Facade of Love

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

just giving you a nudge. You’ve been a looker since you were a kid. I just hope that when you’re Alice’s age, you’ll still be as gorgeous and fit as you

her logic. After a moment, I

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

taken aback. “He

dig into, you know? What’s up with you? Since when did you care about digging into other people’s business? You’ve got

my forehead. Mom always knew how to push my buttons. “You’ve got a point. I was

look that could freeze lava. “Drop the drama, will you? Little Sanchez and Alice are good 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 and doesn’t have many friends here. Him finding someone to chat with is a good thing. Don’t stir up

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

“As if I could do that if

I am on the verge, the way you are shutting me down. I just wanted to catch up on what has been going on with you guys up in the

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

Digging for

with me?”