Chapter 304

Serena Parker wiped her eyes roughly. “You think I didn’t want to stay? My aunt forced me to go abroad back then—I had no choice.” But Alice Evans wasn’t buying it. “Serena, that’s just your excuse. If you had really wanted to stay with Nicholas, nothing could've stopped you—not even Aunt Martha, not even my dad. Deep down, you just didn’t have the guts to stick it out. On the other hand, Miss Howard met Nicholas when he was going through hell. She didn’t walk away, not once. That’s why she matters so much to him now,” Alice said plainly. “And honestly, at the end of the day, what counts in a relationship is both people feeling the same way. You get what I mean?” Serena didn’t answer. She clenched her fists tight, her nails digging into her palms. What the hell did Alice mean by that? Was she trying to call her out? “If that’s what you’ve decided to think about me, then I can’t stop you,” she snapped, then turned and left without looking back. Alice just shook her head. Since Serena go