Chapter 243

Alex finally set down his glass and took a deep breath before looking at me with a trace of helplessness in his eyes. "Serena, you've misunderstood me. I was… out of line before, but I'm trying to help now." He paused as if searching for the right words. "I just think my dad is being completely unreasonable. He knows what Madam Burke is going through, and yet he still…" "Still refuses to divorce her, right?" I finished the sentence for him with sarcasm. He didn't argue. He simply nodded, his brows furrowing into a deep crease. His silence was more suffocating than any words. It pressed down on my chest like a boulder, making it hard to breathe. Just then, his phone rang, and the sudden chime shattered the unbearable silence. He glanced at me and muttered, "Sorry," and stood up to take the call. I couldn't make out what he was saying, nor did I have the energy to care. I just sat there, absently stabbing at the food on my plate with my fork as my mind drifted. My mother's pale fa