Familiar Stranger

Valerie glanced at Melanie and chuckled. Then, she diverted her gaze toward Maximus and said, "Mr. Mercier, if we're all returning to the hotel, I'll be sharing a car with my friend. Let's meet at the hotel entrance."

Maximus stared at Valerie for a while. "See you later."

With that said, he left with his bodyguard.

Once Maximus was gone, Melanie hastily stepped out from the spot behind Valerie to