The Bitter Truth

Beatrice suddenly looked ecstatic and raised her voice a little. She fixed her eyes on Valerie. Seeing that Valerie didn't seem to be lying, she was even more delighted.

Beatrice said, "That's great. I thought I would never be back to the Vance villa. I didn't expect to have hope."

Beatrice smiled and burst into tears. Her tears ran down her cheeks and fell on the back of Valerie's hand.

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