Chapter 590
“Gigi, did you give the necklaces I asked you to?” Pearl inquired, her eyes fixed on the girl.
Gigi, taken aback by Pearl’s sudden appearance, was flustered and couldn’t muster a lie. She stuttered nervously, “I… I forgot.”
Pearl’s gaze bore into her. How could she have forgotten something so important?
“Take me to see her now and give the necklaces back to me.”
Gigi panicked. “Aren’t you getting married? Why are you here?”
Noticing that Gigi evaded her question, Pearl suspected something else “Did you intentionally not give the necklaces?”
Gigi shook her head hard. “No, I really forgot.”
“Surely, you must remember where you kept them, right?”
Gigi paused and realized that she had kept the necklaces in her clothes. However, two days had passed, and she couldn’t find them anymore. She had assumed that it didn’t matter since she believed Pearl would never return. Now, her assumptions had been proven wrong.
“I lost them,” Gigi admitted. It was the truth she really had no idea where they were,
Pearl’s heart ached as those necklaces held great sentimental value to her, given that they were her father’s legacy and a keepsake from her mother.
“Take me to see my mom then.”
Gigi’s heart raced as she hesitated. “L…”
Pearl noticed Gigi’s nervousness and couldn’t help but chuckle. “Don’t worry, I won’t trouble you or report you.
Gigi looked at Pearl with gratitude. “Alright then, come with me.”
Pearl nodded, prepared to follow Gigi, but as she was about to move, a white silhouette appeared at the top of the stairs.
“Pearl?”
The voice had a mix of nervousness, overwhelm, sadness, and hopefulness.
Pearl looked up, and her heart skipped a beat. The woman before her possessed a striking beauty, a slender figure, and facial features similar to hers. Despite being in her forties, she appeared as youthful as someone in their twenties. However, her appearance indicated at prolonged illness.
Pearl had been separated from her mother for so long that she had almost forgotten her appearance. She couldn’t bring herself to call her “mom” just yet. But upon seeing her, a strange emotion welled up within her, possibly due to the natural bond between mother and child.
Her hands worked quicker than her mind. Pearl approached the frail–looking woman and pulled her into a tight embrace.
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Beah was very excited and said in a hushed tone, “Don’t come too close, I don’t want to infect you.”
“I’m not afraid of this.” Pearl held her even tighter and sobbed. “I’ve been searching for you for so long, but you were here all along. Why wouldn’t you see me?”
Beah sighed. “My dear child, it’s not that I don’t want to. I just didn’t dare.”
Pearl was curious. “Why not?”
“Because I’m just a puppet in this place,” Beah replied with a sad smile. “I’ve always kept your existence hidden from your grandfather. He didn’t know about you, so even when I secretly visited you, I could only watch from afar.”
