Chasing the Unexpected (Nyla)

Chapter 6

Nyla lifted her head to speak, but Clark grabbed her hand and smiled. “Grandma, we’re working on it!”

Nyla tried to pull her hand away, but Clark’s grip was too tight.

If he wouldn’t let her be, she wouldn’t make it easy for him either. She turned to Marie. “Grandma, I’m looking for a job right now, so having children might have to wait.”

The room fell silent.

Clark’s grip on Nyla’s hand tightened painfully, and she winced.

Damon glanced at Clark’s hand on Nyla, noticing the bulging veins, then looked away indifferently.

Clark’s aunt, Anne Sumner, sneered. “Nyla, don’t blame me for being blunt. You’ve been married for years. How can you not have a child yet? If it weren’t for Clark insisting on marrying you, do you think your family could have ever married into the Sumners?

“You should be grateful. If you don’t want to have Clark’s child, there are plenty of women who do. If someone else steps in, you’ll be the one looking foolish.”

Besides, Anne thought, “Who knows if Nyla is fertile?”

She sounded like she meant well, but her gaze at Nyla was filled with an air of superiority.

Marie frowned at Anne, disapproving. “Anne, enough.”

Anne pursed her lips but stayed silent.

turned back to Nyla with a kind smile. “Nyla, you and Clark are still young. If you don’t want children yet, that’s fine. Just don’t overwork yourself. Our

“I understand,

moment passed, and the

the backyard,

sore hand and

I call

couldn’t handle stress. Nyla planned to divorce Clark before breaking the news to him

Clark. “You wouldn’t dare! You were the one who cheated. What right do you

hands, a flicker of guilt crossing his face before it was replaced by impatience. “I promised it wouldn’t happen again. If you don’t want to see Jordyn, I’ll fire

between them and turned

Clark saw her red-rimmed eyes, he softened. “Nyla, I truly know I was wrong. Just don’t mention divorce, and I’ll make it

it laughable. How could he claim to love her while being with another woman? Just thinking about him with someone else made her

will never forgive

was her bottom line. She couldn’t pretend nothing had happened or reconcile with

Otherwise, she would have made a bigger scene when she found out. As long as he refused to divorce her, she would eventually forgive

postpone it to two years later. Since you want to work, I’ll have my secretary find you a position at

a mocking look in her eyes. “Clark, do

her gaze, Clark frowned. “How am I controlling you? You don’t want kids now, so I agreed to wait two years. You want to work, so I’ll

a divorce. I want to work to

their wedding, she had been like

as I don’t agree, this marriage won’t end. Even if you

and controlling demeanor made Nyla step back, trembling with anger. She finally saw how selfish and disgusting he was. She had wasted eight years—the best years of her life, from 18