Chapter 238

“Vance?” Her voice cracked.

The man turned. A faint smile curved his lips. “Welcome home, Miss Valerie.”

Her eyes blinked, wide with disbelief. For a heartbeat, she couldn’t process what she was seeing. And then everything inside her shattered. She ran to him, clinging to him desperately as sobs ripped from her chest.

“Where have you been all this time?!” she cried, her voice raw with anguish. “I