When Clark finally processed what Nyla had said, he scowled.

"You'll regret this!" he spat before storming off.

Nyla remained unfazed, calmly continuing to eat.

Seeing that she showed no signs of distress, Gabriel lowered his eyes with a smile. "Looks like you're really over him."

Nyla's tone was even. "He's just a scumbag. Not worth my time."

Gabriel nodded, his expression serious. "Yeah, you'll find someone better."

Nyla didn't reply.

At this point, she felt that spending time on a relationship wasn't nearly as productive as focusing on her career.

...

After they finished eating, Gabriel drove Nyla back to her hotel before heading home.

he saw Wren sitting on the sofa with an angry

his shoes, "Mom, you're not going to

day? I heard you brought another woman with you," Wren

Gabriel hummed in response.

was she? Was

gone on a blind date with was the

a case of them not hitting it off, but her friend had called today and mocked her. She revealed that Gabriel had brought another woman along, infuriating

to the country, so he could hardly find a woman to pretend to be his girlfriend other

involved made her even angrier. Nyla's own marriage was a mess-did she want Gabriel's life to

frowned

started working. Which colleague of yours is

wearing thin as he faced Wren's aggressive questioning. "What's the point of digging into this? I told you from the start I wasn't interested in your blind dates, but you insisted. Now that you've brought this up, let me make it clear once and

up from the couch, shouting,

worry! You are almost 30 and are not even thinking about settling down

than being with someone I don't love. If you arrange another date without my consent, I won't go," Gabriel declared. "You're trying to drive me

and went straight to his

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