Chasing the Unexpected (Nyla)

Chapter 142

“If I don’t love you anymore, will you let me go?” Nyla asked.

Clark’s gaze turned cold as he answered, “No.”

“Then what’s the point of asking? And wasn’t it you who threatened me with my dad to move back in?” Nyla retorted.

Meeting Nyla’s calm gaze, Clark smiled self–deprecatingly and turned away, saying nothing more. He had indeed forced her to return.

From the day he cheated, he should have expected this. He was just too confident, thinking her love for him would lead to forgiveness.

They fell into silence.

Soon, the driver pulled the car around.

“Let’s get in,” Clark said.

Nyla glanced at her phone, canceled her ride order, and got in the car.

The drive home was quiet. Neither of them spoke, and the driver didn’t dare break the silence.

When they reached the villa, Nyla was about to head upstairs when Clark spoke up. “Nyla, I’m sorry about tonight. I didn’t protect you.”

Nyla paused for a moment before walking away without

as she returned to her room, her phone

Jacqueline try to set you up tonight?”

was surprised. “How did

called to question me out of nowhere, asking if I told you to go after Jacqueline. I asked around with some friends who were at

event,” Valarie answered.

whole situation. To her, Jacqueline and Tom were just a

to teach her a lesson so she won’t mess with

grudges. She won’t let this go

be

brief silence before Valarie’s apologetic voice came through. “Nyla, I’m sorry. She probably targeted you

not your fault. You can’t control what other people

was Jacqueline’s malicious

did you turn things around on her tonight? What happened to her necklace?”

calm. “I left it somewhere. Whoever finds it will

wouldn’t be happy to

longer before Valarie ended the call, knowing Nyla

completed her skincare routine, and

was far from