Love On Ice: Don’t Leave Me, My Charming Liar

Chapter 104: After dismissing Johnny, who left the room puzzled but obedient, Brevard began to explain. "Do you recall the deal with Virginia years ago? The Greens were our associates, and that Nyla is Lorenzo's daughter," Brevard explained slowly as he sipped his coffee. Callie responded sharply, "Wasn't that situation resolved?" "Lorenzo ended his life, and Hayes served time instead of your brother. Their family was in debt; I chose not to exacerbate their troubles. I hadn't foreseen them aligning with the Brooks family." Callie's hands balled into fists, her rage intensifying.

She was shocked to learn that Nyla was connected to the Green family she had heard about in the past. With a grimace, her voice filled with resolve, she responded, "Dad, Nyla is the woman Ethan has been hiding." "What was that? The woman with Ethan is Nyla Green, you say?" Even Brevard, seasoned by countless challenges, showed a flicker of surprise at Callie's declaration. Before Callie's return, Brevard had kept tabs on Ethan, who seemed perpetually single. That changed abruptly when Callie burst in one day, distraught over rumors of Ethan's secret lover.

Callie's mother had always counseled her that her future as Mrs. Brooks was secure, affairs notwithstanding. Among the elite, turning a blind eye to infidelity was often necessary to preserve social harmony. Yet, Callie might have ignored any indiscretion-if it involved anyone other than Nyla. "Dad, she shouldn't even be alive. The Green family was a mistake from the start, and now they're nothing but trouble," Callie said, her eyes narrowing, a sharp gleam emerging. As he watched her, Brevard's memory drifted to past events.

Discover more at gαℓησνℯℓs․com Callie had been protected from the grimmest details of those days. When the crisis first arose, her response was calmly pragmatic. "Why not pin it on the Green family?" Callie was only 19 then. Her seemingly innocent demeanor belied her harsh statement, forever changing Brevard's view of her. Subsequently, Callie was sent to live overseas, embracing a lavish and promiscuous lifestyle, with Brevard covering up her tracks over the years. This experience revealed to him her deep-seated drive for power.

"The dramatic suicide of Lorenzo only compounded our problems, and now his daughter is poised to do the same. What's your plan?" Brevard queried, reclining and adopting a casual tone. "I want Nyla out of Ulares, permanently," Callie responded. As Callie left the study, her face wore a mask of innocence. Johnny, watching, found himself increasingly skeptical of his sister. "Are you and Dad conspiring against Nyla?" he demanded, seizing her hand. "Do you even consider me your sister? You should know which side to take." Callie pulled her hand away, visibly irked. . . .