Chapter 14
Nyla’s face turned pale as she snatched the phone back from Clark’s hand. “I’ll head there right away!”
Clark grabbed her hand. “I’ll go with you.”
Without giving Nyla a chance to refuse, he pulled her along toward the door.
Nyla tried to shake off his grip but failed, frowning in frustration. “Let go of me. I can go by myself.”
Clark looked back at her with a hint of helplessness. “Nyla, your father’s health is at stake right now. Let’s put aside our argument for later, okay?”
Nyla had wanted to point out that their situation wasn’t just a simple argument, but her father’s condition was more pressing. She didn’t have the energy to argue with him either.
They rushed to the emergency room, where they saw Wren Hackett anxiously waiting on a bench in the corridor, her eyes red.
Nyla hurried over. “Wren, what happened? Wasn’t Dad’s condition stable all this time? Why did he suddenly collapse?”
The doctors had previously assured them that as long as Harrison avoided stress, his condition would remain stable.
Wren couldn’t hold back her tears once she saw Nyla. It took her a while before she could speak. “I don’t know… Clement and his daughter came to visit your father this evening.
“After they left, your father remained silent. When I asked if something had happened, he didn’t respond. Then suddenly he started coughing up blood and passed out…”
Nyla’s expression turned icy cold.
The Pollards had quickly distanced themselves from the Jaystons after the bankruptcy of Harris Pharmaceuticals. They hadn’t visited Harrison in years, so their sudden appearance today clearly wasn’t for good intentions.
After comforting Wren and seeing her calm down, Nyla stood up and went to the stairwell, calling Lucia directly. “Lucia, what did your father and you say to my father today at the hospital?”
There was a chuckle on the other end of the phone, followed by Lucia’s nonchalant voice. “Nyla, my father and I visited your father and reminisced about the past. What’s the matter?”
Her casual tone sparked anger in Nyla. “What did my father do to wrong your family? Do you and your father have any conscience?”
If it weren’t for Harrison, Clement wouldn’t have secured the position of procurement manager at Harris
Pharmaceuticals, nor would he be where he is today.
Instead of showing any gratitude, they repaid kindness with malice, rushing to the hospital to provoke him. It was like nurturing an ungrateful viper.
“Nyla, I wasn’t planning to visit your father, but you insisted on coming to Park Pharmaceuticals, which
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left me feeling unsettled. Thus, I had to make you feel the same way.”
“So that’s how it is…” Nyla lowered her gaze, her grip on her phone tightening slowly.
She hadn’t wanted to deal with Lucia, but the latter had harmed her family. She wouldn’t endure it any
longer.
“You will pay for your actions today.”
Lucia scoffed. “Sure, I’ll wait and see.”
She had heard that Clark was having a passionate affair with his secretary. Soon, Nyla would probably be kicked out. Without the Sumners’s protection, getting rid of Nyla would be as easy as squashing an ant
Nyla didn’t waste any more words with Lucia. She hung up and anonymously sent the files she had prepared earlier to Genevieve’s email.
When she returned to the emergency room, the surgery light had just gone out.
Wren quickly stood up and walked to the operating room door, waiting. Seeing her trembling. Nyla walked up and supported her.
The door to the operation room swung open, and a doctor emerged.
“Doctor, how is my husband?” Wren asked anxiously.
understand.”
Still under the effects of anesthesia, he lay unconscious, his eyes closed tightly. His face, gaunt from illness, highlighted his prominent cheekbones, and his complexion lacked any color.
Nyla couldn’t help but burst into tears at the sight.
Nyla wiped away her tears and discreetly pushed him away. “Mm.”
After Wren left, he sat down beside Nyla and gently took her hand. “Nyla, it’s late now. Why don’t you go get some rest?”
Nyla shrugged off his hand, her gaze devoid of warmth “Clark, there’s no need for you to pretend to be a good husband or son–in–law here. Ever since you cheated on me, we could never be together again. Leave. I don’t want to argue with you in the hospital.”
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Author! Why does it always so mean? Like a new character will appear and at the end of the chapter, they're all antagonist who always intend to hurt Nyla. Is there any character who will protect her with no expectation in return of any thing?...
AUTHOR!!! NOTICE THIS PLEASE!!!! I hope that Nyla's heart can be softened with Damon alone like clear things up and make some intimate time with each other. And of course Damon talking to Rebecca will make Nyla go back to her status again. Just a short calmness and joy for Nyla and Damon....