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.

as he was about to ponder the matter, Michael entered his office and reported, “Mr. Sumner, Gen Pharma and the Rainford

they want to

contra ts was

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shareholders were discussing demoting

your wife if

might

she won’t agree. And apologizing now will make it look like the Sumner Group is afraid of Gen

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

going to sit and wait without

can leave for the day,”

was too worried to leave. If Clark were demoted, it would affect him as well. He offered, “I’d rather stay here and wait

was tense in the

the head of the table while the

increasingly disgruntled.

this situation was caused by Mr. Clark. He should be

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