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.

on his mind, so I nodded toward the stairs.

finished changing into his crisp, clean clothes, looking sharp as ever. It appeared. he had gotten a fresh haircut, too, so short it was almost a buzz cut, which

double–take, his surprise written all over his face. Charles was the guy who kept the Youngs‘ empire running smoothly, so he was pretty good at keeping

but he did not make a big deal out of it. He

nodded, then after a brief pause, he added, “Jack’s here, hanging around outside. Madam Young’s place. You might want to check

all mysterious about it, yet Idris and I could tell something

that Charles said he was outside, not

doing here now?

might be bothering Madam Young without any sense of boundaries, Idris and I headed straight for Madam

there in a hurry and saw a hefty guy–Jack–standing outside, while Mr. Zachary was by Madam Young’s side, who seemed to be in the middle of convincing him of something with a worried

not hesitate. He marched right up to him and asked, “What’s the big idea, Mr.

blurted out, “Idris, please, I am begging you. Let my daughter go.

out. You are the elder here, you should not be bowing to the younger ones–it is bad luck.” Before she could reach out to help him, Idris stopped her and signaled Mr.

on his knees, and said icily, ” Pleading with me won’t

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