Chapter 1381:

Comprehension dawned, and Linda stammered, “Nyla, you… you looked into the accounts?” Why would she do that?

A cold chuckle escaped Nyla’s lips. “Do I need a justification to review my own family’s finances? I’m asking the questions here, Linda. Now answer me!”

The color drained from Linda’s face as she gave a weak shake of her head. “That’s not what I meant…”

“Whatever.” Nyla’s hand cut through the air, firm and final. She was in no mood for deflections—her body might have been frail, but her tolerance for pretense had vanished entirely. Her gaze locked onto Linda, steely and unrelenting. “Answer the question I asked. Now.”

Linda faltered, her teeth catching her lower lip. Did she truly need to say it aloud? Everyone in the room already knew—she’d overseen the Flynn family’s finances for years. She just never imagined those dusty ledgers would come back to haunt her.

Nyla leaned forward slightly, her voice cooling to a bitter edge. “What’s the hesitation? It’s a simple yes or no. Why is that so difficult?”

Before Linda could respond, a knock sounded at the door. The glass doors offered a clear view, and when she glanced up, Elissa spotted Eric on the other side.

here. Now you can both

glass door slid open with a soft hiss, and Eric stepped onto the terrace, his footsteps measured. As he passed Linda, a flicker

which rested in a sling. “I got injured recently—that’s why I haven’t visited. You’re

truth, he had stayed away deliberately. Hadley had come by a few days earlier, but Eric had worried that his

him speak to her just as he always had, without tension or guilt, stirred something in Nyla’s chest. The warmth in his tone

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to Linda, her voice regained its edge. “I asked both of you here because I have a question—one I expect

tensed. Her face had grown noticeably pale, her expression stiff

Eric asked, brows knitting with concern. “Grandma, go

reached for a stack of printed

too calm.

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