Chapter 126

Nyla was momentarily stunned before she looked down and said calmly, "Ms. Hulle, I'm afraid I can't help you. I'm not close to Uncle Damon."

"You're family. How can you not be close? Ms. Nyla, you're not unwilling to help me, are you?" Erin asked, her gaze probing.

During her last visit to the Sumner residence, Erin had noticed something strange about the way Damon looked at Nyla.

After some reflection, she decided to investigate Nyla further and discovered that Nyla was now working at Prospectus Technology. Erin planned to assess Nyla's attitude toward Damon.

Nyla excused herself, "Ms. Hulle, it's not that I don't want to help you. I really am not close to him. I have unfinished work in the lab, so I must go."

With that, she stood up and left.

Erin watched Nyla walk away, a cold glint in her eyes. It seemed Nyla wasn't going to be easy to deal with, so Erin would need to proceed with

caution.

with

Back in the lab, Nyla continued her experiments.

already past 6:00 p.m. until Clark called. "Nyla, I'm downstairs at

you up.

her things and headed

workday ended at 5:00 p.m., and Damon didn't encourage overtime, so the office was

tv at

this hour.

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elevator arrived from the top floor, Nyla saw Damon and Erin inside. She hesitated

Sumner, Ms.

while Damon's expression remained cold, as though

doors first opened, Damon had been chatting with Erin, a

disliked Nyla, but this was the reaction Erin had been

the elevator, Nyla turned her

voice broke the silence. "Mr. Damon, I know of a newly opened restaurant that's quite good. How about we go there for dinner tonight?" "Sure, you decide," Damon replied in his

a hint of warmth

up together, they would make

her heart, Nyla focused on the floor number. For the first time, the

escape Damon's notice, and his gaze grew even

the elevator reached

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