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.

and a look of distress crossed his face, which made Jenny regret asking. When he remained still for a 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

and sat in front of her. “Do you have anything strong

a hospital, sir,”

said, rolling his eyes as he wondered what Alec saw in such an unempathetic

water. After he drank

be honest,” he began, “I don’t have any personal grudges against Alec. It’s just the Fausts

was confused by his explanation.

sip of water, Max continued, “There are rumors 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

as he spoke. He seemed so numb and detached, almost as if he was narrating

prepared to take over the Pearson family immediately, which made

ached for Max, especially when he mentioned his mother running away with Alec’s father. It was something she had

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

you know Alec is

I do,”

but continued to ask, “Do you know why he’s afraid?”