No Escape from Love novel Chapter 252

"You think I got to where I am as an entertainment journalist just by sheer luck?" Lexi let out a long sigh. "I worked hard for this too, you know?"

I sighed silently in response. Lexi reached over and pinched my cheek. "Alright, my lady, enough sighing. This whole situation has blown up online. What's your plan?"

I traced the rim of my cup, thinking for a moment before coming to a decision. "If kindness is met with hostility, how do you repay true kindness? When they were attacking my mom and me online, it almost cost her life. I'm absolutely taking legal action."

She exhaled in relief. "Serena, you've finally grown a backbone. I was worried you'd still be that kid who let people push her around."

I looked at her and chuckled, but as I laughed, tears welled up in my eyes and spilled over.

She pulled me into a gentle hug before murmuring reassuringly, "Alright, alright, don't cry."

Nestled in her embrace, the world suddenly felt quiet and safe. I let my tears fall freely, all the frustration and exhaustion spilling out.

"Lexi, I'm so tired," I admitted in a trembling voice. "But I can't break down. I still have my mom."

She patiently wiped away my tears. "Serena, Madam Burke loves you too, you know."

I nodded. I had never doubted Mom's love for me. Even when she had fiercely opposed my involvement with Alex, it had always been for my sake—she was just afraid I would get hurt.

Public opinion online shifted rapidly. People began digging into Aunt Shirley and Grandma's history, exposing their past actions. Netizens quickly labeled them as "shameless".

At the same time, the media accounts that had originally defended them were bombarded with criticism. The netizens mocked how they had been played by an uneducated rural woman, and Aunt Shirley's and Grandma's reputations took a steep nosedive.