Chasing the Unexpected (Nyla)

Chapter 126

Nyla was momentarily stunned before she looked down and said calmly, “Ms. Hulle, I’m afraid I can’t help you. I’m not close to Uncle Damon.”

“You’re family. How can you not be close? Ms. Nyla, you’re not unwilling to help me, are you?” Erin asked, her gaze probing.

During her last visit to the Sumner residence, Erin had noticed something strange about the way Damon looked at Nyla.

After some reflection, she decided to investigate Nyla further and discovered that Nyla was now working at Prospectus Technology. Erin planned to assess Nyla’s attitude toward Damon.

Nyla excused herself, “Ms. Hulle, it’s not that I don’t want to help you. I really am not close to him. I have unfinished work in the lab, so I must go.”

With that, she stood up and left.

Erin watched Nyla walk away, a cold glint in her eyes. It seemed Nyla wasn’t going to be easy to deal with, so Erin would need to proceed with

caution.

with

Back in the lab, Nyla continued her experiments.

Time flew by, and she didn’t realize it was already past 6:00 p.m. until Clark called. “Nyla, I’m downstairs at Prospectus Technology. I’ll pick

you up.

and

workday ended at 5:00 p.m., and Damon didn’t encourage overtime, so

tv at

this hour.

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arrived from the top floor, Nyla saw Damon and Erin inside. She

Ms. Hulle,” she

while Damon’s expression remained cold, as though he were deliberately ignoring

noticed that when the elevator doors first opened, Damon had been chatting with Erin, a

Nyla, but this was the reaction

into the elevator, Nyla

know of a newly opened restaurant that’s quite good. How

replied

a hint of warmth

and Erin ended up together,

heart, Nyla focused on the floor number. For the first time, the descent from the eighth floor to the first

didn’t escape Damon’s notice, and his gaze grew

elevator reached the first