Chasing the Unexpected (Nyla)

Chapter 21

“Got it, but I need some time to process this. Please leave now.”

Clark frowned, noticing Nyla’s indifference. “Nyla, I said I’d give you time, but can you stop pushing me

away?”

Frustrated by his persistence, Nyla looked him in the eye. “You say you’ll give me time, but have your really? The day after I found out about your affair, you tried to force yourself on me, and today you did it

again.

“From the start, I haven’t seen any real remorse from you. You’re just trying to smooth things over quic

quickly, but I can’t move on that fast. At least not right now. Do you understand?”

Seeing the redness in Nyla’s eyes, Clark felt a pang of guilt and regret. He reached out to hold her, but she stepped back and avoided his touch, leaving his hand suspended awkwardly in the air.

“Clark, in all these years of marriage, I’ve never wronged you. We’ve been together for eight years, not eight months or eight days.

think that’s possible? Unless my

soon. I’m begging

as she spoke, she couldn’t

fall asleep the moment she hit the bed, hoping time would dull the pain of

the sight of her tear–filled eyes.

divorce, he had apologized many times, but this was

sincere.

her tears, gradually regaining her composure. “Just go. I don’t want to

agree. He nodded reluctantly. You’re living alone outside, so be careful.

didn’t respond,

draped over the sofa. He paused, recognizing it as the one Damon had worn during

only helped Nyla leave the villa today but also gave her his jacket. The

and he had no interest in women.

to dwell on it, Clark quickly

he received a call from his

doctor refuses to perform the abortion on Ms. Cheatham. Her uterine lining is too

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