Facade of Love

Chapter 78 Heading to Macamer

Her face, which had been a picture of innocence, suddenly turned to shock. Her eyes widened as she stared at me, defensive and cold. “Yvette, what are you implying?”

Idris had already served the chamomile tea. I shot Moore a light smile. “No big deal, just a friendly reminder. If you take too many risks, you’ll get into trouble someday.”

“You…” She tried to retort, but the sight of Idris silenced her. Tears clung to her cheeks, her face a picture of vulnerability.

Idris set the tea on the table. Seeing Moore had fallen silent, he turned his dark gaze voice a low rumble. “What were you two discussing?”

to me, his

I gave him a sidelong glance, a small smile playing on my l*ps. “Oh, nothing much. Just girl talk. I’ve got to run, I[ve got some things to take care of.”

My relationship with Idris had always been a complicated one. It started off formal and distant. After Moore returned, my feelings for him became a mix of resentment and affection, making our interactions anything but smooth. Now, even though he was open, I found myself oddly uncomfortable around him.

I rushed out of Clearwater Residence, making a beeline for Scott Corporation. With Benett in Macamer, we needed to figure out how to bring him back.

The police would not be enough.

“No way, I don’t agree. What good would it do for you, a pregnant

local police can’t directly arrest Benett in Macamer, but someone from

knitted together as he looked at me, “What are you planning?”

bring someone to fetch Benett. If my guess

together even more. “You’re going to bring them back? Just you?”

bring others. I won’t have to lift

not agreeing. “No, I thought it over last night. I should be the one to go to Macamer and bring them back.

instead of you.”

“I’ve considered that plan, but right now, Scott Corporation is more stable with you in charge. There are many decisions that I can only trust you to make. If I stay at Scott Corporation, I worry that problems will arise before

it would have

have the knack for it. I was always

ease with Maxwell around.

he looked a bit embarrassed. “You trust me so much. It makes me happy.” Seeing his awkward expression was a bit hard to bear. I looked away and said, “So, it’s settled. I’ll handle things at

made a tsk sound, knowing his objections were futile.

You’re

concerns, I reassured him, “Don’t worry, I’ll handle everything. You just focus on managing Scott