Chapter 146: Getting Real

Eric's POV: The room fell into tense silence as Helena's sharp, disapproving voice cut through the air. "What is this picture?" She demanded, her eyes locked onto the photograph that had just surfaced from the event. A candid shot of Eric begging to talk to Rose, A moment frozen in time that now felt like a ticking bomb. Eric, exhausted from the emotional toll of his recent breakup with Rose, Could only muster a weary response. "Mom, I don't have the energy for this," He said, irritation bleeding into his voice. Helena was relentless, her words slicing through any attempt at peace. "No one gives a fuck what you have time for," She snapped back, her disdain for the situation And for Rose—clear as day. Helena's continued scorn drowned out Eric's attempt to defend himself. "I didn't know you both already separated again," She remarked, the word 'again' hanging in the air like a judgment. "Yeah, we did," Eric replied with a nonchalant shrug, Trying to deflect the convers