No Escape from Love novel Chapter 300

I couldn't let them lead me by the nose. I had to uncover the truth and seek justice for Mom!

Shoving Lucas aside, I stared straight at Alex and said, enunciating each word clearly, "Alex, I'm not going with you. Today, I'll get to the bottom of this."

I turned to Vivian. "Vivian, what exactly did you and your family do to my mom?"

Vivian's face turned deathly pale. She opened her mouth as if to say something, but no words came out.

Alex's eyes flickered as he avoided my gaze. The more he evaded, the more I was certain that he had known all along!

Anger and betrayal twisted together inside me, threatening to consume me whole.

"Alex," I called out, my voice trembling with disbelief and despair. "You knew, didn't you? You've always known that the Grayson family was involved, and you still kept it from me!"

His grip on my hand loosened. His shoulders slumped as he rubbed his temples wearily. "Serena, I…"

"What? What else do you have to say?"

I pointed at Vivian, my voice hoarse with fury. "What did she just say? 'An old grudge from the previous generation'? Just a few meaningless words and you want to sweep everything under the rug? What about all the years my mom suffered? Does she deserve to be trampled on like this?"

Vivian shrank back, her lips trembling, but she still said nothing.

Alex sighed and stepped toward me, reaching for my hand again. I yanked it away forcefully. "Serena, listen to me. It's not what you think…"

"Not what I think?" I let out a hollow laugh. "Then what is it? Tell me! Explain it to me!" I was screaming now, my tears falling uncontrollably.

"At the time… It was Vivian…" Alex's voice was low as he finally explained, "She saw that my father and my mother… had feelings for each other. In a moment of recklessness, she did something wrong, which led to my father and your mother getting married…"