25.Chapter 25

Standing right behind Kaelen, Lydia had overheard every word of the exchange between Kaelen and Valerie.

As she watched Kaelen's fixation on Valerie's daughter, the unease in Lydia's chest only grew more intense.

'Why can't you just disappear for good, Valerie? You've been gone for four years. Why did you come back now?' Lydia silently cursed in her mind, her resentment boiling beneath her compose