Facade of Love

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Chapter 297 Digging for Answers

“What’s on your mind?” my mom asked, eyeing me with concern. “You always look so weighed down with worries. I’m afraid you’ll burn out soon.”

I managed a weak grin and met her gaze. “Mom, are you hexing me?”

She clicked her tongue in disapproval and replied, “Of course not! Why would I curse you? I am just worried you are thinking too hard and wearing yourself out.”

I offered a small smile but could not hide my curiosity. “What’s there to think about?”

She let out a sigh of relief. “That’s my girl. You should take a page out of Alice’s book, you know. She’s in her thirties and still looks so fresh and lively. You’re way younger, yet you two could pass for the same age.”

Her comment caught me off guard, and I did not know whether to laugh or cry. “Mom, are you saying I look ugly or just old?”

She

been a looker since you were a kid. I just hope that when you’re Alice’s age, you’ll still be as

for words at her logic. After a moment, I ventured, “Has Alice ever been married?”

head, sharing the latest gossip. “She had a husband once, but they split up. Not too long after they called it

taken aback. “He

into, you know? What’s up with you? Since when did you care about digging into other people’s business? You’ve got enough chaos in your own life, don’t you?”

I was just

kids. They just clicked, nothing more. Alice probably just sees him as a little brother she needs to look after. Little Sanchez has not been back long

quicksand. I managed a sheepish grin.” Mom, I say one little thing, and you come back at me with a whole lecture. What, a few

sound that meant trouble. “As

I just wanted to catch up on what has been going

me that exasperated mom look. “Is this why you have been circling around the

Digging

with me?”

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