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.

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 family isn’t short on money. You can work if

“I

and the room returned to its

attention shift away, Clark pulled Nyla out of the living room. Once they reached the gazebo in the backyard, he released

rubbed her sore hand and said, “I was just being

“Should I call your

Jayston was ill and couldn’t handle stress. Nyla planned to

You were the one who cheated. What right do you have to be

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 her. What

was a communication breakdown between them and turned

was wrong. Just don’t mention

to love her while being with

never

was her bottom line. She couldn’t pretend

still had feelings for him. Otherwise, she would have made a bigger scene when she found out. As long as he

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

her eyes.

you? You don’t want kids now, so I agreed to wait two years. You want to work, so

a divorce. I want to work to sever ties

wedding, she had been like a canary in his

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

demeanor made Nyla step back, trembling with anger. She finally saw how selfish and disgusting he was. She had wasted eight years—the