Facade of Love

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Chapter 364 Worlds Apart

His explanation caught me off guard, and I realized I had no idea what he had planned. I smiled and nodded in agreement,

Once we were all set to go, we waited in the hotel lobby for Liam to sort out the transportation. That was when Charlie and Inch showed up, looking a bit surprised to see us.

Inch wheeled Charlie over and greeted me, “Ms. Scott.”

They were both dressed down for an outing, and I smiled. “Heading out too?”

Charlie nodded with a friendly smile. “Yeah, just for a walk. What about you?”

“We were thinking the same. The kids have never seen a real forest and are curious,” I replied, not prying into their plans.

Surprise was evident in Inch’s voice as he said, “Ms. Scott, you are heading to the primeval forest too?”

I hesitated before answering, “You’re going as well?”

Inch nodded, but his glance toward Charlie was filled with hesitation and concern, not joy.

Charlie looked totally chill, just giving me a quick smile and saying, “Perfect, let’s head over together.”

I just nodded. I mean, we were all going to hang out anyway, and it was more fun with more people.

else, Inch just

glanced over with that cool, unfazed

like Lake City. It had this wild, untouched vibe, as humans had not messed with it too much. The plants and animals were

in peace.

nature. She loved it more than grown–ups. The minute we hit the forest, she was tugging on Liam’s arm, dying to climb

to go with

someone in a wheelchair, could not exactly join

for the animals‘ tricks. Honestly, I was over it. I said a quick goodbye

a quiet spot by a fish pond to zone

in my own world. I would not have even noticed him if it were not

!

water when I caught him out of the corner of my eye, his hand

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here?” just popped out of my

me the fish food with that easy

for him to actually answer. However, he just

on the water’s surface. I tossed a generous

He was always the

the empty bag and bit my lip before speaking, “You know, if someone wants to steal the show and bask in applause, they’ve got to grind it out when no one is watching. But people get up there because they love it and because they choose to. Animals, however, are shoved into the spotlight, forced to play parts they never auditioned for, repeating the same old tricks day in, day out. They’re just puppets, doing whatever it takes to make people smile and clap, all while lining the pockets of those who cage them. They’re never free, not till they

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