How to extract text from a page into node context without using .then

[codeofsumit]

So I'm building something like a "remote control" for a website. That means the nightmare instance/session stays open all the time.

If I launch the instance via goto and I do a couple of operations, somewhere down the line I want to extract information from the page.
But every time I use .evaluate().then() any chained methods to this instance after that are not executing. It seems like .then() requires an end() or expects it to be called.

Is there a way to get text from a page into the node context or can I call something on the instance after .then?

[codeofsumit]

ok seems like it works when returning the nightmare instance inside the then callback

nightmare
  .evaluate(() => {
      return document.querySelector('.box_status td:first-child').innerText;
    })
    .then((text) => {
      console.log(text);
      return nightmare;
    })
   .click()