he irks me

Chapter 54

Max POV

It irks me to be here in my so-called dad's house, but I have some business to take care of. A part of me feels like I shouldn't have found out the truth, but the other part of me feels like it's a foolish thing to think of. Maybe I would still be going around, clueless, if Alex hadn't spoken to me about this.

The sound of the footsteps descending the staircase and the smell of his cologne irks me as I tilt my head to find him walking toward the living room. Slowly, I clench my fingers tightly into a fist as I feel my heart wrenches painfully. Having him in front of me now reopens the scar I've tried to bury and pretend nothing happened. Now that I think of it, I suspect he has something to do with my mom's death years ago, because why the heck shouldn't I think that?

'He never loved your mom. He married her because of her money, and that hatred spread to you' Alex's words echo in my head, and I gulp down nothing. My mom must've been through so much emotional shit.