Facade of Love

Chapter 22 He Protected Her

Charles frowned, saying, “Ms. Moore, all the rooms in this house are the same size. The room you want to stay in belongs to Mrs. Young. Her belongings are already there. You’re making this difficult

for us.”

“Mrs. Young, huh? You say her name as if you’re so familiar with her” Moore scoffed. “I want to stay in that room. If you don’t agree to my request, I’ll have Madam Young come over to talk to you.”

With that, she made a move to leave.

Charles, uncertain of what to do, instinctively blocked her. Seeing this, Moore became even more arrogant. “So? Are you stopping me from leaving the room?”

Charles could not make the decision but he did not want to offend her either. He looked visibly

troubled.

I leaned against the wooden door with arms folded and spoke softly, “Let her have it.”

Hearing my voice, both turned to look at me. Charles seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

Meanwhile, Moore was blatantly arrogant. She could not be bothered to put on an act with me when

Idris was not around, and said, “I’m certainly settled down in the Youngs‘ residence. Yvette, what does it matter if you’re pregnant? Because of your dirty past, Madam Young is disgusted by you and

doesn’t want you to tarnish this house’s name.”

wounds, but some wounds were so deep that they had numbed over time. I remained expressionless and

daughter–in–law. As for you, you’re just a child–bearing machine kept in the Youngs‘ inner circle. Do you know what women

in closer, smiling faintly. “You’re not even good enough to

she could not win with words. She merely stomped her feet and glared

and more like a clown to

angered, she suddenly pushed me when I least

hell!”

house were not high, but

instinctively grabbed the door frame

flared up, fueled by her actions. I narrowed my eyes, grabbed her, and pushed her to the edge of the steps, shouting, “Moore Scott, don’t push

wearing seven–centimeter heels, clearly understanding that if I pushed her, the child in

take

“Try and

to scream but retained her defiant expression. Seeing her like this, I wondered

almost fell,

you alright?” Charles asked

steadied myself and shook my head, then looked back at Idris, who was holding Moore. His face was ashen,

rare display of anger somewhat startled

me? She almost pushed me down those steps! I’m pregnant, and she knows how

frowned, silently watching

controlling his emotions. He spoke in a low voice, “If you have grievances,

words were spoken lightly, but they hurt like the stab of a

the woman he loved