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.

wave of unease swept over Nyla as she instinctively fumbled with the lock, trying to get inside. Just as her hand touched it, Gabriel grabbed her wrist. "Let go of me!" she

was firm, leaving her

"Nyla, when we met earlier today, I realized you know I was the one behind it

through Nyla, draining the color from her face. "Gabriel, I've never done anything to wrong you. Why would you set me up

her gaze, his expression softened, his

I want to be

with disbelief. She stared

you crazy?! We're practically siblings! Who ruins someone's life just to be with

Nyla's face, his

and she slapped his hand away. "Don't

and disgust. If he had claimed to hate her or seek vengeance for Wren, she wouldn't have been so repulsed. But to say he had

we're not related by blood. When you were with Clark, I was abroad and couldn't come back. After you got married, I had no right to

can't we

glared at him, trembling with rage.

mouth, Gabriel grabbed her chin and forced a

her head sharply, and his lips landed on her

let go of me! You don't love me. You