Chapter 156. Unraveling Secrets

Sarah’s POV

I cupped my stinging cheek, the shock of Isabella’s slap still reverberating through my body.

My mind raced to process what she’d just revealed - Alexander had ended their engagement? When? And why hadn’t he mentioned this significant detail during our encounters?

Before I could fully gather my thoughts, a small voice cut through the tension.

“Mommy? Why did that lady hit you?”

My heart froze. Aria stood wide-eyed behind me, her gray eyes - so painfully similar to her father’s - filled with confusion and concern.

Isabella’s gaze immediately shifted past me, focusing on my daughter with predatory intensity.

I could almost see her mind worki