Facade of Love

Chapter 308 No Way He Did It

The hint was clear Emily wanted me to pass a message to Idris.

I pressed my lips together before responding, “Emily, like you said, Idris and I are done. Whatever it is, I don’t really see why I should be the one to reach out to him.”

Silence.

Emily was quick to disagree, shaking her head. “This is different, Yvette. This involves you. I know it’s

uncle’dden, but you’re the one who has to talk to him. Christina’s behind bars, and my

uncle’s not getting any younger. He’s close to retirement. Could you please talk to Iddy? Maybe he could cut us some slack.”

Her words made me furrow my brows in confusion. “What’s Idris got to do with any of this?” She hesitated, then let out a sigh. “Someone’s accused my uncle of taking bribes, and the big shots are sniffing around now.”

the investigation won’t

that you’re ticked off, and my uncle totally had it coming with the investigation–his shady dealings are to blame. But he’s been put on leave now, and for someone his age, having kids behind bars is a massive hit. He’s on the verge of losing his job, he’s getting threats, and he can’t live in peace. Yvette, my uncle definitely deserves some payback, but not like this. He

lost by the second. “What exactly happened

suspended, our house burst into flames. We wouldn’t have made it out alive if our neighbors had not spotted it. Everyone initially thought it was just a freak accident, but then we found out someone had messed with Liam’s car brakes, Luckily, he noticed in time when he was downtown and only got

paler. “Yvette, the day the whole mess with Noah went viral, it was my uncle

know anyone would be angry, but

heard

annoyance at having to explain something

of bad luck was hard to hide, but deep down, I saw no reason to

I won’t pretend to know Idris inside

think I know him well enough. Sure,

his style You’re just guessing You haven’t actually caught him in the act or heard anything solid, right?

it isn’t him,

lightly, “You need to figure out that.