Chasing the Unexpected (Nyla)

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Chapter 723

Chapter 723

Nyla walked out of the lab and asked Damon, “Why are you here?”

“You asked me why I did it. I came to give you an answer,” Damon replied.

Upon seeing the seriousness in his eyes, Nyla’s heart skipped a beat for some reason. She instinctively looked away.

“You could have just texted me back. You didn’t need to come all the way here,” she said.

“But I wanted to see you,” Damon said.

She frowned and replied, “Mr. Sumner, you’re-”

“Crossing a line” was what she wanted to say.

finish, Damon interrupted her, “If I told the truth, no one would believe it. By saying I’m pursuing you, the focus shifts to me, and people won’t gossip about you anymore. Besides, I

while

past few days

20s anymore. I’ve been thinking about

gaze deepened. “Alright, I understand. I won’t

else, I’ll head back

lab, she took the notebook from Ruby and told her, “Go ahead and have lunch. Come back and take

“Okay,” Ruby replied.

Damon had wanted to discuss with Nyla, but she didn’t ask since it was

quiet again, with only the sounds of the instruments humming

down, trying to steady her

chat earlier that morning, she felt a bit touched.

give them another chance, afraid

staying as they were was best–things were calm, and she didn’t have any unrealistic hopes. It was better to take her time and think

her decision, she would speak

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evening, she found Mason sitting on the carpet. He was staring at a half- built Lego set in his hands, looking lost in

set her bag down, changed her shoes, and sat beside him.