Veiled Jealousy

“It's been a long time, Valerie.”

A man's clear voice rang out while the two were talking.

Valerie lifted her head and saw the newcomer was Bradley. She was momentarily dazed before responding. “It's been a while.”

They had indeed not met for some time. They didn't see each other since they stumbled into one another at the mansion the other day.

Valerie didn't specifically pay attention to news re