Chasing the Unexpected (Nyla)

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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.”

looked at her coldly. Seeing her puzzled expression, as if she truly hadn’t heard anything, he suppressed his suspicions. “It’s better if you

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 whatever Clement had mentioned

out, she couldn’t bear the consequences. Taking a deep

Growing

half an hour ago, Mrs. Sumner turned the tide with a recording of her conversation with Kenneth. She probably… doesn’t need our

to come to him for help, Michael

didn’t you report this

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

was that he also did not expect that Clark hadn’t paid attention to the change in public

a week’s salary if there’s a next

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

Nyla answered. Before he could say anything, her irritated

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you realize what time it

finally fallen asleep only to be woken up