Chasing the Unexpected

Chapter 785

“Oh, stop,” Jane replied, blushing deeper as she playfully slapped Gabriel on the arm before they headed upstairs together.

As they showered, a thought nagged at Jane. How did Theo know what she and Gabriel had discussed in the garden?

“Gabriel, only you and I were near the rockery. How did Theo get a recording of our conversation?” she voiced her doubt.

Gabriel gazed down as he tightened his arm around her waist, murmuring, “It was dark. Maybe he was hiding nearby, and we just didn’t notice.”

Although Jane still felt something wasn’t quite right, her thoughts were soon interrupted as Gabriel entered.

She let out a moan, gradually swept away by the intensity. She wrapped her arms around his neck, surrendering herself to the moment.

For some reason, she felt that Gabriel was unusually passionate tonight.

Nyla had been silent the entire ride back, refusing to look at Damon.

When they pulled up in front of the villa, she opened the car door to get out, only for Damon to catch her wrist.

“Walter, head inside first,” he ordered.

Walter quickly exited, leaving the two alone in the car.

Nyla glared at Damon, her voice cold. “What are you doing? Let me go!”

Ignoring her demand, Damon leaned in closer and locked his eyes with hers. “You’re angry, aren’t you?” All rights © NôvelDrama.Org.

Nyla turned away, her tone sharp. “No, now let me go.”

“Liar,” Damon retorted.

Nyla took a deep breath and looked back at him, frustrated. “Shouldn’t I be? I told you to use the Wilkies‘ guilty conscience to gain leverage for the company, but you just asked for one villa.”

“I don’t want the one they offered. I’ll give it to you too. Then it’s two villas,” Damon said.

Is that really the point here?” Nyla snapped.

“Of course,” Damon replied.

He gazed at her, his eyes softening. “Nyla, I don’t want to use you as a bargaining chip to gain anything for the company. But it means a lot to me that you were thinking of me.”

The warmth in his gaze softened even the cold edge of his expression, a rare tenderness filling his presence.

Nyla’s cheeks reddened slightly, and she replied without thinking, “I wasn’t thinking of you. I almost ended up disfigured. I just wanted to get the most out of it.”

Despite that, Prospectus Technology was Damon’s company, so seeking gains for it meant protecting his interests.

It was just that he would rather forgo it altogether if gaining an advantage came at her

expense.

“Nyla, I’m sorry for tonight. I should have protected you better. From now on, if we go to an event, I’ll never let you out of my sight,” Damon declared.

The memory of her falling toward the shards still haunted him.

Seeing the regret in his eyes, Nyla reassured him, “It’s not your fault. I never expected Jane to set me up the first time we met.”

“She probably knows Gabriel once had a thing for you, and you’re prettier than she is, so she got jealous,” Damon replied.

Catching the hint of jealousy in his voice, Nyla laughed. “Are you jealous?”

Gabriel’s old crush was ancient history. Was Damon seriously bothered by it?

“Not at all,” Damon replied.

“Good, because I was planning to cheer you up,” Nyla teased.

Damon gave her a sidelong glance. “And how exactly would you do that?”

“Oh, I don’t need to tell you if you’re not jealous,” Nyla said, her eyes flashing with mischief as she pulled her hand away and opened the door to leave.

Damon wasn’t about to let her go that easily. He caught her, pulling her back toward him.