Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl (Pearl and Richard) novel Chapter 1010

Word got around fast. Hugo wasted no time in meddling with the situation as soon as he recovered.

Pearl sighed in relief. Luckily, she met Sean earlier. Otherwise, Hugo would have beaten her to it.

"Should I take this call?" Sean asked, holding his phone and seeking Pearl's opinion.

Pearl nodded. "Go ahead. Let's see what he wants."

Sean answered the call once Pearl agreed. "Hello. Why are you calling me?"

"I heard you and Richard had a falling out?" Hugo asked tentatively.

"There's no such thing. Where did you hear that from?" Sean deliberately put the call on speaker so Pearl could listen.

"You don't have to hide it from me. If you're on my side, I'll treat you well." Hugo laughed casually, sounding very confident.

Sean pretended to be frustrated as he rubbed his hair. "I already told you, there's no falling out. I don't know where you're getting this information. Leave me alone." Then, he hung up.

Pearl gave Sean an admiring look. "Nice! I didn't expect you to handle it so smoothly."

Hugo must be vexed. He had gotten some accurate information, but Sean shut him down.

"I never wanted to conspire with him. I was just being honest," Sean said, waving his phone. "You can trust me. I won't do anything shady with him."