Not long after Nyla entered the grocery store, she noticed someone following her closely. Turning around, she saw Clark standing not far away, his gaze intense and unreadable.

She didn't want to engage with him, so she quickly finished shopping, paid, and left the store.

Clark followed her the entire way but didn't make any overt moves, leaving her with no grounds to call the police.

Back at home, Nyla decided to stay indoors as much as possible and order groceries online for delivery instead. She felt uneasy about Clark's unpredictable behavior and didn't want to risk any potential confrontation.

Although she considered asking Damon for help, thinking he might drive Clark away, she didn't want to get further entangled with the Sumners.

After staring at her phone's dial screen for a long moment, she eventually put the phone down.

...

Clark continued to linger around Nyla's apartment building for over two weeks. His constant absence from the company began to frustrate the shareholders, who questioned Michael.

Mr. Sumner been? He hasn't been to the company in half a month. Does

should replace him. The company can run

yesterday while delivering documents. When asked, my secretary found out that he's been driving there every morning and only leaves late at night. No one knows what he's doing there. Surely,

frustration peaked. They demanded that Michael get Clark to return and explain himself, or they would call a board meeting

back against the wall, repeatedly tried to contact Clark,

efforts to persuade Clark to return to work, Clark remained adamant

Clark warned that further discussions would lead to Michael's dismissal, leaving

down. I'll reach out to Mr. Sumner again. I promise he

much negotiation, the shareholders

Michael drove immediately to

saw Clark's car parked not far from the entrance. He

rolled down to reveal Clark's cold, detached

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