Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl (Pearl and Richard) novel Chapter 853

Pearl sighed and watched over Beah's body with a heavy heart.

"Mom, you were so stubborn, just like me."

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Damian led Gigi outside for some fresh air. Remembering she still had Damian's clothes, Gigi hurried to her room to fetch them.

Returning with the suit jacket, she saw Damian relaxing against a tree, smoking. Despite disliking the smell of cigarettes, Gigi found Damian's smoking oddly captivating.

She shyly offered him the jacket. "Here's your jacket. I cleaned and ironed it for you."

"Thank you." Damian, having forgotten about the jacket, was touched by her gesture and simply thanked her, noticing her bashfulness.

An awkward silence fell between them until Damian spoke up. "You know, Aunt Beah was really clever."

Gigi, lost in his voice, barely registered his words, managing only a surprised "Ah!" in response.

I went to work at such a far place."

"Yeah, she knew it was safe because of Pearl, but didn't know Pearl wasn't there recently. So, you might have suffered for a few days. That's how I ended up meeting you." Damian then turned to her and asked, "How did it go, by the way? Did they mistreat you?"

Nervously, Gigi assured him, "I… I'm okay. I ran into some trouble with bad people, but I managed."

It was possible to bump into perverts if one worked at a bar. However, she avoided any serious problems by staying cautious and pretending to be sick if needed, keeping herself safe from any harm.