A Bitter Reality

Valerie remembered it, too. Back then, Vanessa was so proud that she ran off in tears.

At the time, no one noticed that Desmond was already interested in Vanessa the very first time he met her.

Valerie lowered her gaze. She'd gone after Vanessa to comfort her, not realizing anything was off. Only thinking back on it later did she see the signs.

"He ignores people he's not interested in," Valerie s