Chapter 1401:
“What exactly did you do wrong?” Lucas pressed, his tone unrelenting.
Faye’s eyes reddened, tears threatening to spill. Swallowing her pain and frustration, she said to Belinda, “When I urged you to forgive Ryan, I didn’t think about how you felt. I was only focused on my own perspective. It’s all my fault. Please forgive me.”
Belinda’s eyes met Faye’s. She was genuinely mad that Faye could speak so carelessly earlier. Though Faye’s apology seemed earnest, it rang hollow to her. She believed Faye didn’t feel sorry at all. But she didn’t care about that.
With a faint smile, she replied evenly, “It’s fine. Just don’t do it again.”
“Yes, I understand. Thank you, Belinda,” Faye said with a heavy nod, then glanced nervously at Lucas. “Uncle Lucas, could you not be angry with me anymore?”
Lucas didn’t answer, instead shifting his piercing gaze to Ryan.
Ryan’s heart jolted under the weight of Lucas’ stare. Swallowing hard, he said, “I’m sorry; this is all my fault! Lucas, please don’t hold it against Faye. She—”
Lucas cut him off, his voice like ice. “If you know you’re to blame, why are you still here, shamelessly lingering?”
His words were blunt.
Ryan’s expression stiffened. He understood that Lucas was asking him to leave. His face drained of color, and after a brief, heavy silence, he rose from the couch and said to everyone, “I’m sorry that I’ve caused trouble for you all. I’ll go now.”
With that, he turned and left.
No one uttered a word to stop him.
Even Vincent, once his closest ally, remained silent.
This filled Ryan with a mix of fury and crushing despair.
Though Ryan was gone, the atmosphere stayed thick with tension.
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Lucas’s face remained dark, his aura icy.
Silence hung over the group for some time.
Finally, Belinda broke the strained quiet. “Alright. Let’s not dwell on that.”
At Belinda’s gentle words, the icy aura surrounding Lucas melted away entirely. Turning her gaze toward him, Belinda softly held Lucas’s hand, which rested tensely on his knee. “Ryan’s gone,” she murmured, her voice soothing like a balm. “There’s no need to hold onto that anger anymore.”
Lucas immediately tightened his grip on her hand and turned to look at her, his eyes gentle. “All right. I’ll listen to you.”
Seeing that, Faye didn’t know how she felt about the situation. After a beat, she forced a smile and patted her chest dramatically, letting out a breath. “Phew! Thank goodness Belinda is here! Only she can comfort Lucas.”
Vincent shot Faye a meaningful glance and said in a half-teasing, half-warning tone, “You, don’t do anything so reckless again.”
Faye nodded fervently, waving her hand with exaggerated eagerness. “Got it! I wouldn’t dare do something like that again!”
