Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl romance Capítulo 154

Right after Pearl left, her phone began to ring with an incoming message. Her heart sank as she read the content:

"Help me, Pearl!"

Pearl froze for a moment. Esther's impulsive nature made it unlikely that she would send such a text.

There were two possibilities: either someone was controlling her and forcing her to send the message, or she was hiding and unable to make a call.

Pearl hesitated to call or text back because doing so might reveal Esther's location if her phone wasn't on silent mode, potentially alerting her attackers.

So, Pearl decided to use her hacking skills to locate Esther's phone. After some quick work, she pinpointed Esther's whereabouts. It was the same place where she had spoken to Richard just moments ago.

Suspicion gnawed at Pearl as she hurried back to that location. Esther had many connections there, and as an A-list celebrity, her disappearance would surely cause a media frenzy.

When Pearl got back there, Richard was gone. She looked around and even checked under the seats, but found no sign of Esther. Where was she?

She stopped in her tracks, realizing there was a faint knocking sound coming from beneath her. Knock, knock, knock…

Pearl instantly knew where Esther was. She rushed to the entrance of the basement.

The basement contained a wine cellar, secured by a passcode-locked door. An incorrect passcode entry would trigger an alert to the police, potentially putting Esther's life in danger.

Pearl examined the keypad, knowing that passcodes often had limited variations. Her senior had taught her how to crack these codes. A few lines of code on her tablet, and the passcode to the basement was revealed.

"I knew you would fall into my trap!"

Pearl turned to see an unfamiliar masked man standing in the doorway. "Who are you?"

"Not only do I know you, but I have a bone to pick with you!" The man sounded menacing.

"Tell me about it."

"If you hadn't chosen Esther, the Waldorfs would have collaborated with an artist from my agency. But now, not only has she rejected me as her manager, the entire industry has blacklisted me. I can't even feed my family. Don't you think you deserve to die?"

Pearl couldn't fathom the severity of such consequences. Unemployment was one thing, but to wish death upon someone for it was beyond comprehension.