A New Facade

Desmond and the group headed to a restaurant.

Before the food arrived, Nolan was texting Valerie on WhatsApp.

Valerie: [I was helping him out. He was after Vanessa, but he didn't know that Vanessa's boyfriend was Desmond. Honestly, Desmond can get pretty hot-tempered. I was giving him a hand.]

Nolan: [For real?]

Valerie: [Absolutely.]

Since Valerie said so, Nolan didn't dwell on it anymore. He put