Facade of Love

Chapter 6 No Proof to Disprove

After leaving those words hanging in the air, Idris got into his car and drove away.

I was stunned for a few seconds before realizing he had seemed angry.

What did saying thank you have to do with us being husband and wife?

Not bothering to think more about it, I returned to the office to work overtime. Given my father’s illness, it seemed Scott Corporation would be increasingly busy.

Inside Scott Corporation’s Office.

As I reached the door, I heard giggling from inside.

When I entered, I saw Sweety Taters sitting on the sofa, watching a drama on her tablet. When she looked up and saw me, she put it down, then pushed the lunch box on the coffee table toward me. Where’d you go? Weren’t we supposed to have lunch together? Your food’s gone cold.”

I sat down next to her, opened the lunch box, and began eating. “My dad’s in the hospital. I went to

visit him.”

She looked concerned. “Mr. Scott is in the hospital? What happened?”

liver cancer,” I replied, finding it

liver cancer? How could that…” Sweety paused, then looked at me.

her off, fearing she would say something sentimental. “This is all a part of life.

mean. I wasn’t planning to comfort you. I was going to say that

down my utensils and stared at the ceiling, feeling a bit helpless. “Does the truth even matter

Then he could tell the police that you didn’t elope with him and that he lured you to the

No proof…

by the allure of Southeast

take care of an elderly relative, so Moore was supposed to pick me up

Moore who showed up but a dark–skinned man who claimed Moore had sent

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to pick me up.

was busy, telling me to go with him and that he would take

and we ate a lot of good food. I let my guard down, thinking he was just a friend of

something did happen, everyone thought

reckless.

the man had been in the room together for several days. Then as you were leaving, you were being held up by the

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I pursed my l*ps, unable to argue back. I simply looked at her sideways and said, “I lost consciousness

sighed and said helplessly, “The police investigated, thoroughly but couldn’t prove that Moore had conspired with that man to abduct you. There were no phone records, your phone was lost, and the man