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.