Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl (Pearl and Richard) novel Chapter 1329

The voice was soft, but it came from below.

Adrian looked down at the man he was holding. James's eyes were wide open, and he was so startled that Adrian quickly let go.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to do that."

Adrian wasn't sure why he was apologizing. He hadn't meant any harm, yet he still felt embarrassed.

James smiled. "It's fine. I understand."

Adrian felt relieved. There was no anger in James's response, and he realized he might be overthinking things. The night before, he had been up late reading, and the stories had started to mix with his thoughts.

"Thanks for helping me. I'm feeling better now."

Pearl was packing up her medical equipment and gave him a calm look. "Don't thank me. Esther asked me to check on you. If it weren't for her, I wouldn't have been involved."

She added, "I gave you a few jabs in a few key points to relieve your pain, but we need to bring you to my mentor for long-term treatment."

It was indeed ruthless of him to end things with Esther before, but he did it because he couldn't bear the thought of her watching him deteriorate. Esther had always admired his looks, and he feared she might leave him if his appearance changed drastically due to treatments.

Seeing James so remorseful made Pearl's anger fade. "Alright, I'll stop here. You should rest, and I'll come back to check on you later."

James nodded, and Pearl left the room with Adrian.

Agnes had been waiting outside for a while and finally went to get something to eat after Esther told her to. Now, only Esther remained, silently keeping watch.