Facade of Love

Chapter 251 Not Dropping My Standards for Anyone

I would need my strength? For what?

My mind started to wander down some weird paths. Could I be blamed? Idris bolted for a shower the second he was home and was speaking weirdly.

Having had a long day and just woken up from a power nap, I was definitely ready for some food.

I did not dive into my meal right away. Instead, I sat quietly to the side, waiting. Two years of marriage to Idris had given me a pretty good sense of his shower routine. Right on cue, he emerged.

Spotting me at the dining table, chopsticks untouched, he knit his brows and asked while toweling off his dark hair, “Not hungry?”

I shook my head, careful not to glance at his towel–wrapped form, and replied without looking away, “Nope, just waiting for you.”

At that, he took a seat across from me. Fresh from the shower, he was distractingly handsome, his face a mix of warmth and mild exasperation. “It’s going to get cold. Let’s eat,” he urged, reaching to fill my plate.

His shirtless state and striking muscle definition were a bit much for me, and I found my eyes wandering off. He seemed not to mind, though, and kept adding more to my plate as if he was worried I would starve.

piling up, and I had to protest, “Hey, that’s enough. I can’t eat all that.” He paused, peering at me with a playful glint in his eyes. “What’s up? You’re all flushed,” he teased, even daring to touch my forehead. I dodged his hand and mumbled, “I’m fine. It’s

but when I finally met

His chuckle filled the air, and after a brief pause, he played along, “Okay,

was the day’s weirdness still hanging in the air, but I just could not figure out how to act around him. I could not be cold to him, yet getting too

up on my vibe because he did not push it. We just chowed down on

he hit me with a soft look, proud of having spoiled me. “All good? Are you

though inside, I was all jitters. After showering and eating well, he seemed to be

sent my cheeks into a full–blown inferno.

set his mind to something, that was that. The doctor came, gave me the once–over, and

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 out now. Don’t

then met my eyes. “Okay, then let’s head

nodded, sealing the

night had already wrapped the world in its dark embrace. Ensio was there, waiting with the car ready.

the old manor, a place that