Chapter 963 Finding Stuart

"You have to face the consequences after messing things up," Eddie said calmly. "Maybe I've given you all the wrong impression over the years—that no matter what mistake you made, all it took was a bit of sweet-talking and a few apologies, and I'd let it slide. But this time? What you did wasn't a small mistake. If something had gone wrong with Ana…" He paused, his gaze turning sharp and cold. "It wouldn't have just ruined the Croyden family. The Harrington family would've been dragged down with you." "But nothing happened with Ana in the end. Why keep harping on it?" Melinda complained, clearly frustrated. "The fact that you can say that shows you still don't understand the gravity of what you did. You really think nothing happened? If something had gone wrong, could you have taken responsibility, or would it have fallen on me?" Eddie shot back. "Do you even realize who those people were that showed up that day?" "Dad…" "Melinda, Lyle, let me ask you something," Mary suddenly sa