Facade of Love

Chatper 294

Chapter 294 Back to Lake City

I did not know what to say to Maxwell. The people buried deep beneath the earth were not my folks. I felt for him, yet I could not truly understand his pain. I asked, “What’s your next move?

“”

If he was set on finding his parents, I would be there to help.

He hesitated, then said softly, “I’ll let them rest there. Even if we found them now, it would be hard to tell them apart. Knowing where they are is enough for me.”

Yeah, it has been a decade. So many lost their lives in that disaster. Even if we dug them up now, how would we know who was who?

I clamped my mouth shut, not wanting to argue anymore.

a brief chat, Alice and Maxwell took off, leaving me with my mom. I caught her eye and said, “Mom, let’s go to

blinked, realizing I meant to check on Charlie, and frowned. “Honey, you’ve barely come to. The doctor has not even said if

off the bed. “I’m

pointless. With a resigned sigh, she followed me to the OR. The dark room greeted us

cornered a nurse and got the lowdown: Charlie had been moved. His leg, already messed up from before, got way worse after he hauled me through the mountains for two days and

our room to pack. We

“Mom, I’m fine, really. We’ll head to Lake City. If anything pops up, we can handle it there. Plus, we’ll have each other’s backs. Just shoot Maxwell a text, let him

a choice. After a nod, she stepped out to sort out

Assuming it was Mom back from her errands, I did not bother looking up. “Mom, did you call Maxwell? Oh, and hand me

paused, turning to add, “Uh, you talked to the

taking a few seconds to switch gears as I faced the man with a

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