Trading My Ex for His Uncle (Nyla) novel Chapter 1357

Nyla looked at Valarie. "What do you mean, giving each other looks? Just eat. I made your favorite—spicy chicken."

Valarie nodded. "Okay."

As they ate, Damon glanced at Brandon. "When are you going back to the company?"

It had been nearly a month since Brandon left the Sumner Group. If he stayed away much longer, the people he had trained might start siding with someone else.

Brandon paused mid-bite, instinctively glancing at Valarie across the table. She didn't even look his way.

After a brief silence, he lowered his gaze. "In a few days."

"Alright." Damon didn't press the issue.

Brandon was the CEO of the Sumner Group. Damon couldn't keep treating him like a subordinate.

Halfway through the meal, Brandon's phone rang.

Seeing Jayden's name on the screen, he frowned and ignored it. But the phone rang again. And again.

After declining multiple calls, he realized the others at the table were all looking at him.

He picked up the phone. "It might be urgent."

Stepping aside, he answered in a low voice. "Jayden, I'm busy. Don't call again—"

"Brandon, Michelle attempted suicide. She's in the ER. The doctors said she lost a lot of blood… She might not make it," Jayden said.

Brandon let out a cold laugh. "She tried coercion, and when that didn't work, she resorted to this? Whatever happens to her has nothing to do with me."

Without another word, he hung up.

As he turned back, a text from Jayden came through.

Jayden: [I'm at Pinnacle Hospital. Come if you still have a conscience.]

Brandon's grip tightened around his phone, his knuckles turning white.

After several seconds, he deleted the message, his face blank.