An Obvious Ploy
With the Kensington family's increasing pressure, Mitchell and Patricia Vega talked it over and ended up bringing Clara back to Corvalis first.
As for Valerie, they let her stay in Alden since that's what she wanted.
After Mitchell and the others left, Valerie found herself clinging even more to her parents, Arthur and Miriam, without even realizing it.
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