Chapter 525

Pearl found herself in a dilemma. On one hand, there were real leads about her mother's whereabouts; on the other, they had been preparing for this engagement party for a long time. She lowered her gaze and remained silent. "Rick, look, even Pearl is tempted. You shouldn't stop her." Hugo raised his brow, confident that Pearl would choose what worked best for her. "Richard, I really want to follow up on this clue," Pearl finally spoke, her face troubled. "Can we proceed with our engagement after I find the answers?" Richard looked at her with a mix of concern and determination. "Alright, but there's no need for any trouble. We'll go back to our engagement, and I'll have my men extract the information from him." Hugo's smile disappeared. What? While they enjoyed their engagement, he would be subjected to torture? What a joke! Hugo raised his hand, and a few burly men appeared behind him. "I wanted to take the easy way, but you're leaving me with no choice." Even if Richard