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Chapter 158 Overthinking

I was about to go downstairs when Idris stopped me with a concerned look. “What’s going

on?”

“My mom’s here,” I told Idris before heading over to the elevator to wait. A moment later,

I felt a towering presence beside me. I glanced over and saw Idris, standing tall and

straight like a sentinel.

I raised an eyebrow. What was he up to?

“I’ll come with you to greet them,” he said, his face a picture of calm.

I could not quite read him, so I just let it be.

The elevator dinged open, and there were my mom and Sweety. They spotted Idris and

me, and Sweety flashed a big smile. “Yvette, Mr. Young, heading out?”

I shook my head and helped my mom out of the elevator. “Mr. Sanchez just called. How

did you get here so fast?”

Before my mom could get a word in, Sweety chimed in, “Zoe let us know. We ran into her

downstairs. She was waiting for Mr. Sanchez to finish parking.”

Zoe was here, too?

I smiled and escorted my mom to Madam Young’s hospital room door. Liam had just

finished visiting Madam Young and looked surprised to see more people. He said hello to

my mom.

He turned to Sweety, but before he could say anything, she reached out her hand. “Mr.

Young, I’m Sweety. I haven’t had the chance to properly thank you for everything. I

brought some health goodies for grandma. Hope you like them.”

She was holding a bunch of fancy herbs and mushrooms, the kind that cost a pretty penny.

The Youngs were loaded, so they did not really need them, but it was the thought that

counted.

Liam gave a soft chuckle, took the goodies, and passed them to Emily. He turned to

Sweety and said, ” Ms. Taters, you’re too kind. Thanks for coming to visit Grandma. I’ll

thank you on her behalf.”

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Sweety’s cheeks turned pink, and she gave a little wave like she was brushing off the

thanks. Her eyes lingered on Emily for a second before she smiled and asked, “And you

are…?”

“This is my wife, Emily.” Liam said, introducing her.

Emily handed over the stuff to Mr. Zachary and gave Sweety a warm smile. “Hi there.”

Sweety grinned and tossed a few compliments Emily’s way.

I had this nagging feeling that something was off, but I could not quite nail what it was.

Madam Young had not been asleep long when she woke up. The visitors all piled into her

room, and the place went from zero to sixty in no time.

Dinner time had rolled around, and Idris was on the phone setting up the meal. I was tired

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Chapter 158 Overthinking

I was about to go downstairs when Idris stopped me with a concerned look. “What’s going

on?”

“My mom’s here,” I told Idris before heading over to the elevator to wait. A moment later,

I felt a towering presence beside me. I glanced over and saw Idris, standing tall and

straight like a sentinel.

I raised an eyebrow. What was he up

to?

“I’ll come with you to greet them,” he said, his face a picture of calm.

I could not quite read him, so I just let it be.

The elevator dinged open, and there were my mom and Sweety. They spotted Idris and

Sweety flashed a big smile. “Yvette, Mr. Young, heading out?”

me, and

I shook my head and helped my mom out of the elevator. “Mr. Sanchez just called. How

did you get

here so fast?”

Before my mom could get a word in, Sweety chimed in, “Zoe let us know. We ran into her

downstairs. She was waiting for Mr. Sanchez to finish parking.”

Zoe was here, too?

I smiled and escorted my mom to Madam Young’s hospital room door. Liam had just

finished visiting Madam Young and looked surprised to see more people. He said hello to

my mom.

He turned to Sweety, but before he could say anything, she reached out her hand. “Mr.

Young, I’m Sweety. I haven’t had the chance to properly thank you for everything. I

brought some health goodies for grandma. Hope you like them.”

She was holding a bunch of fancy herbs and mushrooms, the kind that cost a pretty penny.

The Youngs were loaded, so they did not really need them, but it was the thought that

counted.

Liam gave a soft chuckle, took the goodies, and passed them to Emily. He turned to

Sweety and said, Ms. Taters, you’re too kind. Thanks for coming to visit Grandma. I’ll thank

you on her behalf.”

Sweety’s cheeks turned pink, and she gave a little wave like she was brushing off the

thanks. Her eyes lingered on Emily for a second before she smiled and asked, “And you

are…?”

“This is my wife, Emily.” Liam said, introducing her.

Emily handed over the stuff to Mr. Zachary and gave Sweety a warm smile. “Hi there.”

Sweety grinned and tossed a few compliments Emily’s way.

I had this nagging feeling that something was off, but I could not quite nail what it was.

Madam Young had not been asleep long when she woke up. The visitors all piled into her

room, and

the place went from zero to sixty in no time.

Dinner time had rolled around, and Idris was on the phone setting up the meal. I was tired

from

running around all day. The room was packed, and I did not feel like squeezing in, so I just

plopped down on a chair in the hallway.

I was zoning out when someone sat down next to me. It was Maxwell.

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“Lost in thought?” he asked, his voice pulling me back to reality.

I sighed, my eyes still shut. “Why did everyone come?” It made sense for my mom to visit

Madam Young, but Sweety? That was a head–scratcher.

Maxwell was a sharp guy; he got what I was hinting at right away. “Sweety mentioned that

Liam had come to her rescue once. She never got the chance to thank him properly, but

today he swung by to visit Madam Young, and Sweety seized the moment to thank her

hero.”

I bit my l*p, thinking it over. That could explain it.

“Something on your mind?” Maxwell noticed my concerned look and prodded.

I opened my eyes, sighed softly, and shook my head. “No, it’s probably nothing. Just me

overthinking, as usual.”

I paused for a beat, then turned to him. “So, are you and Zoe an item now?”

My question caught him off guard, and he stumbled for a second before denying it, “Don’t

start

rumors. I’m swamped with work. I don’t have time for dating.”

“You’re not into her?” I had seen them together a lot lately.

He dodged the question, fl*pping the script on me. “Weren’t you and Idris on the brink of

divorce? What’s the deal now?”

He had a point, and just like that, my appetite for gossip vanished. I slumped back in my

chair, gazing at the ceiling. “The way things are going, it looks like Idris and I won’t be

splitting up anytime soon.‘

“What do you mean?” He scowled, a mix of frustration and concern on his face. “You

haven’t gotten cold feet, have you? Yvette, have you forgotten the ordeal at the Youngs

Old Manor already?”

I massaged my temples and hurried to clarify, “Hold on, don’t jump to conclusions. It’s not

that I can’t let go. It’s all because of Madam Young. I’ve moved on from Idris, really.” He

looked skeptical, so I raised two fingers in a scout’s pledge. “I swear, I don’t have any

second thoughts about him.”

I had just finished speaking when I noticed something off in his eyes. Curious, I followed

his gaze and, to my surprise, locked eyes with Idris’s intense and brooding stare.

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