Facade of Love

Chapter 179 He Never Cared for Her

With a smile on his face, Liam coaxed Madam Young, saying, “It’s nothing major. Mr. Zachary just can’t decide on something and thought Iddy should have a look.”

Upon hearing this, Idris stood up and addressed Madam Young, “Grandma, I’ll go check it out and come back soon.”

Madam Young could only nod in response and wave him off, saying, “Go ahead,”

Idris nodded. His gaze lingered briefly on me, as if suggesting I should stay and chat with Grandma for a while. I did not look at him. My eyes fell on the half–eaten apple in my hand, finding its taste excessively sweet. I did not like it.

After Idris left, the ward became lively again. Liam chatted with Madam Young, mostly about his interesting encounters abroad. The novelty of his stories made her laugh.

Emily sat quietly on the side. She seemed to always speak very little. Her beautiful eyes watched Liam as he amused Madam Young, filled with love and admiration.

For a moment, I felt a bit dazed. These two had been married for many years, but after all this time, Emily’s gaze still held love and admiration for Liam. It seemed he was truly the light of her life.

Perhaps noticing my gaze, Emily was slightly embarrassed and averted her eyes. Her cheeks were a bit flushed, and she said to me, “Are you thirsty? I’ll get you a glass of water.”

quickly got up and followed her out. The ward where Madam Young lived was a one–bedroom–one–living

water out, and shook my head while

It was probably because I saw her being infatuated with Liam, so she was

not help but smile and said, “I really envy the two of you. You

guys can be together often. Liam is abroad most of the year, and we only get to see each other

say that once the project in Northern Ollibery is settled, Liam can return

a lot to handle with the project over there. We don’t know when it will be completed.” After saying this, she looked down slightly and

affectionate gesture, I could not help but express my surprise, “Emily, you aren’t… are you?”

revealing a shy smile. “Yes, but it hasn’t been long. Please keep it a secret for now. Once Grandma’s health improves, and we all go to

179 He Never Cared

help but ask, “Was

growing up, and adding another baby to the family will make it more lively. You should also take care of yourself and maybe try harder with

mentioning my situation with Idris, and shifted back the conversation to her, chatting about the

cry from a woman echoed from outside. Emily and I stopped

what had happened, but at that moment, her eyes were red and tearful as she stared at Idris, her