Chapter 528

"Benjamin harassed me in public. I did what anyone should've done. What exactly did I do wrong?"

Crash!

Old Lady White slammed her teacup onto the floor, shattering porcelain across the polished surface.

"You've certainly got a way with words!" she spat.

Mrs. Blanco hesitated, then quickly chimed in, "Maybe Sarah just never liked Benjamin and decided to hit him. Now she's turning the whole thing around, accusing him of harassment."

"That must be it!" Sydney echoed, eyes gleaming with malice.

Sarah let out a cold laugh. "He's already in custody. If you really believe he's innocent, then go find the evidence. I won't stop you."

"Enough with this nonsense!" Mrs. Blanco snapped, face twisted with fury. "You're going to go down to the station right now and tell them to release him! Or do you want to turn this whole situation into a public scandal? You shameless, ungrateful thing!"

"You've got it all wrong," Sarah said, voice low and sharp. She met Mrs. Blanco's glare without flinching.

Old Lady White's face turned an ominous shade of red. "How dare you speak to your elders like that? No respect at all-disgraceful!"

You want to talk about respect? Was Sydney showing respect when she snatched my dress like a beggar? Was Benjamin being respectful when he tried to assault me? Or are

The room went still.

rage. "What did you just say? I never took your

"You were practically drooling over my wardrobe. Don't


grew uneven. "You... you've got a vicious mouth!" she

of tea, panicking.

arms and shook her head. "If I were you, I wouldn't have come

at

said,” Sarah enunciated slowly, "I'm part of the Sanders

do with the

this long is because of my aunt's kindness. But now?

eyes shifted to

her voice like ice, "are

here wasn't some

lips parted as if to deny it, but for a brief moment, she

plastered on a pitiful

things


if suddenly struck by inspiration,

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