Chapter 199

Nyla bit her lower lip hard, not letting go even when she tasted blood.

After a long moment, she finally said coldly, “Clark, is that all you can do?!”

“You’re the one pushing me. I just wanted to know where you were last night. That’s all. If you refuse to tell me, it only makes me think you’re hiding something,” Clark insisted.

Nyla took a deep breath and enunciated each word, “I stayed at your uncle’s house last night.”

The phone call fell into a suffocating silence.

Nyla could clearly hear Clark’s breathing becoming heavier. She continued slowly. “Valarie had an accident last night. I was emotionally unstable, and Uncle Damon was worried I might overthink things if I went home, so-”

Clark sneered. “So he took you to his house? Nyla, don’t tell me nothing happened between the two of you alone!”

“There was service staff in his house, and it wasn’t as sordid as you imagine!” Nyla countered.

didn’t believe a word of it. “Not as sordid as I think? So you just kissed and

flashed with cold anger. “You don’t

use Valarie as an excuse. Nyla, I already told you this

bad feeling. She quickly said, “If you don’t

to judge for

tried calling back, he wouldn’t answer. She clutched her phone tightly, her heart sinking. Taking a deep breath, she hurriedly

Nothing happened between us. If you don’t

had a surprise for me at the hotel last night, but when I arrived, she had fallen from the building right in

call me when you see this

messages, but they seemed to vanish into thin air. Clark did not respond at

misunderstanding her–she feared he might impulsively give her father’s kidney

it

that the housekeeper would report to Clark, she would have insisted

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