Facade of Love

Chapter 6 No Proof to Disprove

After leaving those words hanging in the air, Idris got into his car and drove away.

I was stunned for a few seconds before realizing he had seemed angry.

What did saying thank you have to do with us being husband and wife?

Not bothering to think more about it, I returned to the office to work overtime. Given my father’s illness, it seemed Scott Corporation would be increasingly busy.

Inside Scott Corporation’s Office.

As I reached the door, I heard giggling from inside.

When I entered, I saw Sweety Taters sitting on the sofa, watching a drama on her tablet. When she looked up and saw me, she put it down, then pushed the lunch box on the coffee table toward me. Where’d you go? Weren’t we supposed to have lunch together? Your food’s gone cold.”

I sat down next to her, opened the lunch box, and began eating. “My dad’s in the hospital. I went to

visit him.”

She looked concerned. “Mr. Scott is in the hospital? What happened?”

I replied, finding it hard to swallow

How could that…” Sweety paused, then

something sentimental. “This is all

not what I mean. I wasn’t planning to comfort you. I was going to say that now is the time to get along with Mr. Scott. Stop arguing

suddenly losing my appetite. I put down my utensils and stared at the ceiling,

he could tell the police that you didn’t elope with him and that he lured you

No proof…

just graduated from high school. Attracted by the allure of Southeast

care of an elderly relative, so Moore

up but a dark–skinned man who

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to pick me up.

called and said that she was busy, telling me to go with him and that he would take care

lot of good food. I let my guard down, thinking he was just a friend of Moore’s. That was why when he suggested we go to a hotel to pick up some things, I did not think twice about the secluded

something did happen, everyone thought it was my fault

reckless.

remember what happened in the hotel?” Sweety interrupted my thoughts. She looked at me and said, “When we found you back then, the hotel owner said you and the man had been in the room together for several days. Then as you were

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from the other people’s testimonies. I pursed my l*ps, unable to argue back. I simply looked at her sideways and said,

abduct you. There were no phone records, your phone was lost, and the man had run away.