Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl (Pearl and Richard) novel Chapter 1132

"But…" Martin looked troubled.

"Why can't you open it? I'm going to get inside one way or another, so if you're not going to open the gate, be ready to pack your things."

Santiago's voice was harsh, and Martin knew he couldn't change his mind. So, he opened the gate and let Santiago enter.

As soon as Santiago walked in, he saw Howard sitting at a stone table.

"What's going on? What brings you here, Mister Santiago?" Howard picked up his teacup and took a sip, unbothered by the sudden intrusion. He gestured to a bench beside him. "Come, have some tea with me."

"I'm not here to drink tea," Santiago snapped. "Where are you hiding Saule and the others?"

"The others?"

Howard put his tea down and pretended to be surprised. "You shouldn't say things like that about me. Nobody has come here."

"I'll know if you're lying once I look around."

Santiago was clearly not in the mood for niceties and gestured for his men to start searching.

After a quick look, his men found nothing.

Santiago frowned. Had he made a mistake?

But he had seen Pearl enter through a hidden passage that led here. Why didn't they find anything?

Martin let out a sigh of relief.

The moment Santiago left, Howard's expression changed from kind to angry. "You couldn't handle that?"

"I don't know why they suddenly wanted to come in, Dad. If I didn't let him search, he'd find a way to ruin our family. I had no choice!"

Howard took a sip of his tea. "We're suspects now, but he didn't find anything. I doubt he'll be back soon."

"Did you really take Saule and Pearl?" Martin usually managed their affairs and didn't talk much with Howard. He suddenly had a feeling that Howard was doing something behind his back.

"This is none of your business. Just warn me the next time he comes."