Facade of Love

Chapter 50 Always Playing the Favor Card

Idris then turned to Mr. Zachary. “Go back and tell grandma that I’m fine. It’s just a minor scrape. I’ll be alright in a couple of days. It’s nothing serious.”

Mr. Zachary, upon seeing Idris in his current state, hesitated. However, under Idris’s intense and commanding gaze, he nodded and left the room.

“Iddy, you’ve lost so much blood. How can you possibly be okay? I’ll handle the hospital admission. You should stay here for a couple of days. It would put my mind at ease, alright?” Moore pleaded, her arm wrapped around his, her face a mask of worry.

Idris gently unwrapped her arm from his, his expression calm. “There’s no need,” he said

He then turned his gaze towards me, took a couple of steps in my direction, and reassured me, “Don’t worry, I’m fine.”

Hooked up at him. His forehead was wrapped in a bandage due to his wound, but even that did not diminish his regal aura.

“As long as you’re okay,” I replied, not wanting to prolong the conversation, and prepared to leave.

Suddenly, he caught my wrist, his voice low and close to my ear. “I am injured, after all. Won’t you help me get home?”

I bit my l*p, wanting to point out that Moore was still here. Then I thought, I was still his wife, why should I push him onto Moore and upset myself?

It would be better to upset Moore instead and ease my own frustration.

With that thought, I helped him up and said, “Alright, let’s go.”

“Iddy “Moore’s voice trailed off, her face twisted in anger. She called out softly from behind us, but Idris seemed not to hear. He let me help him out of the hospital.

glanced in the rearview mirror at Moore,

journey was quiet. Idris and I had nothing

blue, he said, “I owe her

said it so casually, as

me a while to understand. Was he trying to explain why he had saved that

asked,

like an eternity, he finally said, “I will keep her safe for the rest of my

a laugh threatening to escape,

Silence fell again.

this man’s sense of gratitude and despising his hasty conclusion about

out a small sigh and continued, “That day at the hospital, I didn’t expect Moore to be there. She told your father

this his explanation

again, gripping the steering wheel,

Nothing more.

he pressed his l*ps together and said, “If

50 Always Playing

few more times.”

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you really shouldn’t be saying that. You might be willing to risk it all

said something to upset him, but I couldn’t think of

at me

He cut me off.

head really is full