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Chapter 222 Feeling Guilty in the End
For a moment, Christina’s face stiffened and flushed with a mix of humiliation and
embarrassment. Several expressions crossed her face, contorting it grotesquely.
Idris did not look at her and glanced at me, his dark eyes arching as he said, “It’s cold
outside. Go back inside.”
With that, he reached out to pull me away.
I avoided him, stepping back to maintain distance between us, and ignored his slightly
stiffened expression. After casting one more glance at the disheveled Christina, I turned
and
left..
I heard footsteps behind me. I knew it was Idris, but I did not pay him attention.
The sky was already dark, and dinner at the Youngs‘ household was ready. Mr. Zachary
came to greet us, saying, “Mr. Young, Mrs. Young, dinner has been prepared in the dining
room. Madam Young asked you both to come.”
I nodded and hummed in response, not saying much more.
However, Idris replied, “Someone fell into the pond in the backyard. Mr. Zachary, please
arrange for someone to go and take a look.” He said this nonchalantly.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtMr. Zachary’s face changed as he asked, “Fell into the water? Who? Is the person alright?”
Idris replied indifferently, “The pond isn’t deep. She didn’t die.”
Mr. Zachary breathed a sigh of relief, nodded, and then hurried toward the backyard.
I continued walking alone toward the dining room, but someone grabbed my wrist. I
frowned and turned back, meeting Idris‘ handsome features. He was looking at me. His
expression was gentle and calm, his voice low and restrained, “Go change your coat.”
Only then did I look down at my coat and notice the water stains from when I helped
Christina. They were not easily noticeable unless one looked closely.
Initially, I intended to ignore it, but since he mentioned it, I pursed my lips and went to the
guest room to change out of it.
Coming out of the guest room, I was slightly surprised to see Idris still waiting outside.
Though it was unexpected, I did not say much, assuming he was waiting merely to keep
up appearances in front of Madam Young.
I approached him and hesitated for a moment before saying, “We should tell Grandma
about our divorce as soon as possible” Some matters would become harder to handle the
longer they were delayed.
He lowered his gaze to look at me, his handsome eyebrows slightly furrowed, saying,
“Let’s wait until Grandma’s condition improves a bit.”
Considering it involved the health of an elderly person, I did not insist further and just
nodded slightly.
Walking toward the dining room, one after the other, I unavoidably noticed the bandaged
area on the back of his head while I was behind him. I could not help but ask, “Is your
injury okay?”
He stopped and turned to look at me, his eyebrows arching. “Are you sure this injury has
nothing to do with you?”
Taken aback by his sudden accusation, after a few seconds of panic, I composed myself
and calmly said, “If you suspect that I caused your injury, I can provide you with the
location of where you were meddling around last night. You can ask someone to check the
surveillance. footage and see for yourself how you got hurt.”
Of course, that narrow alley, being remote and gloomy, was unlikely to have any
surveillance. I did not believe he could find any solid evidence proving that the injury on
the back of his head had been inflicted by me.
He narrowed his dark eyes, sizing me up for a moment. Without saying more, he turned
and continued walking forward.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmI thought he would keep pressing me with questions, and I was prepared to spar with him
verbally. Unexpectedly, he just walked away.
Following behind him, I could not help feeling a bit guilty.
Nonetheless, I had already lied, and I could not just come clean now. I had no choice but to
follow him, albeit reluctantly.
In the old manor’s dining room, quite a few people were already seated. I quickly scanned
the room. When I noticed Liam and Emily were not around, I became worried that
something had happened to them.
However, it was not appropriate to ask around too much, so I walked up to Zoe and quietly
asked, “Are Liam and Emily not here yet?”
Zoe shifted to make space for me to sit and looked around before saying, “I don’t know, I
just got here too. They should be arriving soon.”
I hummed in response and sat down, Idris also taking a seat next to me.
Zoe, sitting beside me, whispered, “Yvette, where has Maxy been recently? I can’t get in
touch. with him.”
I thought Maxwell had told Zoe about his trip to Lorrell. Surprised by her sudden question,
I paused for a moment before saying, “He didn’t tell you where he went?”
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