Both Nyla and Wren turned their heads simultaneously, realizing that Harrison had woken up.

Nyla hurried over to help him, but he pushed her away.

"Nyla, you've disappointed me greatly," he said.

Confronted with her father's disappointed gaze, Nyla felt hurt. "Dad... even you don't understand me?"

She had done it to seek justice for him, hoping that, even if no one else understood her, he would.

"What good does understanding you do? The matter is over now. Digging it up only affects your life. You still have a long way to go. If you send Cyrus to prison, what if the Sumners retaliate against you?" Harrison asked.

He was no longer in a position to protect her. By pursuing this, she was risking her entire future.

"Should I just pretend nothing happened and continue living in mutual disdain with Clark for the rest of my life?" Nyla retorted.

"Whether you stay with him or not doesn't change the fact that Harris Pharmaceuticals is bankrupt. Is there any way to remedy this situation now?" Harrison asked.

given the evidence to the police. Even if there were a way to fix it, I wouldn't go

lowered his trembling hand and turned his gaze away. "Just go. You don't

has done so much harm to

letting him go. It's about asking the

the Sumners, who covered for him, are at fault!" Nyla

wrong, it can seem right. But now, opposing the Sumners will only harm yourself. So even if you're

"I don't understand. Dad, I just want

at a price, a price that neither you nor I can afford,"

settled, the room

at Harrison. After a long moment, she spoke slowly. "So, Cyrus' actions that ruined the Jaystons and the accident he orchestrated that shattered dozens of families don't require any price? But if I seek justice, I

If you can't bear the Sumners' retaliation, then you

indifferent, revealing the numbness of someone

justice but knew he couldn't afford it. He took pride and found comfort in his daughter's courage to challenge the

that the world respected power and that standing up for fairness

had gone bankrupt, Nyla had married Clark, who could safeguard her. Therefore, he had not taught her these lessons. Now, he felt it was time for her to

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