Facade of Love

Chapter 345 I Like You

It hit me a moment later–Idris was talking about Alice. I had to suppress a laugh, biting my lip as I replied, “You know, explaining this to me feels kind of unnecessary.”

“Not at all.” He was dead serious. “I hardly ever hang around girls, except for family. Today was just… unexpected.”

I almost laughed out loud. I had not seen this side of him before. “You helped her, and that’s totally normal. Nobody would watch someone get hurt and do nothing. So, you don’t need to explain anything to me.”

Sometimes, I seriously wondered if Idris’s heart was just a block of wood under all that good – looking exterior. Why else would he be so stiff about something like this?

He paused, then looked over at me. “Are you not mad because you don’t care, or do you genuinely think it’s no big deal?”

I was about to say it was no big deal, but then I caught his earnest look, and Zoe’s words echoed in my mind.

It’s the person who missed out on my genuine love who should feel the loss.

I paused for a few seconds before blurting out, “Idris, do you want to start all over because I once saved your life, or is it because…”

“I like you!”

He said it with such intensity and sincerity.

Our eyes locked, and his straightforwardness caught me off guard.

My heart missed a beat or two, and I was kind of speechless. This was probably the first time we had ever been so honest with each other.

Perhaps I zoned out for too long because he ended up pulling the car over.

He turned to me and said, “It’s not about you saving me, Yvette. I’ve been a husband for the first time these past two years, and I have tried to do right by you, but I’ve fallen short. I hurt you because of someone else, and I’m really sorry I couldn’t give you the happy marriage you deserved. That’s on me. I know it sounds silly to say all this now, but Yvette, could you give me another shot? I want to make things right.”

I bit my lip, not jumping to respond. I just looked at him and said, “If we walk away now, you’ll probably think about me forever, right? I will become that one thing you always wanted but could never have, right?”

He did not get why I was saying this. A shadow of fear crossed his good–looking face. He furrowed his brow and said, “Yvette…”

breath and went on, “Idris, I’m not the easiest person to deal with. I’m set in my ways, a little too stubborn, and I don’t easily forget when I’ve been wronged. I’ve noticed all the effort you have put in lately, and honestly, it’s made me happy. But

a glimmer of hope when I mentioned considering it, he cracked a

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“Alright. As long as you’re not pushing me away, I’ll wait for you, no matter

the car was off, and I was not feeling Idris’s mood at all. Breaking the silence, I said, “Just drop me off

“Sure.”

agreed, and the car roared to life.

zipped by in a blur. I noticed that Idris had been chattier lately,

check out the winter–blooming flowers at the old manor, but after a whole day at the orphanage, we

me off at the Scotts and then took off.

I arrived. I called Mom, and she picked up almost immediately.

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foot. The doctor says it’s a twisted bone and she’s got to stay in the hospital. I’m hanging

to say more. Despite this, I asked anyway, “Maxwell’s not there?

with all the hospital stuff for Alice, handling her test results and whatnot. It’s a lot, so I’m sticking around to keep Alice company. We

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