Chapter 228

Alex’s POV “You’re still gonna protect her?” Mom sounded so disappointed while looking at me. Dad was sitting on the single couch, silently watching us. He had been silent since the scandal yesterday. I don’t know what he’s thinking, but I know he understands me. My parents arrived in my condo unit early this morning. Honestly, she’s been trying to convince me to just let Selena suffer alone. She liked her, so I understand why she felt so betrayed when Selena’s betrayal was exposed under the sun. It also hurt me. It also broke me. But I can’t just leave her alone and watch her fall. “Alex, she cheated on you!” Mom sounded desperate as she tried to knock some sense in me. But no. I am sane. And I want to protect my wife. I can’t let my Selena walk on this rough path alone. She already ran away from me, and hurt me more than when I learned about the kiss she shared with her first love. I could take the pain, but not abandonment. “She did,” I whispered as I stared at mom. “I know that, mo