Chapter148:

Chapter 148 SARA'S POINT OF VIEW The sound of my mother's expensive vase shattering against the wall echoed through our penthouse. Crystal shards scattered across the marble floor, catching the late afternoon light like fallen stars. I flinched but didn't move from my spot on the leather sofa. Mother's rage was a familiar storm, and I knew better than to get in its path. "Everything!" she screamed, her perfectly manicured hands trembling, her face flushed with fury. "Everything was perfect until Max had to play the hero!" She paced across our living room, her designer heels clicking against the marble floor like angry punctuation marks. Each step seemed to fuel her rage further, her entire body vibrating with barely contained anger. I watched her, feeling the familiar ache in my chest whenever Max's name was mentioned. The pain was sharper today, fresh from watching him defend Eva in the boardroom. The memory of his voice, strong and sure as he proclaimed Eva's innocence, felt like a k