Chasing the Unexpected (Nyla)

Chapter 51

Chapter 51

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Nyla paused as she was about to pick up some food, then looked down. “There’s nothing I want.”

Earlier this year, Clark had promised to take time off to celebrate her birthday with an island vacation, something she had always wanted to do. Only a few months later, it seemed he had completely forgotten about it. This was just as well–it would make it easier for her to deal with him without any unnecessary feelings of sympathy.

“Then I’ll have to think carefully about what to get you. If there’s anything you want, you can always tell me.

“Sure.”

After dinner, Clark told Nyla to watch TV on the sofa while he cleaned up the dishes. Previously, when they wanted some alone time, they would give the service staff a few days off, and Nyla would cook herself.

Nyla nodded and left. In the past, she would have taken pity on him for being tired after a day’s work and cleaned up herself. Now, she no longer felt that way.

After cleaning up and wiping down the table, Clark washed his hands in the kitchen before sitting down

next to Nyla.

between them and turned to him. “Now that we’ve had dinner, when are you planning to

didn’t come home, we haven’t had

a flash of sarcasm in Nyla’s eyes at Clark’s

the moment he cheated, was

do you want to talk

my fault. How long do you plan to punish

of not knowing when Nyla might forgive him was too torturous for Clark.

timeline.

hands tightened slightly at her side, and she looked down. “I said I don’t know. Maybe when I no longer

of bitterness washed over Clark. He would rather she hate him forever than stop loving him. At least if she hated him, it would mean she still

long silence, he stood up and

have to act so affectionate now, after cheating on her? No matter what he did, they could never go back to how

were.

interrupting her thoughts. Seeing it was Genevieve,

news about what

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