The Billionaire's Torment

Chapter 29. Back home

Max's POV

“You look terrible, aren't you supposed to be at work?.”

My mum fired at me as soon as I entered her office. I plonked myself on her couch, my arm over my eyes. “I feel terrible, my world as i know it has vanished.”

I heard the chair screech against the floor, then the couch sank under my mum's weight. She removed my arm from my face, “ you are scaring me, what happened?.”

I sighed and peered at her through my lashes, a headache hammered my skull mercilessly.

“Your beloved daughter in law hurt me so badly l doubt i will recover.”

My mum slapped my thigh, “ Maxwell Ratliff, speak up. My blood pressure is rising, why are you doing this?.”

I sat up and took her hand in mine, “ sorry mum. It's hard for me to talk about it, let me show you instead.”

I fished in my sweater pockets, l found my two phones, the third was missing.

“Dammit, l forgot the phone at home.”

“It doesn't matter, what exactly is in that phone?.”

“Mum, that phone contains your son's heartbreak. Nora and