Chasing the Unexpected (Nyla)

Chapter 730

Ruby shook her head, lowering it in guilt. “Nyla, I’m sorry. I didn’t sleep well last night… I promise I won’t make any mistakes this afternoon.”

Seeing Ruby’s exhaustion and the dark circles under her eyes, Nyla realized she truly hadn’t rested well, so she didn’t scold her further. “Alright, go get some lunch and take a good rest.”

“Okay, thank you. I’ll finish organizing the documents and then head out,” Ruby replied.

Nyla didn’t say anything more and left the office, heading to the top floor to find Damon.

Not long after Nyla left, Ruby’s phone started ringing. Seeing the number flashing on the screen, her face went pale, and she didn’t pick up.

The calls kept coming like an ominous reminder.

She grabbed her phone, intending to block the number, but hesitated at the last moment.

a deep breath and answered, “I sent you all the money I had last night. I don’t

said if we don’t repay by midnight, they’ll cut off one of his hands. Only you can help him. Can you really just watch him die?” Margaret Tinnin, Ruby’s mother, said, her voice sharp and

was like a knife to Ruby’s heart, leaving her

earn money for his tuition. If it hadn’t been for

part–time jobs, with no help from her family. At her lowest,

all, she never felt bitter because she knew her life would have been far more miserable if she had dropped

for scholarships as her way out of the family’s oppressive

in a graduate program, and only then did her parents see value in her education. A master’s degree meant prestige in their

blind dates for her or ask how much she would earn in the future. They hoped she

once went so far as to tie her up and send her

once she started working, and only then did they

them all her savings again. Some

took it all to pay his gambling debt. You lied, saying it was for Grandma’s medical

son, the future of our family. Do you want me to just watch him get beaten to death? Ruby, you