Troy frowned, wanting to persuade Nathaniel further, but fell silent when faced with Nathaniel's angry gaze. After all, Nathaniel was his boss. "Alright. I'll contact Steven right away," he said.

After Troy left, Nathaniel gripped the documents in his hand, his eyes flashing with a frenzied intensity. As long as Nyla was out of the way, everything would fall into place.

...

In the evening, Nyla was deeply engrossed in solving a problem when the doorbell abruptly interrupted her concentration.

She got up with a frown and went to the door. Her displeasure was evident when she saw Damon on the other side.

She opened the door and looked at him blankly. "Mr. Sumner, is there something you need?"

"I brought you some food and thought I'd check on your recovery," Damon replied.

Nyla glanced at the thermal container in his hand. There was a flicker in her gaze, but she didn't take it.

the caregiver not to bring any more food. There's no need for us to keep meeting either," she said, trying to

with his foot and said seriously, "Nyla, even if we can't be together, can't we at least

with someone they used to have feelings for, but it's hard to maintain a friendship when there's a romantic

situation, do you really think we can be friends? Neither of us is lacking in friends,

close to her as a friend, which they both understood, but she wasn't interested in an ambiguous relationship that could

had been intimate and she had been pregnant with his child, she still refused to let him

sever their connection.

seemed he was the only one troubled enough by her to have sleepless nights. He even

are plenty of women who like you.

wry smile as he handed over the thermal container. "I won't bother you again. This is the meal prepared

smile. "Don't mention

if he were just a stranger

help but smile bitterly. It was all his

a second glance at him, Nyla closed the

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