennifer, but who was responsible

for swapping Jennifer’s medication? Hugo pondered this as he called Abby.

“Did you have a hand in this?” Hugo raised his voice at her. “Did you switch out the medications? She’s

dead now. Did you do it?”

Amused, Abby chuckled. “Hugo, what are you talking about? Who’s dead?”

“Abby, I agreed to work with you because I believed we had the same goal. But if you’ve turned against

me, this partnership is over,” he warned.

While Abby had a reputation for ruthlessness, Hugo’s threat caught her off guard. “Hugo, there’s no

need to worry. This situation actually benefits you. Pearl currently suspects you, but she won’t find any

evidence. She’ll eventually realize she was mistaken about you, and it might even bring you closer

together.”

Abby’s reasoning made sense, but Hugo disliked that she had made such a significant decision without

consulting him. “I won’t reveal anything this time, but if this happens again, I won’t hesitate to sever our

ties.”

Unaccustomed to Hugo’s assertiveness, Abby began to feel anxious. “Alright, Hugo, don’t worry. This is

just a simple medical mishap. You can just get some nurse to take the fall. Relax.”

Hugo didn’t want to continue the conversation, so he hung up.

Meanwhile, Pearl remained convinced that Hugo was involved, but her priority was comforting Renee.

“Renee, are you alright?”

Renee remained silent, sitting on the floor with vacant eyes.

“Even though… your mother is no longer around, she still loves you. Every life has to come to an end

eventually, and this might be a peaceful release for your mom, right?” Pearl embraced her gently,

offering soothing words.

Renee burst into tears, sobbing uncontrollably. “My mom… she told me to be strong, no matter what

happened, but she’s gone now. I don’t know what to do…”

She cried and clung to Pearl’s sleeve, who comforted her by patting her back.

“Don’t worry, I’ll help you so she can rest in peace.”