Chasing the Unexpected (Nyla)

Chapter 61

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Chapter 61

“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.”

truly hadn’t heard anything, he suppressed his suspicions. “It’s better

wasn’t until Lucia locked the door behind her when she returned to her bedroom that she realized she was drenched in cold sweat. She had sensed Clement’s hostility earlier–it was the first time he had ever looked at her with such icy eyes. But it only confirmed her suspicions that

a deep breath, she decided to bury this

for over an hour, but Nyla still hadn’t called him. Growing impatient, he

silence before Michael responded. “Mr. Sumner, half an hour ago, Mrs. Sumner turned the tide with a recording of her conversation with Kenneth. She probably… doesn’t need our help

would wait for Nyla to come to him for help, Michael wondered

“Why didn’t you

it’s my negligence,” Michael

Clark hadn’t

be a week’s salary

rather solve things herself than call him for help, Clark felt a

Nyla answered. Before he

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“Do you realize

finally fallen asleep only to be woken up by Clark’s call, leaving