Facade of Love

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Chapter 253 The Plea for Mercy

With his back to me, he said in a low voice, “Get those stray hairs for me, will you? I can’t seem to reach them.”

Really? With arms that long?

I was ready to tease him about it, but then I noticed a few hairs clinging to his shoulder blades. I bit back my comment, stepped behind him, and reached out to help.

We had been married for a while, and I had touched his body more times than I could count, but right then, those few seconds made him tense up, and I could not stop my face from turning red.

“All done,” I murmured after I finished, stepping back.

The air felt charged with an unspoken tension. Not trusting myself to stay, I quickly made my exit without waiting for him to speak, heading downstairs.

Charles walked in just as I reached the living room. He paused, then greeted me.

had something on his mind, so I nodded toward the

clean clothes, looking sharp as ever. It appeared. he had gotten a fresh

guy who kept the Youngs‘ empire running

he did not make a big

hanging around outside. Madam Young’s place. You

yet Idris and I could tell something was off.

part–it was that Charles said he was outside, not inside. Madam

Jack doing here now?

might be bothering Madam Young without any sense of boundaries, Idris and I headed straight for Madam Young’s courtyard with Charles.

while Mr. Zachary was by Madam Young’s side, who seemed to be in the middle

hesitate. He marched right up to him and asked,

out, “Idris, please, I am begging you. Let my daughter go. She’s just a kid. She can’t

Madam Young quickly intervened, “Jack, get up. Let’s talk this out. You are the elder here, you should not be bowing to the younger ones–it is bad luck.” Before

stared down at Jack, who was still on his knees, and said icily, ” Pleading with me won’t change anything.

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