Facade of Love

Chapter 336 Dug Out in the End

I responded to both of them without looking back and got into a taxi waiting by the roadside. I told the driver the address, heading straight to the Scotts Residence.

At the Scotts Residence,

My mother was in the living room, engrossed in her TV show. When she heard some commotion, she glanced at me and complained, “What’s going on with you and Little Sanchez lately? Neither of you come back for dinner, and you’re out all night. Is our home really that unpleasant to you?”

After changing into my slippers, I sat down beside her, grinning, and said, “Mom, what are you talking about? I’ve just been really busy with work lately. I had a backlog of things to deal with from a few days ago. Otherwise, with my dimwitted brain, I’d probably squander all the assets you and Dad left behind in no time.”

She snorted, clearly in a bad mood, and said, “You’d better not be using work as an excuse.”

I chuckled and joked, “Well, fine. Maxwell didn’t come back tonight?”

She gave me a disdainful look and asked, “Were you two not together?”

I shook my head and replied, “No.”

My mother paused, then thought for a moment and said, “Perhaps he’s out with that girl Alice.

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Alice?

Alice lately. The last time I heard,

Could it be…?

too much about it. I felt

at the flowers that occupied most of my office’s square

my lips. Honestly, I used to like flowers quite a bit, but now… it was hard to say.

help but shake his head slightly and said, “Who on earth taught the mighty Mr. Young this primitive way of pursuing someone? Is this the only

to argue with him and raised an eyebrow, looking at him. “What have you been

for a moment, furrowing his brow. “Can’t you see? Work. What else could keep me

pursed my lips, gazing at

he furrowed his brow slightly and said, “Don’t

Anowing what he was investigating, I paused and asked, “How’s the investigation going?”” *****much progress,” he sighed, sining back in

snow in

of what his had mentioned earlier about the flowers blooming, I hesitated for

at him. “What’s

and

kids. If you have FRANS YOU COME Jom us,” he said in a calm tone,

that he spent a significant amount of time at the orphanage and occasionally Yonnered there. After hesitating for a few seconds and recalling Idris‘ words, I paused for a TOW MOTO SENYMdds before saying,

respsykkst with a simple tuum and did not seem particularly enthusiastic.

I asked, “What is it?”