Chasing the Unexpected (Nyla)

Chapter 144

Nyla smiled bitterly. There was no way she could go back tonight.

“No need. The gathering is close to Valarie’s place. I’ll stay with her tonight,” she replied.

There was silence on the other end before Clark’s deep voice came through. “Are you still upset about last night?”

“No. I just haven’t had a good chat with Valarie in a long time, so I plan to stay over at her place tonight,” Nyla said, though she was lying.

After another long pause, Clark finally said, “Alright, but if anything comes up, give me a call.”

“Got it,” Nyla replied.

After hanging up, her phone flashed a low battery warning, indicating only 20% charge left. She frowned, realizing she hadn’t charged it since the previous night due to her busy schedule.

Sighing, she turned off her phone to conserve battery.

Clark sensed something was off after the call but couldn’t pinpoint what

it was.

his office and reported, “Mr. Sumner, Gen Pharma and the Rainford Group refuse to meet, and several smaller companies that closely work with them are also

to terminate,

ts was one thing, but

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were discussing demoting Clark to

Sumner, perhaps… you should ask your wife if she’s

from Nyla might resolve all their

apologizing now will make it look like the Sumner Group is afraid of Gen Pharma and the Rainford Group. It will set a

been at fault from the start. If things escalated further, it would be more embarrassing for the

going to sit and wait without doing

for the day,” Clark

affect him as well. He offered, “I’d rather

atmosphere was tense in the

at the head of the

increasingly disgruntled.

caused by Mr. Clark. He should be held accountable. Are we