Chasing the Unexpected

Gabriel offered a slight smile. “Mr. Sumner, haven’t you heard the saying that an older brother is like a father? Nyla is quite innocent, so as her older brother, it’s natural for me to look after her.”

Gabriel and Damon locked eyes, and the atmosphere between them grew lcy. They each understood the other’s unspoken message.

Damon didn’t believe that a stepbrother would treat his stepsister as well as a real sibling. Furthermore, his investigation had shown that their relationship was poor.

Upon recalling the auction where Gabriel had deliberately competed with him for The Lone Tear, Damon’s expression darkened.

“In that case, I should consider you a brother as well,” Damon suggested.

Gabriel sneered. “I’ve never seen anyone as shameless as you.”

Nyla frowned at Damon. “Mr. Sumner, what exactly do you want to say? If you’re finished, you can leave.” After a moment of silence, Damon realized it wasn’t the best time to continue the discussion. He said quietly. “We’ll talk about this another time.”

With that, the door slammed shut.

Gabriel and Damon exchanged glances at the closed door, both brimming with animosity.

Gabriel’s smile deepened, clearly pleased that Nyla had shut the door on Damon, “Mr. Sumner, still standing here after being shown the door?”

“Mr. Hackett, don’t you think you’re overstepping your bounds?” Damon’s eyes were radiating a chilling hostility.

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Gabriel’s smile widened. “Since you seem lingering. I won’t keep you company. Goodbye.”

With that, Gabriel walked toward the elevator.

After Gabriel left, Damon also turned to leave.

Late that night, Nyla received a call from Valarie, but it was an unfamiliar male voice on the line. “Hello, is this Ms. Nyla Jayston? The owner of this phone is drunk at our bar. The speed dial is your number. Can you come pick her up?”

When Nyla arrived at the bar, it was already 2:00 a.m. She navigated through the noisy main area and entered a private room to find Valarle passed out on the sofa.

Although Valarie often frequented bars, she rarely got this drunk. There must be a reason behind it.

The Weirs lived over 20 kilometers away, and her parents were likely already asleep. Taking Valarie home would surely wake them.

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After a moment’s consideration, Nyla decided to take Valarie to her place first and return her home once she sobered up the next day.

Nyla struggled to get Valarie into the car and fasten her seatbelt. She was about to return to the driver’s seat when Valarie suddenly hugged her neck and started crying. “W–Why did he treat me like this…

Nyla frowned. Could this be about Tom?

She intended to comfort Valarie but soon realized that drunk people often had irrational reactions.

While trying to soothe Valarie, she became the target of her distress. Valarie grabbed and scratched her, leaving stinging red marks on Nyla’s arms and face.

Nyla couldn’t help but think that if Valarie got drunk again, she might never come to her aid. It was too much of a hassle. Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.

Seeing that Valarie had finally fallen asleep, Nyla drove off.

What she didn’t notice was that a black, unmarked car slowly started and followed her.

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