Silent Relief

Valerie had been under house arrest for two whole days, her phone was unreachable. No matter how hard the Ellsworth family tried, they couldn't get through to her. Nolan was beside himself with worry and showed up at Desmond Bancroft's door.

When Nolan demanded answers, Desmond just replied coolly, "Valerie's not here."

Nolan didn't buy it for a second. He didn't care about being polite anymore an