Chapter 180

Nyla frowned. "Uncle Damon, I've explained this many times. If you insist on thinking that way, I can't stop you."

Damon smiled, his cold demeanor momentarily softening. It made it difficult to look away. "Nyla, is it really so hard to admit that you like me?"

Under the intensity of his dark eyes, Nyla's heart rate quickened. She clutched the hem of her hospital gown, feeling as if something was slipping out of her control.

After a long pause, she pressed her lips together and spoke. "Uncle Damon, I'm your niece-in-law. If word got out about what you're saying, do you know what the consequences would be?"

"I can protect you," Damon claimed.

Nyla laughed lightly. "Clark said similar things before, but that didn't stop him from cheating after we got married."

When a man wanted to win over a woman, he'd say anything. Whether he could follow through was another matter.

Damon's face darkened. "I'm not like him."

Nyla shook her head, looking at him seriously. "What's the difference?