Facade of Love

Chapter 38 Funeral Arrangements

I was not sure about my conjecture and dared not jump to conclusions.

Then again, even if Moore twisted the truth to get together with Idris, the fact that they were together was real. They had indeed been together, and now it seemed that Idris truly loved her. No matter what she had used to make Idris fall in love with her five years ago, the fact that they were in love now was true.

I had forced myself to forget the events of five years ago, so how could Idris not have forgotten them as well?

The next morning, the phone started to frantically ring.

The noise woke me up. I was still groggy as I answered, “Hello?”

“Yvette, come to the Youngs‘ old manor immediately!” Madam Young’s stern voice came through, her tone an icy command.

Once I recognized it was Madam Young, my sleepiness vanished. I was about to speak when I heard the beep of the phone hanging up.

What happened?

A bit dazed, I paused with my phone before

re I got up from the bed to get ready and go to the old manor.

However, before I could even get out of bed, my phone rang again. It was Sweety. I answered, and before I could say a word, an anxious voice came through, “Yvette, where are you now? Are you alright?”

was even more puzzled and asked

five years ago, and it’s trending now. The media is all over it. I just found out when our newspaper’s editor–in–chief called me to confirm if the

Sweety said, the incident from the past had been leaked, and with netizens speculating and exaggerating the facts, my reputation was

without knowing the true story,” Sweety’s indignant voice

to me, while others felt I was a victim who should not be attacked after escaping death, urging other netizens to be kind. All in all, there

l*ps after a quick look through and said to Sweety on the phone, “It’s okay. People will say what they want

sounded worried, but a call from my mother popped up on my screen,

answered her call, and amidst some chaos, I heard her sobbing and frantic voice, “Yvette, come to the hospital quickly.

my b*dy felt weak. Without waiting to find out what had

Outside the emergency room

there. Seeing them,

how’s Dad?” I

my hand tightly with tears swirling in her eyes. Her voice choked up, “He was fine when I left this morning, but when I came back, I found

she spoke, she began to

the door to the emergency room opened, and a female doctor

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the patient’s

looked bewildered, then turned to the doctor. “Doctor, how’s my husband? He’s okay,

My

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slightly and said, “The patient suffered a shock. His liver and gallbladder ruptured, and he’s