Chapter 128

Valerie cried the entire way, clutching her father’s hand in the ambulance. Her emotions were a tangled mess of panic, guilt, and disbelief. How had things spiraled so far out of control? She had done everything she could to keep what they’d done a secret—hidden behind smiles and staged affection.

But... she hadn’t started this for no reason.

This was Roman’s fault.

If he hadn’t ignored her—if he