Chapter 396

That day, just as Valerie was about to leave, she heard a knock at the door.

Pausing in the middle of changing her shoes, she went to open it.

Standing outside were two men—one, an elderly gentleman in a suit with a kindly demeanor, and the other, a silver-haired man dressed in robes, his youthful features contrasting sharply with his aged hair.

Valerie had met them before, years ago when she was