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.

disbelief. “Impossible! My necklace must still be in your

her the bag with a

pulling out everything inside. Despite

was nothing. How could there

Jacqueline’s growing panic, Nyla’s smile deepened. “Ms. Rainford, have you

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it somewhere

and that the signal was coming from my bag. Now that you can’t find it,

ashen as she tightened her grip on Nyla’s

understood what had happened: Jacqueline had planted her necklace in Nyla’s bag

toward Jacqueline grew disdainful. She was getting exactly what she deserved for trying to frame Nyla with

silence, and Nyla, maintaining a calm tone, asked, “Ms. Rainford, you promised that if your necklace wasn’t in my bag, you would kneel and apologize,

“Shut up! I’m

who had been silent until now, spoke up

with her as a childhood

on her behalf. Whatever compensation Mrs. Sumner wants, I will provide. Please,

respond, Nyla snickered and