Chapter 1399:
“Lucas…” Ryan suddenly spoke.
Lucas didn’t acknowledge him at all after he spoke.
Ryan’s face tightened, a flash of discomfort evident.
Still, he continued, “Regarding Verena’s incident, I want to apologize to you and Ms. Wright again. I messed up by not telling you right away after I found out about it. I’ve reflected on the matter, and I see my mistake clearly now. Could you and Ms. Wright please forgive me this time? I swear, nothing like this will happen again. No matter the circumstances, I’ll never keep anything from you moving forward.”
After speaking, Ryan stood and bowed toward Lucas and Belinda.
Neither Lucas nor Belinda said a word.
As they remained silent, Ryan held his bow, resolute, as if determined to stay that way until they forgave him.
Noticing his persistence, Belinda sneered, glancing at him briefly before looking away.
Lucas, meanwhile, maintained his stoic expression, acting as though Ryan wasn’t there.
Ryan remained bowed for so long that his back ached, each moment dragging on, yet Lucas and Belinda still showed no reaction.
As their silence persisted, everyone else in the room stayed quiet, too. No one spoke up for Ryan or offered him a way out.
Finally, Faye couldn’t bear it any longer and said, “Ryan, come on, sit down. You don’t need to keep bowing like that.”
Ryan had hoped his gesture would prove his sincerity, but to his shock, no one was moved by it. His spine throbbed from holding the bow for so long, so when Faye intervened, he gratefully seized the moment to stand upright and then sit back down.
Faye turned to Lucas. “Uncle Lucas, when I had dinner with Ryan tonight, he explained everything about Verena’s situation to me. He definitely messed up, but there were reasons behind his actions. Verena is his cousin, and he was likely caught in a tough bind, which made him foolishly decide to keep the matter from you. Still, I’m confident this experience has taught him a lesson, and he won’t make the same mistake again. So, Uncle Lucas, could you forgive him and give him another chance?”
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After hearing Faye’s words, Belinda remained calm, her demeanor suggesting little interest in what Faye said.
Lucas, however, grew visibly colder, his expression hardening. He tilted his head slightly, his features unyielding, eyes piercing as they locked onto Faye.
“Are you here today to advocate for Ryan?”
Faye shook her head quickly, her tone sincere. “No, that’s not it! I just feel it’s a shame for your long-standing friendship with Ryan to fall apart like this. Ryan seems to genuinely understand his mistakes, so why not give him a chance to make things right?”
Lucas’s gaze remained sharp. “Faye, don’t talk about forgiveness when you are not the one who suffered because of this matter. You think Ryan deserves forgiveness? What gives you the right to decide that? Have you felt even a fraction of the suffering Belinda has gone through?”
