Chasing the Unexpected (Nyla)

Chapter 165

Damon: [Drinks tonight.]

Caleb Goddard: [?]

Nathaniel Preston: [You’ve been avoiding us like the plague lately. What’s with the sudden enthusiasm? Got your heart broken?]

Damon: [Shut up.]

Nathaniel: [Alright, alright, I hit a sore spot. I’ll stop. There’s a new bar on North Saint Street. I’ll book a private room.]

Damon: […]

Nyla had just returned to the lab when Melody approached her, asking, Nyla, why are you so late today? Hey… what happened to your hand? Did you cut yourself during an experiment?”

Nyla didn’t want too many people to know about yesterday’s incident, so she nodded along. “Yeah.”

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“Then let me handle the operations for now. You can supervise,” Melody offered.

“It’s fine. It doesn’t affect my work,” Nyla declined.

chatted briefly before starting the

The morning flew by.

off her protective goggles and

said, “Nyla, a friend just told me several companies have terminated their contracts with

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on with

feeling. She asked with

Gen Pharma and the Rainford Group. It seemed Tom and the Rainfords had decided

Prospectus Technology instead.

pang of worry and considered texting Damon to ask but hesitated, remembering how he had

seconds, she closed the

Going to him now

on the black leather sofa in Gen Pharma’s

many companies have terminated their contracts with Prospectus

the Sumners could still

his phone, gave

contract terminations to position himself to capture Prospectus Technology’s market share. The Sumners had dominated Saintornia for too long, and it was time for others to

timetable for his and the Rainfords‘ plans.