Chapter 39

VALERIA

Pushing Chase away when he randomly showed up at my front door continued to gnaw at my conscience. Perhaps I shouldn't have allowed my emotions to get the better of me.

Remember that you still need Chase to exert your revenge, Valeria. I reminded myself.

If I don't win him over, it would be difficult to get information from Cynthia since I'm still suspecting that the two of them work together.

I had to keep my ears peeled and pretend that I didn't know anything for now.

What do I do? Should I pursue him and apologize? I think the best thing to do in this situation was to butter up to him and pretend that I liked him back. That way, I would be able to get all the necessary information that I would need to aid my revenge plan against them.

I quickly tried to call Chase, but he wasn't answering his calls.

I puffed out an exasperated groan as I ran a frantic hand through my hair, racking my brain as to where he could possibly be right now.

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