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 hard to swallow my

that…” Sweety paused, then looked at me.

fine!” I cut her off, fearing she would say something sentimental. “This is all

to comfort you. I was going to say that now is

pursed my l*ps, suddenly losing my appetite. I put down my utensils and stared at the ceiling, feeling a bit

“If only we could find the man who took you away back then. Then he could tell the police that you didn’t elope with him and that he

No proof…

had just graduated from high school. Attracted by the allure of Southeast

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

was not Moore who showed up but a dark–skinned man who claimed Moore

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to pick me up.

Moore then called and said that she was

was just a friend of Moore’s. That was why when he suggested

also why when something did happen, everyone thought it

reckless.

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

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recording of what happened back then. Everything had been confirmed from the other people’s testimonies. I pursed my l*ps,

helplessly, “The police investigated, thoroughly but couldn’t prove that Moore had conspired with that man to abduct you. There were no phone