Chapter 847 A Reckoning, After Accumulating Too Much Disappointment

"Dad, I already told you. Lyle asked me to check with you, and I forgot. That's on me," Melinda said, still covering her face, yet continuing to defend Lyle. "Melinda, Lyle, I may be old, but I'm not senile. Don't think I can't see right through your little act," Eddie said coldly. Melinda opened her mouth again, wanting to argue further, but Eddie waved his hand impatiently toward the door. "Get out! Both of you! Don't ever come back! From this day on, I no longer consider you my daughter!" he roared. With that, cane in hand, he walked past Melinda and Lyle and made his way to the couch. "Dad, isn't that a bit much?" Melinda turned to Eddie, full of grievance and frustration. "Even if we did make a mistake this time, you don't have to go this far!" With a stern face, Eddie snorted coldly. "A mistake? This isn't the first one you've made over the years!" He looked up sharply at his daughter, gaze unwavering. "When you first married into the Croyden family, I told you clearly—wh