Trading My Ex for His Uncle by Hello Spring

Nyla hummed in response. She was about to take out the trash, so she decided to walk Damon downstairs as well.

Damon, wanting to spend more time with her, refrained from offering to take the trash for her.

Nyla's apartment wasn't on a high floor, so despite Damon's intentions, there wasn't much time to linger.

Once they reached the ground floor, Nyla threw the trash into the bin and turned to Damon. "Mr. Sumner, I won't see you off any further."

Without waiting for a reply, she turned and walked away.

Damon watched her retreating figure with a complex expression. He sensed that Nyla had truly let go of their past.

He wasn't sure how long it would take for her to forgive him, but he believed that day would eventually come.

...

Back at her door, just as Nyla was about to unlock it, a sudden noise from the stairwell startled her.

She turned to see Gabriel emerging from the hallway, his gaze fixed on her, eyes dark and unreadable.

the lock, trying to get inside. Just as her hand touched it, Gabriel grabbed her wrist. "Let go of me!" she cried,

was firm, leaving

calm and deliberate. "Nyla, when we met earlier

Nyla, draining the color from her face. "Gabriel, I've never done

his expression

to be with

She stared at him as if he had

We're practically siblings! Who ruins someone's life just to be

chuckled, gently brushing his hand against Nyla's face,

fingers made her shudder, and she slapped his hand away. "Don't touch

Wren, she wouldn't have been so repulsed. But to say he had orchestrated her downfall

was abroad and couldn't come back. After you got married, I had no right to interfere. But

we be together?"

with rage. "Because

mouth, Gabriel grabbed her chin and forced a

lips landed on her cheek,

You don't love me. You just want to destroy