Facade of Love

Chapter 250 Overconfidence

I froze, my breath catching for a moment. His unexpected compliment sent my heart racing, and I fumbled over

my words. “You… what are you even saying?!”

He let out a soft laugh and handed me a glass of water with ease. “Keep doing what you are doing. Don’t let anyone’s words make you second–guess your own feelings.”

Me?

What was he on about? I frowned at him, feeling annoyed. “You aren’t subtly criticizing me for not giving Emily enough respect, are you?”

“Shh!” He stood up and flicked my forehead, which made me wince and shoot him a glare.

He explained, “Can’t you tell the difference between a compliment and an insult? Sure, you can give respect, but not like that. Christina has pushed my buttons one too many times. If it were not for certain considerations, she would not even be worthy to speak to you.”

When did he get so full of himself?

I looked at him, pretending to be unimpressed, I refrained from arguing, however. After a brief silence, I ventured, “Is Christina going to end up behind bars?” Idris’s dark gaze met mine, narrowing slightly. “Do you want her to be locked

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the law, should she not face the consequences? It’s not like I can decide her fate.

“Jail would be too good for her.”

mood. The medicine I had taken was kicking in, making my

I came to, he was sitting by my bed, totally absorbed in some papers. Whatever he was reading must have ticked

or it was out of habit, but

to look away. Our eyes met, and he was taken aback for a second. Then, his face broke into a smile. “Finally awake? Are yo hungry? Just name it, and I’ll have it brought to you.”

my head, a light smile on

chat fizzled out

supposed to get

a hurry. “Really, I’m okay.” The paleness was just from the shock

hesitation, he sighed. “Let’s have the

doctor came, gave

the doctor gone and night creeping in, I turned to Idris. “Grandma’s still under the weather. You should be with her. I have rested and I am feeling a lot better. I can check

for a moment, then met my eyes. “Okay, then let’s

sealing the