Chapter 272 The Truth Hurts

• Aurora’s P.O.V
• I took a deep breath, glancing at Caroline as the silence stretched between us. The weight of the conversation hung in the air, thick and unyielding, and I knew that if I didn’t say something now, the tension would only worsen.
• “You could’ve delivered the news a little more smoothly, Caroline,” I finally said, my voice softer than I intended. I wasn’t trying to undermine her, but the way she had spoken, so blunt and unapologetic, had left Mia looking like she had just been sucker-punched. And truthfully, she had.