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?”

cancer,” I replied, finding it

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

would say something sentimental. “This is all a part of life. We’re all going to

comfort you. I was going to say that now is the time to get

suddenly losing my appetite. I put down my utensils and stared at the ceiling, feeling a

you didn’t elope with him and that he lured you to

No proof…

high school. Attracted by the allure of Southeast Alara, I applied to Mandala University where Moore was studying for her

and Mom had to take care of an

who showed up but

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to pick me up.

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

day, the man showed me around Mandala, and we ate a lot of good food. I let my guard down, thinking he was just a friend of Moore’s. That was why when he suggested we go to a hotel to

also why when something did happen, everyone thought it was

reckless.

in the hotel?” Sweety interrupted my thoughts. She looked at me and said, “When we found you back then, the hotel owner said you and the man had been in the room together for several days.

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testimonies. I pursed my l*ps, unable to argue back. I simply looked at

thoroughly but couldn’t prove that Moore had conspired with that man to abduct you. There were no