The Secret Examination

Seeing that Marcus was silent, Valerie shook his hand and pleaded, "Dad, is this okay?"

"Okay." Marcus nodded in agreement. "But I'm afraid your mother will object. Leave this to me."

Valerie answered, "Okay."

"Silly girl." Marcus reached out and wiped away the tears on Valerie's face. He said in a serious tone, "No matter what happens, I will believe you. So you have to believe that our father-da