Before She Disappears

Later, Declan found out that Valerie didn't really drop out of school.

A few days after he returned to the country, Valerie asked Bridget to say "thank you" to Declan on her behalf.

Dropping out of school was Valerie's way of forcing Declan to compromise. She was risking her future career.

She dared to bet, but Declan didn't dare to bet with her.

Although he was angry that Valerie had applied to p