Chapter 1382:

“Exactly.”

Nyla’s eyes didn’t leave his face, watching for even the faintest flicker of guilt or knowledge. But there was none. She nodded slowly. “So you really didn’t know.”

Eric shook his head, frowning. “No. I’ve never looked into the family finances.”

Because Nyla had entrusted that responsibility to Linda.

Nyla let out a quiet scoff and turned toward Linda. “So you kept this from him, didn’t you?”

“I…” Linda stammered, her voice catching like a stone in her throat. No words came. The silence said everything.

“I thought as much.” Nyla offered a thin, bitter smile, then shifted her gaze back to Eric. Her voice sliced through the air, sharp and sudden. “If you knew and let her have her way with it, then yes—you’d be a true bastard. After all, Hadley was…”

wife back

mean? Does this have anything

then picked up the papers again, flipping to

you figure it out yet?” she asked, tapping a number

so did Eric’s. And just like that,

been empty for years.


staring at her like

you do this?” His voice

Linda’s voice faltered as she shook her head, lips trembling. Her skin had

cold, hollow laugh. His chest felt tight, his entire body locked in

gαℓησν𝒆𝓁s․c𝓸𝗆 brings imagination alive

seemed to freeze around him as his expression darkened. “I’m standing right here. Grandma’s

hadn’t just played the part of a doting grandmother when she promised to take Hadley in—she meant

Hadley generous monthly support—half a million in household allowance and another half in personal spending money. A million dollars. Every month. That was twelve million a

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