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.”

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

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 whatever Clement had mentioned was definitely

not investigate further. If Clement found out, she couldn’t bear the consequences. Taking a deep breath, she decided to bury this matter deep inside her heart–she wouldn’t utter a word about

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

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

how Clark had said he would wait for Nyla to come to him for help, Michael wondered

questioned, “Why didn’t you

Sumner, I’m sorry, it’s my

not expect that Clark hadn’t

this month is docked. It’ll be a week’s salary if there’s a

than call him for help, Clark felt a surge of frustration and immediately called

a long time before Nyla answered. Before

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through. “Do you realize what

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