Chasing the Unexpected (Nyla)

Chapter 61

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“I’m looking into it. It should be resolved in the next couple of days.”

A flicker of joy flashed in Lucia’s eyes. “Thanks, Dad!”

“Don’t celebrate too soon. If there’s a next time, I won’t intervene,” Clement warned sternly.

“Got it. I’ll go back to my room and sleep now. You should get some rest too,” Lucia replied, turning to leave.

Just as she turned, Clement spoke again in an ominous voice. “Lucia, you better not have overheard something you shouldn’t have. Don’t expect me to overlook family ties if you did.”

Lucia could hear the warning in Clement’s tone and bit her lip. When she turned back to him, her expression was filled with confusion. “Dad, what shouldn’t I have heard? I don’t understand.”

heard anything, he suppressed his suspicions. “It’s

the first time he had ever looked at her with such icy eyes. But it only confirmed her suspicions that whatever Clement had mentioned was definitely related to

couldn’t bear the consequences. Taking a deep

hour, but Nyla still hadn’t called him. Growing impatient, he called Michael. Has Nyla contacted you to help remove

“Mr. Sumner, half an hour ago, Mrs. Sumner turned the tide with a recording of

he would wait for Nyla to come to him for help, Michael wondered if Clark

you report this

Sumner, I’m sorry, it’s my negligence,” Michael

not expect that Clark hadn’t paid attention to the change in

It’ll be a week’s salary if there’s a next time.” With that,

about how Nyla would rather solve things herself than call him for help, Clark felt a surge of frustration and

a long time before Nyla answered. Before he

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realize what time it

up by Clark’s call, leaving her