A Willing Captive

On her way back, Valerie called Daphne.

"How did it go?" Daphne asked right away.

Valerie didn't hold anything back.

Daphne listened quietly, and when Valerie finished, she asked, "My dad was just there. You didn't run into him, did you?"

She was worried that Valerie might bump into Richard.

'It was way more than just bumping into him,' Valerie thought.

Richard was straight-up waiting for her.

But