Chasing the Unexpected

Chapter 738

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At that moment, Valarie felt as if she had fallen into an ice pit. But on reflection, there wasn’t much to be upset about. After all, she had gotten together with Zayn because of the Updike Group. Since her intentions hadn’t been pure, she had no right to expect genuine affection from him.

Nyla frowned and firmly placed the card in Valarie’s hand, saying, “Valarie, just take the money for now. If you really don’t need it later, you can return it to me.

“As for Zayn, I know you don’t have many options, so I won’t try to persuade you. Just make sure you’ve thought it through and won’t regret it.”

Tears welled up in Valarie’s eyes, and she stopped resisting. “Thank you, Nyla! No matter what happens with the Weir Group, I’ll pay you back!”

It was easy to celebrate someone’s wins, but helping them through hardship was different. Over this period, Valarie had learned who her true friends were and who kicked her when she was down.

“There’s no need to thank me. Don’t cry now, or your mascara will run, and you’ll look like a panda,” Nyla teased.

Valarie let out a small laugh through her tears and wiped the corners of her eyes, looking at Nyla with

gratitude.

After lunch, Valarie left, and Nyla returned to work.

The whole afternoon, Sullivan came by Nyla’s office three or four times, delivering files. Near the end of the workday, he came by again.

Nyla paused her work and looked up at him. “Sullivan, don’t you think you’ve been stopping by a bit too often today? Some of these files aren’t urgent. You could have grouped them and brought them tomorrow.

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Sullivan smiled, unfazed. “I just didn’t want to delay your work. If you don’t want to see me, you could ask Ruby to pick them up instead.”

“Why should Ruby go? Can’t Leon do it?” Nyla questioned.

While facing her cold gaze, Sullivan’s smile deepened. “Did you forget? Leon and Brody have some history. If they run into each other, they might end up arguing or even fighting.”

It was a reasonable excuse, but something felt off to Nyla. Sullivan’s attitude toward Ruby seemed to have shifted recently.

“Got it. I’ll decide who picks up the files. I need to monitor the experiment, so you can go now,” Nyla said dismissively.

Seeing her focus return to the experiment setup, Sullivan, narrowed his eyes before turning and leaving. Just about ten meters from the lab, he crossed paths with Ruby, who was returning from the restroom.

“Good day, Sullivan,” she greeted coolly and walked past him without a second glance,

Sullivan turned, watching her cold and distant figure with a dim glint in his eyes.

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Back in the lab, Ruby sat down next to Nyla and asked, “Nyla, don’t you think Sullivan’s been coming to the lab a bit too often today?”

Nyla was recording the temperature and replied after a moment, “You noticed too? He just told me that you could go to his office to pick up files in the future.

Ruby frowned, looking annoyed.

Ever since Sullivan had overheard her phone conversation yesterday, his behavior had felt off, making her uncomfortable. She didn’t need anyone’s pity, especially since she already had a low opinion of him.

Brody was under his command, yet every time Brody and Leon had a conflict or made sníde remarks toward Nyla, Sullivan acted as if he was invisible. He would only show up later to smooth things over. She had no interest in dealing with someone so calculating.

“Nyla, if there are files to pick up, let Leon or Tina handle it. I’d rather stay here and work late on the experiment,” Ruby replied.