Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

Chapter 1229

James turned pale as he looked down, bracing himself for the mess.

Esther must have been feeling very sad now. Pearl wished she could fly to see her but was told she couldn't travel.

She noticed more people wearing masks, but she was too caught up in her own things to think much about it. When the airlines shut down, she realized things were serious.

News about a new, highly contagious illness was everywhere online. Seeing this, Pearl was really upset. The illness spread fast, stopping many daily activities. All Pearl could do was call Esther.

"Hi, Pearl. What's up?" Esther sounded a bit stuffed up, but Pearl could tell she was feeling a bit better. "Just wanted to check how you're doing."

Esther forced a smile but remembered Pearl couldn't see it, so she tried to sound cheerful. "I'm good, actually feeling a lot better now."

"I wanted to visit you, but they've stopped flights because of the outbreak," Pearl said, looking worried. She wondered when the situation would get better, worried about Esther being alone there.

"Don't worry about it. I saw the news, it's a serious new illness, so it's best you stay where you are."

Esther remembered something. "Oh, Finnegan is here. He bumped into me a few days back, said he's here on business and is staying next door."

"Finnegan?" Pearl had a feeling it wasn't a simple business trip.

"Yeah, but we hardly see each other."This content © Nôv/elDr(a)m/a.Org.

"That's good, at least you have someone nearby." Pearl felt a bit better knowing Esther wasn't completely alone. "I'll let you rest then. Don't let that jerk win and make you sad."

Esther nodded and assured her, "Don't worry, I'll be fine."

After hanging up, Esther curled up, tears streaming down her face. She thought about James warning her two hours earlier in a stern voice to keep Pearl away from him.

"I didn't ask her to go see you," she defended herself.

James's voice was icy. "Doesn't matter. Please handle this like an adult. We're done, so stop having your friend stir up trouble."

"Don't worry, I'll never talk to you ever again."

"Good." He then hung up without warning.

Esther froze. Staring at her phone as the screen went dark, she tapped the screen but ended up calling him.

She frantically tried to hang up but heard a voice, "Sorry, the number you have dialed..."

James had blocked her right after hanging up. Did he hate her that much...?