Chasing the Unexpected (Nyla)

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.

it. “Not as sordid as I think? So you just kissed and hugged, but didn’t go all the way,

anger. “You don’t know what

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

feeling. She quickly said, “If you don’t believe me, I can explain everything when you

need for an explanation. I’m smart enough to judge for

calling back, he wouldn’t answer. She clutched her phone tightly, her heart

Nothing happened between us. If you don’t believe me, you can call him right

had fallen from the building right in front of me. I was in shock, and Uncle Damon happened to pass by and

me when you see this message, and Пl

but they seemed to vanish into thin air.

not worried about him misunderstanding her–she feared he might impulsively

heart felt as though it were on

known that the housekeeper would report to Clark, she would have insisted on returning last night. But it was too late for regrets

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