Chasing the Unexpected (Nyla)

Chapter 54

Chapter 54

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Nyla’s eyes lingered on the stain, her gaze betraying a hint of mockery. “It must be tough for you, finding time to flirt with other women and still managing to drop by the police station to see me.”

Clark was taken aback and frowned. “What do you mean?”

Nyla’s expression remained indifferent. “Next time you want to act all caring, at least wipe off the lipstick on your collar first. Otherwise, it just looks ridiculous.”

Without waiting for Clark’s reaction, she hailed a cab and left.

Clark glanced down at his collar, his expression darkening when he saw the lipstick stain. He tried calling Nyla to explain. After several unanswered calls, her lind eventually went straight to voicemail. Clearly, she

had blocked him.

He sped off toward Nyla’s apartment complex but was interrupted by a phone call halfway there. Whatever was said on the other end made his grip on the steering wheel tighten, veins

hired previously. She took a deep breath and opened the messages. Despite bracing herself, the photos of Clark

photos, all showing

been right not to trust Clark. Otherwise,

asked him to continue monitoring Clark and

call from Damon shortly after getting

His cool voice, tinged with a hint of laziness, came through the

of your suits. It wouldn’t sit well with me if I didn’t replace

much more than just those two suits. If you really want to

him to accept

thoughts. Based on their interactions, she knew Damon wasn’t someone

you like me to repay you?” she

other end, then the

hesitating for a moment before deciding not to call back. Damon seemed off today, and she didn’t want to risk catching him

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