Chapter 48: What if...

**Third person**

“Good,” Karen said with a satisfied smirk and ended the call.

Tessa lowered the phone, the weight of what Karen just said settling on her.

She was to spy on Valerie and report back to her. So far, Val did seem odd, but there was nothing concrete.

Except… Expect for the time when Adam sent Valerie flowers and a text message.

“I hope you like the flowers. The offer to be my mistress is still on the table; have a nice day (inserts love emoji),” the message had read.

She'd taken a quick peek at it before Valerie noticed she didn't fail to inform Karen about it.

Maybe it was part of the reasons Karen wanted her gone? Or maybe it was something else. Anyway, that didn't matter to her, as long as she was getting paid.

As long as the money was going to help with her mother's hospital bills...

**Valerie**

The whistling sound of the kettle snapped me out of my thoughts.

I reached for the hot water and poured it into the tea cup on the counter, the smell of milk and honey fil