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

Chapter 266: "You're right, Dad. I'm sorry for losing focus. I'll be more careful." Brevard's gaze lingered on her, measured and firm. "You still have a long way to go. If you're meant to inherit the Higgins businesses, you need to prove yourself." "Capable. Recklessness like this will make you unfit." Lowering her head, Callie's voice softened. "I understand." Determination glinted in her eyes as she silently vowed to learn from her mistakes. She would not let this happen again. The news of Nyla's pregnancy reached the Brooks family.

In his armchair, Roger shuffled through documents, his frustration boiling over as he hurled them to the floor. "So this is the reason!" he exclaimed. An outsider had somehow made her way into Ethan's bed, and now several members of the Brooks family were completely devoted to her. The situation was downright scandalous. Ryland received a blunt message from his father, commanding him to come to the living room of the main house and bring Vicki along. Suspicion clouding his judgment, Ryland eyed Vicki critically. "What have you been up to behind my back?" he asked.

Vicki, tired from settling their child to sleep, was taken aback by the sudden accusation. "What do you mean?" she responded, bewildered. "Are you helping that troublesome Nyla once more?" Ryland's obsession with Nyla persisted. He was tormented by the notion of being outsmarted by Nyla. He would have taken severe measures against her if he could do so without exposing himself. Vicki quivered under Ryland's intense scrutiny and said anxiously, "I haven't done anything." Ryland, fueled by anger, pulled her hair with alarming intensity, drawing tears from Vicki as she struggled to free herself.

Ⱡ₳Ŧ€$ŧ Çн₳þŧëяş 1π ĠalиoνεļŞ.₵Ø₥ "I swear, I haven't. It's been ages since I've seen her," she said, attempting to clarify. But Ryland was too upset to listen; all he wanted was to release his frustration. "You haven't? It was your daughter who has turned the Brooks family upside down!" With Ethan now married to that woman, Ryland felt his opportunities slipping away. Nyla, however, seemed formidably resourceful, securing such a strong ally. "I'm sorry; this is all my fault. Please, don't hit me," Vicki pleaded, collapsing to her knees in a desperate bid for clemency.

But with Ryland's grip unforgiving, she was compelled to rise, clasping his hand with both of hers. "I won't do it again, Ryland. Just this once, let it go. I really haven't seen Nyla for a long time," she pleaded. . . .