To Be Yours Again by Taylor

Chapter 97 Why Is Alec Afraid of the Dark?

“I assumed they wouldn’t invite you,” Max said with a scowl. “Was it that bastard Alec who invited you?”

“No, it was his grandfather,” Jenny replied. “Considering my previous relationship with him, it makes sense for him to invite me, especially since I was married to Alec.”

Max’s expression darkened. “I didn’t realize you and the old man were on good terms.”

“Yeah, not too bad,” Jenny said.

The room fell silent until Max said, “I’ll pick you up tomorrow. Is that alright?”

“That’s fine,” Jenny agreed, not wanting to go back on her promise.

Max got up and headed toward the door, but Jenny stopped him with a question. “I’ve been curious about this. Why do you hold a grudge against Alec?”

She had never heard of any feud between the two families. However, from Max’s behavior, she could tell that something big must have happened between Alec and him, which made her curious.

long time, she apologized, saying, “I’m sorry. You don’t have to answer if your don’t want to.” She hadn’t expected him to react so strongly.

around and sat in front of her.

a hospital, sir,” she reminded

eyes as he wondered what Alec saw

some water. After he drank it,

don’t have any personal grudges against Alec. It’s just the

was confused by his explanation.

that I killed my father, but the truth is, he died a long time ago. He died when my mother ran away with Alec’s father. When that happened, my father took all his anger out on me. He would drink and beat me when he was

detached, almost as

he died, I didn’t feel sad. I was prepared to take over

when he mentioned his mother running away with Alec’s father. It

water, Max made sure to wipe all traces of sadness from his face.

Jenny, “Do you know Alec is afraid of

I do,”

to ask, “Do you know