Chapter 514
Trading My Ex for His Uncle
Nyla didnât dwell on it and continued the conversation.
After talking for a while, Damon weighed his options and decided to invest in Nylaâs lab.
By the time the party ended, it was already past 10:00p.m.
Nyla and Edgar stood at the entrance, bidding farewell to Damon and the other investors.
The secretary Damon had brought along was Luca Fleming. He had been with Prospectus Technology for four years and had been trained by Spencer, s On the way back, Luca couldnât help but comment, âMs. Kinsey is not only beautiful but also very capable. She must have a lot of admirers.â
Damon, engrossed in his documents, glanced up at him. âAre you interested in pursuing her?
Luca quickly waved his hands. âOh, no, not at all! Someone like her would never go for someone like me.â
At least he had some selfâawareness.
Damon gave no further response and returned his attention to his files.
He didnât disagree with Lucaâs assessment. Given the income Nyla would make from her recent drug development, she could easily achieve financial freedom. Most men wouldnât be a match for her.
Suddenly, Damonâs phone rang. Seeing it was Erin, he answered.
âDamon, I was out shopping and couldnât decide between two dresses. I just sent you pictures. Can you help me choose?â Erin asked.
Damon opened the text and looked at the two photos.
One dress was a yellow silk Vâneck mermaid gownâelegant and refined.
The other was a red strapless miniâdressâbold and eyeâcatching.
He set his phone down and returned to his files. âGo with the yellow one. It suits your style better.â
âOkay, yellow it is!â Erin chirped.
After hanging up, Erin looked at the yellow and red dresses laid out on her bed. She folded the yellow one and placed it in her suitcase, already excited a day.
It had taken her two years to finally become Damonâs fiancee after he lost his memory.
However, in the three years since their engagement, Damon had pushed her away every time she tried to deepen their relationship.
Once, she had even stripped down and climbed into his bed, only for him to take his clothes and sleep in the guest room instead.
People envied her for being Damonâs fiancee, but only she knew the truth: the most intimate thing Damon had ever done was put his arm around her wa She had complained about this before, but Damonâs response had been clearâIf she couldnât accept it, they could call off the engagement. After that, she didnât dare bring it up again.
They had been engaged for three years now, and lately, Damonâs attitude toward her had improved slightly. If she kept pushing, maybe they could finally get married this year.
When Nyla returned home, it was almost 11:00 p.m.
She opened the door and was surprised to see only Caroline sitting on the couch.
âCaroline, whereâs Buddy?â she asked.
âHe just fell asleep a little while ago,â Caroline replied.
Nyla nodded and sat down across from Caroline, exhaustion etched on her face. âThank you so much for tonight.â
âItâs no trouble. Buddy is easy to look after. But what happened tonight? Why did you suddenly ask me take him home?â Caroline asked.
After a brief silence, Nyla explained what had transpired.
Carolineâs expression turned concerned. âGood thing you had me take Buddy home early. Otherwise, he mightâve run intoâ¦. Well, it sounds like Damon
get involved again, since he pretended it was your first meeting.â
âYes, thatâs what Iâm hoping for. If he decides to invest in the lab, Iâll leave all communication with him to you,â Nyla said..
âIâve got it covered. You just focus on your research. Iâll handle everything with the investors,â Caroline offered.
Nylaâs eyes filled with gratitude. âThank you, Caroline.â
Over the past five years, Caroline had helped her immensely.