Facade of Love

Chapter 137 Ungrateful

Ensio’s face stiffened as he looked up at Idris. Idris‘ handsome eyebrows were tightly furrowed, and his dark eyes looked at me with a hint of displeasure.

I was not in the mood to stare at his expression, so I turned to jog toward Maxwell’s car, swiftly

getting in

After buckling up, Maxwell glanced at Idris, who still had not left, and started the car, asking, “What did you say? Mr. Young looks quite upset.”

I rubbed my temples and replied indifferently, “I didn’t say much. Thanks for coming out to pick me up so late. Has my mom gone to bed?

He nodded. “She should be asleep. The lights in the living room were off when I left the house. It’s already so late, and if I wasn’t in the habit of staying up late, I might not have seen your message.

I smiled, realizing it was indeed very late at night. I had sent him a message about my return tonight before boarding the plane but had not expected him to pick me up, considering it was the middle of the night Disturbing someone’s sleep at this hour was not a good thing to do.

After returning to the Scotts with Maxwell, I felt more relaxed in the familiar and safe environment. 1 took a shower, and my tense nerves gradually eased.

I soon fell asleep in bed and slept soundly until noon the next day.

After spending some time in bed, I went downstairs and found the villa empty. I tried calling my

I was about to

noise on the other end and asked, “Where are you? Why

and replied, “Scott Corporation, the

The finance department?

of the assets that Caleb and Benett embezzled have

said, “One–third. The rest of the assets were partly transferred to overseas accounts and frozen months ago by

outcome. Hundreds of millions in funds

miraculous to recover

“Can the funds we’ve recovered so far barely stabilize Scott

“They can, but not for long. For Scott Corporation to fully stabilize and continue to develop, we need to quickly find a project

before things get

me a great deal of stress. Upon learning of Scott Corporation’s situation, any good project in the business circle would shy away.

to stabilize Scott Corporation and quell the internal strife before

over the phone and then added, “By the way, Officer jackson came to the Scotts‘ Residence this morning. He left a message asking you to visit the police station. Aunt Deb probably went there already”

police

remembered Alex and figured that the incident from five years ago also needed

resolution.

that thought, I quickly