Trading My Ex for His Uncle

Nyla knelt in front of Mason and gently said, "Of course."

"Thank you, Mommy!" Mason chirped.

For the next week, Mason slept with Nyla and Damon every night. Only after he was completely sure they weren't going anywhere did he finally move back to his

own room.

As soon as Valarie found out that Nyla and Damon were back, she drove straight to their house.

The moment she saw Nyla, her eyes turned red, and she rushed over to hug her tightly. "I thought you were never coming back! You didn't even tell me you just disappeared! Do you even consider me a friend?!"

Nyla gently patted her back. "I didn't want you to worry."

"And that's why you just left without a word?! You're a terrible person!" Valarie whined.

"Okay, okay, I admit it. I'm awful. I'm sorry, alright? Please don't be mad," Nyla coaxed.

Valarie scolded her a little more before finally sitting down on the couch. "So now that you're back, you're not going back to Meristate, right?"

Nyla shook her head. "Nope. I have nothing to do with that place anymore."

"Good. After you left, I did some digging on the Nixons. Their internal conflicts are insane." Valarie sighed. "With your personality, if you'd stayed there any longer, you might've been taken out without even knowing who was behind it."

Nyla said, "Let's not talk about that anymore. What about you? How are things with Brandon?"

Valarie scoffed. "Don't even mention him. We broke up. I just met a new guy recently. Let me show you a picture."

She pulled out her phone and showed Nyla a photo of her and a younger man.

Nyla glanced at it and, for some reason, felt like he looked oddly familiar. "Valarie... I don't know if I'm imagining things, but this guy looks kind of familiar. I don't think I've met him before, though."

Valarie waved it off. "You're probably mistaken. I just met him not long ago."

"Maybe. It just feels like I've seen him somewhere before. Never mind, I can't remember right now. If it comes to me, I'll let you know.

"But tell me, what happened with Brandon? Why'd you break up?" Nyla asked.noveldrama

Valarie's smile instantly turned cold. "He kept meeting up with this female 'friend.' Sure, there were always a couple of guys with them too, but couldn't stand how fake she was. He refused to cut ties with her, so I

ended it."

Just thinking about all the times she caught Brandon and Michelle together made

her furious all over again.

But now that she'd dumped him, she wasn't about to dwell on it.

There were plenty of men in the world. Lose one, and another would show up soon enough.

Nyla frowned. "Brandon never struck me as someone who doesn't know how to set boundaries."

Valarie rolled her eyes. "Who cares? He's history now. He's got nothing to do with me anymore."

"Fair enough. I support you," Nyla said.

"Anyway, let's stop talking about him. I'm more interested in this younger guy I met. I really want to go after him. You have to teach me how to win him over!" Valarie gushed.

Nyla hesitated. "Uh... I'm not exactly an expert at that."

"Oh, come on! You must know something! Look at how head over heels Damon is for you! We're best friends-don't hold back! Give me all your secrets. I have a dinner date with him tonight!" Valarie urged.