“I recorded everything just now."

In an instant, Bryce's expression shifted.

“Damn it! You're so devious. How could you trick me?"

“If you hadn't tried to frame me, how could I have the chance to do the same to you?" Raegan calmly replied.

Fuming, Bryce turned to Hector with pleading eyes and asked, “Do you?"

Hector was silent for a minute and then said, “Apologize to Raegan!"

Bryce's face darkened, and he deflated like a punctured balloon.

"No!" Bryce protested.

Hector looked him in the eye and asked, "Do you want to return to Swynborough?"

Slowly, Bryce lowered his head and murmured an apology reluctantly.

Knowing Bryce hadn't realized his faults, Hector stared at Bryce and urged him to make a more serious apology to Raegan.

Bryce stole a glance at Raegan, not sure if she was laughing at him.

It was such a humiliation to face the music in front of Raegan without driving her away.

Having just celebrated his 18th birthday, Bryce considered himself a grown man.

And now, he felt indignant after being asked to apologize to Raegan for his prank.

With bloodshot eyes, he roared, "I didn't mess with any of you!"

With that, he stormed off to his room.

Raegan was surprised by this twist of events. After all, Hector once said he had wrongly brought Bryce up to be such a spoiled kid. She had assumed Hector wouldn't be tough on Bryce's wrongdoing. She had to admit, though, that she, too, had felt the urge to discipline Bryce herself when Bryce was being unreasonable.

But this was not her concern.

After a moment of thought, Raegan said, “Hector, if there's nothing else, I'll leave now."