Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

Chapter 1237

Rosalie didn't hear that, but she saw Blake looking angry and suddenly smirking. She was confused. "What?"

Blake was actually happy because his friends thought Rosalie was his girlfriend. "Nothing. You should rest. I'll try not to make too much noise."

His friends on the headset were making 'ooo' sounds in reaction.

Rosalie just nodded. She wasn't sure why, but normally she found his gaming annoying, yet today, she found herself enjoying it.

Wait... Enjoying it?

Rosalie touched her cheek and realized it was hot. She wondered if she was going crazy.

Pearl was caught off guard by how quickly the lockdown was enforced. Except for the big malls, all their businesses had to close. This meant they had to delay making the chips they were working on.

Pearl had planned to discuss the chip production with Santiago, but that had to wait. The epidemic had gotten so bad that within a month of its start, some people had already died.

Since Enswood was the center of the outbreak, it was difficult to say how many people had died from it. One day, Pearl called Waye to ask about their company, but she was startled to hear him coughing. "Are you sick?"

Wayne sounded weak but tried to act like he was okay. "No, it's just the flu."

Pearl frowned, clearly worried. "The epidemic is getting very serious. Please be careful not to catch it." Wayne thought it over but decided not to worry too much because he was usually healthy and thought it unlikely he'd get sick so easily. "Don't worry, I won't," he assured her.

"How's the company doing?"

"It's as you'd expect. Everyone's working from home," Waye sighed. "The disease is spreading fast, so I sent them home to be safe."

Pearl agreed with the decision. She would feel terrible if anything happened to them.

"But what about the company's progress? Without a way to cure this disease, it will be a long time before things get back to normal."

Wayne was troubled by that. If the company's growth stagnated, it would be bad for both Cerubleu and Pearl. "A cure?"NôvelD(ram)a.ôrg owns this content.

"Yes, there's no cure available right now." Suddenly, Pearl had an idea, and her eyes lit up. "Maybe... we can create it.'

Wayne was shocked by her idea. "Pea, you're a talented healer, but this is no ordinary disease. It's dangerous. If you get sick, we might not be able to help you."

Pearl was unfazed. "Since no one's researching it, we should. It could turn out to be a great business opportunity."

She had a feeling if they succeeded, it would bring them huge benefits.