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?

Maxwell seemed to be getting close to Alice lately. The last time I heard, they were supposed to be

Could it be…?

to think too much about it. I

at the flowers that occupied most of my office’s square footage, Maxwell could not help

used to like flowers quite a bit, but now… it was hard to

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

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

“Can’t you see?

pursed my lips, gazing at

he furrowed his brow slightly and said, “Don’t look at me like that, making it

fortaffair. I’ve been investigating something recently ” Anowing what he was investigating, I paused and asked, “How’s the investigation going?”” *****much progress,” he sighed, sining back in his chair and looking at

to snow in Lake City. Do you have any plans?”

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

It lookest at him.

and

time with the kids. If you have FRANS YOU

Yonnered there. After hesitating for a few seconds and recalling Idris‘

a simple tuum and did not seem particularly

I asked, “What is