Chapter 1261:

Merrick lounged nearby, holding a photo frame. He turned it in his hands, inspecting the picture of a teenage Cliff with a smirk.

The moment Cliff appeared, the room fell into an uneasy silence. Both Laney and Merrick looked up, their gazes meeting his.

Cliff, however, was focused solely on Laney.

Laney held his stare for a brief second before dropping her head, her hands returning to the suitcase.

Merrick broke the tension with a smug smile.

“Hey, little swan, do you still want to keep this?” he drawled, holding up the frame.

Laney didn’t even glance his way.

“No,” she murmured, her voice barely audible.

into the trash can with a clatter. Without missing a beat, he reached

“And this?”

trash can with

about this one?”

don’t want

The relentless noise grated on Cliff’s nerves, his face darkening with

stung even more was Laney’s detachment. She didn’t flinch at Merrick’s actions and didn’t react to the destruction of

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trash bag

his way toward the door. As he passed Cliff, he paused,

said with mock surprise,

you get

nothing but

of Cliff’s stare cutting through his usual bravado. He had no personal vendetta against Cliff—this was all for Laney. He thrived on the adrenaline of pushing boundaries but wasn’t

of his bravado. Merrick cleared

you step aside? I need

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