Trading My Ex for His Uncle by Hello Spring

"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.

the graduate entrance exams. Working takes up too much of my time. I could

you suddenly

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

Damon?" Valarie

calm and detached. "What I had with him was just a brief dream. Now that

and Damon had no future together, especially now that he was back with Rebecca. It seemed even less

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

planning

university in Capitarnia. I have a senior there, and the school is

far,"

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

and didn't press further. She understood Nyla's desire to leave Saintornia and

set of her clothes for Valarie. Their sizes were

in the shower, Nyla 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

out anything about

voice was

is the grandson of a victim