Facade of Love

Chapter 149 Hitting the Trending List

Liam was swamped with work overseas, and of course, he could not be here to deal with the family drama. That left his wife, Emily, to step up to the plate.

Idris, on the other hand, was up to his ears in work with the end–of–the–year chaos. It was a given he would be busy. Technically, Idris and I were still married in the public eye, so it fell on me to help out with family stuff, like taking care of Madam Young.

Somehow, it became the unspoken rule that Emily and I were the go–to people for all of Madam Young’s needs

Once Madam Young had her mishap, the last thing on my mind was to hash out divorce details with Idris. Once we got her settled, the Young family, from the oldest to the youngest, were all taken care of and sent home.

Idris and Mr. Zachary were downstairs in the lobby, sorting out Madam Young’s hospital paperwork.

The hallway was deserted, with a chilly breeze cutting through. Emily, ever so thoughtful, passed me the fuzzy blanket she had been carrying, “It’s pretty cold here. I grabbed this blanket for Grandma to keep her warm, but the doctors returned it when she was taken to the ER. Wrap up in it, so you don’t freeze.”

I thanked her quickly. We were not exactly close. She was a professor at Lake City University and we hardly ever saw each other because of her busy schedule. Plus, she had married Liam long ago and had a daughter who was nearly in middle school, so she was usually wrapped up in her own world. The few times we did bump into each other were at the old manor, and even then, we barely exchanged more than a few words.

The blanket draped over my legs chased away the chill, and we both sat there. We were not exactly chatterboxes. To break the ice, I started, “When’s Liam due back? I owe him a big thanks for last time, but he jetted off before I could say it. When he’s back, Idris and I want to take you guys out for a meal you know, to really show our gratitude.”

a soft smile. “He’ll be back any day now. With the trouble at grandma’s, he’s bound to come.

at Castle in the Lake, and the cops kept a lid on it, so it never really exploded into a big scandal. After

Emily was out of the loop

just grinned and brushed it off. “It’s history. My friend’s

nod, her smile saying she would not dig any deeper.

phone buzzed then, and she murmured a polite, “Excuse me, I’ve gotta take this,” before she

of her saying, “Hubby… but then she was out of earshot, stepping into the

stairwell.

in on

Zachary wrapped up their paperwork and joined us. He sent. Mr. Zachary off to sort out the nursing and health care staff for Madam Young’s room. In the

Mr. Zachary had gone, Idris looked around, not spotting Emily, and turned to me with a question. “Where’s Emily?”

and told him, “She’s

features still carrying a hint of tension. “I appreciate you being here

Madam Young might have been tough on me, but she was family after all. I could

creasing with concem. “I’ve got everything set up here. A nurse will be here soon to take over. You should head