why is she not at the office?

Chapter 71- Dante's POV

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Spending many nights at my parent's house, I kept going into the room Valerie stayed in for days, only because I wanted to feel the same air she breathed during her stay there.

While, I was fully aware she wasn't interested in speaking to me, seeing how she snubbed my presence on her way back to her apartment, the last time I saw her.

Then, I got to the office, feeling all hyped up because I knew, I was going to be a father.

I wore a smile on my face and greeted every member of my staff as they came my way, I was elated, damn, I'm going to be a father.

Finally, with my delight still going on inside of me, I reached my office and turned around repeatedly with a wide smile on my face as I had my seat.

Shifting the chair closer to my working table, I opened my laptop and murmured silently to myself, "I am going to be a father soon,"

With that, I remembered not seeing Valerie today despite knowing she didn't want to see me.

So, I stood up and headed to he