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Chapter 261

Author: Hello Spring
Nyla and Damon came from entirely different worlds. At present, his interest in her seemed like just a fleeting impulse. He would eventually grow tired of her.

It was better to avoid the pain of abandonment than to start something that would inevitably end in disappointment.

After all, she wasn't an 18-year-old girl who might naively believe that Damon would marry her. Given his background, he would surely choose a partner of equal standing in the future.

Nyla didn't want the stigma of having seduced her husband's uncle, nor did she want to suffer another blow to her love life.

She pushed her inappropriate thoughts aside and headed to the bathroom for a shower.

Just as she was about to go to bed, her phone suddenly rang. Seeing it was Clark, she hesitated for a moment before answering.

"Nyla, I heard you called the police and had Dad arrested?" Clark's voice was filled with disbelief as if Nyla had committed a heinous crime.

She let out a light laugh, her eyes flashing with mock
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