Trading My Ex for His Uncle by Hello Spring

Chapter 964

Nyla's frown intensified as she asked, "Ruby, do you have any idea how much you've sacrificed to get to where you are? Are you really willing to throw all of that away?"

She had witnessed Ruby's journey firsthand and struggled to accept that her friend was making such a hasty decision.

Ruby's tone was sharp. "I don't need you to remind me of what I've been through. I know what I want, and I've made my decision."

She didn't want to hear another lecture.

To Ruby, Nyla was an outsider who could never truly understand the despair and struggles she had endured. Her toxic family was a suffocating swamp-the more she fought to escape, the deeper she sank. Ruby had reached her limit. She no longer wanted that life. Nyla's words couldn't pull her out, nor could anyone else's reasoning. She had made up her mind.

To her, leaving the country and vanishing beyond her family's reach was the only way forward.

Seeing that her words had no effect, Nyla paused, her voice turning cold as she spoke again. "Fine. If you're so determined to leave, call the professor yourself and tell him."

Without another word, she turned and left the office, heading for the lab.

fix anything. Nyla would still be disappointed, and besides, Ruby doubted they'd cross paths again. Taking a

conversation lasted over

point,

of a fresh start abroad outweighed everything else. In the

to change her mind, Edgar

Ruby to wrap up her current projects, hand over her responsibilities, and secure her admission to

...

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as he

This should be enough to repay the funds Sullivan misappropriated

at the card in disbelief. "Ms. Jenner... how do

his suspicion evident. Handling such a large sum without knowing its

smiled faintly. "Don't worry. I sold a property to get this

Ms. Jenner, you and Mr.

I need to explain myself, do I?