Chasing the Unexpected (Nyla)

Chapter 9

Chapter 9

Jordyn’s sobs stopped abruptly, her eyes filled with grievance. “Clark, my feelings for you are genuine.”

The thought of her scheming made Clark feel a surge of disgust. “What’s your ‘genuine feelings‘ worth?”

He pulled out a bank card and tossed it on the table, his expression cold. “There’s 300,000 dollars on this card. Take the money and get an abortion. Otherwise, I’ll have my bodyguards drag you to the hospital. You know what to choose.”

Jordyn hesitated for a moment, then grabbed the card with trembling hands and ran out of the restaurant

in tears.

Clark called his bodyguards to make sure they followed her to the hospital, then hung up in frustration. Upon seeing the photo of Nyla on his screen saver, his expression softened. Without much hesitation, he called her.

It rang for a long time before she answered.

“What do you want?”

Nyla’s cold tone was like a bucket of ice water, instantly cooling Clark’s previously warm heart from thinking of her. He clenched his phone tightly, trying to hide his disappointment. “Nothing, just wanted to hear your voice. Have you eaten?”

Nyla’s eyes flashed with sarcasm, Clark was with Jordyn and still had time to think about her–he really was a multitasking master.

“I’m eating now. If there’s nothing else, I’m hanging up.

There was a brief silence on the other end before Clark’s deep voice came through. “Okay. I won’t work late tonight. Let’s have dinner together when I get home.”

The only response Clark got was the sound of the call ending

In the private room.

Valarie spoke angrily after Nyla put down her phone, “He’s such a scumbag! Eating with his mistress while calling to ask about you!”

She used to think Clark was one of a kind and believed he would make Nyla happy.

the menu, her eyes downcast. “Let’s not talk about him. It’ll ruin my appetite.

came to matters of the

clear–headed and had no plans to

ordering, they

is planning to invest in Park Pharmaceuticals. If I remember correctly,

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she recalled the heat of his breath on her ear that night. The invasive feeling still

a hum.

applying to a different company? It’d be awkward to see the Summers if you

just be a regular pharmacist. He wouldn’t notice me. Besides, Clark and

If anyone should avoid awkwardness, it should be

Sumners, not her.

ask his uncle

if they don’t get along, they’re still both

Valarie sighed,

that can be rushed. Right now, my priority is finding a job

off to help you look for

I can handle

need anything. Move on a weekend,

worry. I won’t hesitate to ask when I need

ways at the

was over 60 square meters.

bank balance, she decided on a cheaper apartment farther from downtown. Despite

lease.

past 6:00 p.m. when Nyla returned to the

the living room. Hearing the door, he looked up and

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dress with her hair in a high ponytail, revealing her slender, fair neck.

wife even at home. Once, Clark’s mother visited and criticized her for wearing casual

and captivating than the version restrained by the Sumners‘ rules. Yet, alongside his attraction, a sense of unease crept in,