Chasing the Unexpected (Nyla)

Chapter 137

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Chapter 137

“Nyla, am I not giving you enough money? Why would you do something. like this?!” Clark demanded.

Nyla glanced at him, noting the unfamiliar fury in his eyes. She even suspected that if they weren’t in a public setting, he might have grabbed her by the neck and demanded answers.

She smiled. “Clark, you’ve really changed.”

He used to trust her completely, but now he seemed to think she was capable of stealing from someone else. It appeared that when a person’s heart changed, they also became blind to reality.

Taking the diamond necklace out of her bag, Nyla held it up for Jacqueline to see. “Ms. Rainford, take a good look. Is this your necklace? If I remember correctly, Ms. Hulle described your necklace’s pendant as a swan encrusted with diamonds.”

Under the light, the necklace Nyla held was a delicate heart–shaped pink diamond, clearly different from Erin’s description. This was the

necklace Nyla had worn to the event.

My necklace must still be in your

a smile. “Why don’t you check

frantically searched through it, pulling out everything

was nothing. How could there

seeing Jacqueline’s growing panic, Nyla’s smile deepened. “Ms.

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have hidden it somewhere else! Where did

Now that you can’t find it, you think it must be hidden elsewhere?” Nyla asked. “If you have a tracker, you should be able to locate the

ashen as she tightened her grip on

them quickly understood what had happened: Jacqueline had planted her necklace in

exactly what she deserved for

Rainford, you promised that

I’m not

silent until now, spoke up

her as a childhood sweetheart and his first love–couldn’t bear

I apologize on her behalf. Whatever compensation Mrs.

Clark could respond, Nyla snickered