Proof of Sincerity

“Why?”

Dominic gazed at her with slightly furrowed brows.

Valerie tied her hair up, walked over to him, and nestled into his arms. “My granddad already knows what happened.”

The man was unusually taken aback. “It'll be fine.”

She looked up at him and chuckled. “But he gets mad the moment he sees you.”

“That won't happen soon enough.”

Intrigued by his remark, Valerie arched an eyebrow and asked, “W