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.

widened in disbelief. “Impossible! My necklace must still

with a smile. “Why don’t you check for

out everything inside. Despite

was nothing. How could

seeing Jacqueline’s growing panic, Nyla’s smile

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rage. “You must have hidden it somewhere else! Where

that the signal was coming from my bag. 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

ashen as she tightened her grip on Nyla’s

happened: Jacqueline had planted her necklace in Nyla’s bag to frame her, but Nyla had caught on and

disdainful. She was getting exactly what she deserved for trying

and Nyla, maintaining a calm tone, asked, “Ms. Rainford, you promised that if your necklace wasn’t in

up! I’m not

who had been silent until now,

a childhood sweetheart and

Sumner, this is Jacqueline’s fault. I apologize on her behalf. Whatever compensation Mrs. Sumner wants, I will provide. Please, let

could respond, Nyla snickered and raised