Chapter 439 Valerie's Return

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The night belonged to many offices where lights still burned late, bars alive with music and revelry, highways pulsing with endless streams of traffic, and airports and train stations bustling with hurried travelers. Some drowned their sorrows in drink, while others lay awake, restless.

The long night finally came to an end. Until the first light of dawn broke, heralding a new beginning. The