Trading My Ex for His Uncle (Nyla and Damon) novel Chapter 427

Sensing that Nyla was about to refuse, Damon pressed further, "I'll drive you, or you can stay at my place. Your choice."

"I'll call Valarie first," Nyla replied.

She quickly dialed Valarie and briefly explained what had happened, asking if she could stay at her place for a few days.

Valarie, furious, immediately offered to come pick her up.

Just as Nyla was about to agree, Damon calmly took the phone from her hand.

"It's too late for that. I'll take Nyla over. You don't need to come," he said firmly.

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the line before Valarie's voice came through, much louder. "Damon, why are you at Nyla's place?!"

Damon ignored her question. "Just send me the address, Ms. Weir. I'll take care of it."

He hung up and handed the phone back to Nyla, his expression calm. "Go pack your things."

Nyla pressed her lips together as if she wanted to say something. Seeing the calm determination in Damon's eyes, she took the phone and nodded before heading into the bedroom.

Less than ten minutes later, she emerged with a small bag.

Damon raised an eyebrow at the bag, which clearly contained no more than a few outfits. "That's all?"

"Yeah. I'm only staying a few days," Nyla answered.

"Alright, let's go," he said, reaching out to take the bag from her.

Nyla pulled it back. "No need, I've got it."

Damon didn't insist. He turned and headed toward the door.

"No, not at all. If he ends up in prison, it's his own fault. I just... never thought things would get to this point," she remarked.

She remembered how, when Harrison first married Wren, she and Gabriel had gotten along quite well. She had believed they would grow into close siblings. It turned out she had been naïve.

Wren never saw her as family, and now even Harrison had chosen to side with Wren.

Nyla thought that maybe the day Harrison remarried was the day she lost her home.

"I'll have someone protect you. I won't let him come anywhere near you," Damon said firmly.

"There's no need. I'll be safe staying with Valarie," Nyla said, rejecting his offer.

After a moment of silence, Damon's voice came out hoarse. "Nyla, please don't push me away. If I hadn't come back for my phone tonight... I don't want to think about what might have happened. I can't go through that again. I don't want you to be in any danger."

Although he tried to keep his voice steady, Nyla could hear the lingering fear in his tone.