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"Fine," Valarie conceded.

As Nyla sat across from Valarie, the latter hesitated after taking a careful spoonful of oatmeal and asked, "Nyla... I didn't make too much of a scene last night after getting drunk, did I?" She vaguely remembered crying on Nyla's shoulder and being quite loud about it. It was so embarrassing....

Nyla raised an eyebrow. "Now you're worried about being embarrassed?"

Valarie could only look down in silence. If she had known she would be so out of control while drunk, she would have avoided alcohol altogether and not even gone to the bar last night.

"Did something happen yesterday that made you drink so much?" Nyla asked.

Valarie's gaze dimmed as she looked down and murmured, "I'd rather not talk about it."

Nyla didn't press further and nodded. "If you don't want to talk about it, that's fine. Just finish your oatmeal. I'll take you to work after you shower."

Valarie thought for a moment and declined, "No need. My company is in the opposite direction from Prospectus Technology, and since our work hours are similar, it would be too tight for you to drop me off and then get to your job. I'll just take a cab." Nyla bit into her breakfast and said casually, "It's fine. I've already resigned."

Even if she hadn't resigned, Prospectus Technology would have told her to stay home and wait for the outcome after what happened yesterday.

"Resigned? Why did you suddenly resign?!" Valarie exclaimed.

graduate entrance exams. Working takes up too much of my time. I could only study in the evenings, and I don't

shocked. "Why did you suddenly decide to

a regret not to have pursued it earlier. Now that I'm divorced from Clark, I want to start

Damon?"

detached. "What I had with him was just a brief dream. Now that the dream is over, it's

together, especially now that he

that starting anew with graduate studies was indeed the best choice for Nyla

school are you planning

I have a senior there, and the

far," Valarie

the southern edge of the country, while Capitarnia was in the north. It would take several hours by plane. "It's not too far. I can always

press further. She understood Nyla's desire to leave Saintornia and start

breakfast, Nyla gathered a set of her clothes for Valarie. Their sizes were similar, and they had often swapped

cleaned up the dining table. As soon as she loaded the dishes into the dishwasher, she received a call from Pete. "Ms. Jayston, I hope I'm not disturbing you," Pete

you find out anything about

Pete's voice was

grandson of a