Facade of Love

Chapter 142 Time Will Tell

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“You” Madam Young was so livid she You for words. Hier hand shook as she pointed at Moore, and it was quite a while before she managed to his, “In your dreams! Even if I’m gone, I‘ make sure you never get a foot into the door of the Youngs”

I was not one for snooping, but after catching just that bit of their spat, I could plece together the gist It looked like Moore had her sights set on becoming one of the Youngs, but Madam Young was not having it, and they were at a standoff

Considering Moore’s usual style, should she not be buttering up Madam Young initieed of going for to–toe with her, especially since she was not officially in the family yet?

The nerve of her, spouting off like that and potentially cutting off her own escape route

so

Could it be that Idris had her feeling so secure that she could not care less about Madami Young’s take on the matter?

“What’s got your attention?” Maxwell’s voice broke through my thoughts.

1 spun around to find Maxwell, a faint smile playing on his l*ps as he shook his head. I dodged his question with one of my own “Heading to the bathroom

“Nope,” he said, his eyes briefly scanning the room before settling back on me with a casual air. “Jast looking for you. Thought you might’ve taken a tumble into a pit or something.”

I rolled my eyes at him and sidestepped, making my way back to our table.

He trailed behind me, then hit me with a question out of the blue, “Aunt Deb mentioned they dug up some dirt on that mess from five years back, but there’s not enough to pin anything on Moore. I’ve been swamped and didn’t get the full scoop. Knowing who’s behind your troubles and not being able to touch them. How’s that sitting with you?”

“It’s not like I’ve been losing sleep over it!” I tossed back at him, chucking my used napkin into a trash can as we walked

Maxwell stepped in front of me, giving me a searching look “Not losing sleep? You’re not worried? You’re just gonna let it slide?”

I stopped in my tracks and met his gaze. This guy was a knockout, no question about it–Zoe was head over heels for a reason. “Who says I’m not worried? Who says I’m letting it slide

what I’ve seen lately, you’ve been acting like it’s all water under

planted my feet and faced him squarely. “Ever heard the

him off guard, and he arched an

142 Time

words. Her hand shook as she pointed at Moore, and it was quite a while before she managed to hiss, “In your dreams! Even if I’m gone, I’ll

just that bit of their spat, I could piece together the gist. It looked like Moore had her sights

instead of going toe-

that and potentially cutting off her

it be that Idris had her feeling so secure that she could not

on the matter?

your attention?” Maxwell’s voice

playing on his l*ps as he shook his head. I dodged his question with one of my

eyes briefly scanning the room before settling back on me with a casual air. “Just looking for you.

my eyes at him and sidestepped, making

but there’s not enough to pin anything on Moore. I’ve been swamped and didn’t get the full scoop.

sleep over it!” I tossed back at him, chucking my used napkin into a

as we

of me, giving me a searching look. “Not losing sleep?

question about it–Zoe was head over heels for a reason. “Who says I’m not

reaction. “From what I’ve seen lately, you’ve been acting like it’s all water under the bridge.”

“Ever heard the

and he arched an eyebrow.

Zoe had already set everything up. She waved us over, signaling it was time to dig

let Moore off the hook, and of course I was mad at first. However, after some hard thinking, I came to terms

from that nightmare at the border five years ago, every sleepless night since- they were etched in my memory.

me at all.

us all out for dinner, which was half about briefing us on the project and half, I suspected, an excuse to see Maxwell. She seemed pretty smitten