Chapter 118

Maya’s POV

“The Brooks head has revealed to the public evidence of the CEO’s dealings and letters allegedly connecting Hart to these crimes. Victims of these previous dealings have rallied on social—”

Sabrina switched off the television mid-sentence, as if cutting the knot on a thread of despair. The sudden silence felt louder than the news ticker ever could, especially on a morning already stripped of breakfast and hope.

All of us sat around the table in stunned anger, speechless. Two days ago, after that televised exposé, Elias bolted for the hall phone and dialed Hart’s number without hesitation. Since then, I’ve heard whispers that tensions at Hart’s office have spiraled out of control—protesters assembling outside the building, chanting in the cold air. Adrian, seething, trashed every file in his office—documents rendered worthless by Richar