Trading My Ex for His Uncle (Nyla and Damon) novel Chapter 898

Ruby shook her head. "No need. I live close to the company and the main road, so there are still plenty of people around at this hour. I'll be fine."

Nyla didn't insist, nodding. "Alright, message me when you get home."

"Will do," Ruby replied.

After that, Nyla and Damon quickly got into the car and left, while Ruby turned to head home. Just as she neared her house, she suddenly received a call from Sullivan.

"Aren't you home yet?" Sullivan asked.

Ruby, not used to his overly familiar tone, frowned. "I'm on my way home. Thanks for your concern, Sullivan, but is there something else you need?"

Sullivan, unfazed by her cold tone, kept his voice gentle as always. "Be careful on the road. Let me know when you get home."

Ruby took a deep breath before replying, "Sullivan, I thought I made myself clear last time. I really appreciate you saving me twice, but my feelings for you are nothing more than gratitude."

Sullivan had heard this rejection so many times that he didn't take offense. "Ruby, why not give us a chance? If, in the end, you can't develop feelings for me, I'll let you go."

"There's no point in trying something that won't work," Ruby replied.

Besides, he wasn't the type of person she liked.

They both grew up in families that didn't offer much love, like two hedgehogs bristling at the slightest threat. Being together would only cause them to hurt each other, and she didn't want to waste time on that.

"You don't know it won't work," Sullivan said, his voice persistent.

Ruby lowered her eyes, speaking slowly. "Sullivan, people who grow up without love don't have extra love to give. Loving themselves is already difficult enough.

She had long gotten used to being alone. She wasn't afraid of loneliness. In fact, she had become accustomed to it. But when she heard Sullivan's words, they still moved her, and her heart skipped a beat.

It was only a momentary flutter.

She and Sullivan were too alike—similar childhoods, similar experiences, which had shaped similar stubborn personalities. Two people so alike could never work together.

In the hospital room…

Sullivan slowly put down his phone and stared out the window. After being rejected time and time again by Ruby, his patience was running thin.

Just then, his phone rang. He looked at the screen with anticipation, but his expression darkened when he saw who was calling.