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Word quickly spread about how coldly Valarie had treated Tom in public.As soon as Valarie entered the Sumner Group, she sensed the strange stares from those around her.At first, she thought it was just her imagination. However, when she bumped into a manager she had previously met during a partnership discussion, and the manager hesitated, she could no longer ignore it."Ms. Maddock, is something going on? Why do the employees here keep looking at me strangely today?" she asked.The manager paused for a moment before speaking quietly. "Ms. Weir, I heard that you had an unpleasant encounter with Mr. Genge at the Weir Group today."Valarie's breakup with Tom five years ago had been highly publicized. Since many of the Sumner Group's employees had been with the company for years, they were familiar with her history with him.After all, it had made headlines when Valarie caught Tom cheating, and he had been vilified for it.Following that incident, Tom disappeared abroad for five

After listening, Nyla was so angry that she felt like hitting someone. "That jerk! How could he have the nerve to come back?!"Damon got up and walked over to her, patting her back. "Alright, it's not worth getting worked up over someone like that. Besides, Valarie is with Brandon now. He'll take good care of her.""That's different," Nyla countered.Just because Valarie was happy now didn't mean the hurt Tom had caused her in the past had disappeared."If you don't like him, just skip the party," Damon suggested.Nyla was about to respond when Damon's phone rang. Seeing that it was a call from the hospital, he quickly answered."Mr. Sumner, Mr. Jayston's health has improved enough for him to be discharged. When would you like to come in to handle the paperwork?" a nurse asked.Hearing this, Damon felt a wave of relief. "I'll be there shortly."Nyla overheard the conversation. When Damon ended the call, she said, "I'll go with you.""Okay," Damon answered.…On the way to th

"Okay, thank you for your hard work," Nyla replied."It's no trouble at all. I'll get back to cleaning now," the cleaning lady replied.Nyla nodded. "Sure."The cleaning lady quickly returned to the kitchen, and soon the sounds of clattering came from inside.Nyla helped Harrison sit down on the sofa. He looked around the living room with a sense of nostalgia.His eyes landed on the lines on the wall that marked Nyla's height, and he couldn't help but smile. "Nyla, go stand by that height chart. I want to see how tall you are now."Following his gaze, Nyla smiled and walked over to the entrance, leaning against the wall.The highest mark barely reached her waist, and Harrison sighed softly. "I remember the last height mark was made by your mother."Nyla nodded, a hint of sadness crossing her face. Not long after that line had been recorded, her parents had divorced.The day Emerald had left the country, Nyla had been on her way to an out-of-town competition. She hadn't even ha

Damon blinked and nodded. "Yeah, maybe it's just someone who looks a lot like your mom."Nyla didn't dwell on the topic any longer. She placed the photo back in the album and closed it. "I'm heading to the supermarket to pick up some essentials. Want to come with me?""Sure," Damon agreed.After putting the album back in the drawer, Nyla and Damon left the house together.At the supermarket, Nyla walked ahead, picking out items while Damon pushed the cart behind her. Their attractive pairing caught the attention of several shoppers.Once they had finished gathering the essentials, they approached the spice aisle.Nyla turned to Damon and asked, "Should I buy some spices and groceries? We could cook dinner at my dad's place tonight.""Sounds good to me," Damon replied."What do you feel like eating?" Nyla asked."Anything's fine," Damon answered.Nyla stared at him, slightly annoyed. "You've been distracted since we entered the store. Is there something on your mind?"Damon s

"She's not with me. You can't reach her right now?" Nyla asked."Yeah, she told me this afternoon she was going to a class reunion tonight. I offered to pick her up, but I got delayed by a meeting. By the time I got there, everyone had already left. And she's not answering my calls," Brandon explained.Nyla frowned. "Don't panic just yet. Did she say what kind of reunion it was?""I think it was a high school reunion," Brandon replied."Okay, I'll ask around," Nyla said.She and Valarie had been in neighboring classes in high school, so she knew quite a few people from Valarie's class.After hanging up, Nyla messaged someone from the other class to find out who had been at the dinner that night.When she learned that Valarie was unreachable, her contact immediately began asking around and soon called Nyla back. "Nyla, I just checked with the class president and others. They said a guy came by and took Valarie. They'd all been drinking a bit, and when they saw Valarie didn't re