Chapter 175

Ethan's POV 

“That has to be a joke,” Sophia said, her voice sharp, echoing through the tension-filled living room.

Just when I thought there would finally be a moment of silence, some quiet space for me to think, to plan, to breathe she opened her mouth again, shattering what little calm I had left. My head was already pounding from the chaos of the day, and hearing her tone only fueled the storm raging inside me.

“Do you think for a moment I’ll joke about something that important?” I snapped, my voice carrying more edge than I intended. I rubbed the bridge of my nose, trying to suppress the anger crawling under my skin. The whole situation was spiraling faster than I could contain it.

Sophia crossed her arms, her eyes narrowing at me. “So what do we do now?”

I let out a long, shaky breath. “I don’t know,” I admitted, pacing across the room. “Before I walked in here, I thought this whole news mess was only on blogs, and not every