She'd been wearing the turtleneck all day. Thus, no one saw the hickey on her neck.It was only when she wore the low-cut tank top that her slender neck was exposed, as was the red mark on her skin."My uncle is such a pervert," Julian said.Valerie chimed in. "He's not just any ordinary pervert."T
His words were meant to humiliate her. He was implying that Valerie had gotten herself a man to relieve some of the pressure of the competition.Valerie smirked. The face paint obscured her innocent little face. The more mysterious she was, the more the audience wanted to know her."I'm sorry for ma
Valerie seized her chance and rammed her elbow into Pinecock's arm with all her strength.With a loud crack, his arm broke.They didn't have to wait for the umpire to announce the winner. Everyone already knew.There were eight minutes left.Valerie was sweating all over. She got up and went to the
The system soon announced the order of matches.The first group was Valerie's.She took a deep breath to relax herself. "The sooner I get this over with, the sooner we get to leave and my husband won't be as suspicious. I won't be able to explain this to him otherwise.""Please get it over with quic
It was then that Julian realized that Valerie and Melissa were both unreliable sorts. When disaster came, they saved themselves.He was left to face the music alone.After Valerie ran out, she only had a tank top on. She put her hands on her waist to catch her breath after that run."Did you run out
He saw Valerie everyday. Of course he'd be able to tell if it was her.The greatest possibility here was that she'd lent her clothes to someone else.However, she and Melissa had promised not to rat each other out. Valerie gritted her teeth and shook her head.Kieran slammed the table hard with his
"Hello, Melissa. Did you miss me?" Mrs. Cortez asked her daughter gently."Mom, it's me. I have something to tell you," Bennett said.Melissa panicked. She stomped her feet on the floor and flew into Bennett's arms. She kissed him wildly on the cheeks.Bennett was speechless. The wetness on his face
Kieran went home in the afternoon.Valerie and Julian had already gotten off school.When she saw that Kieran was home, Valerie rushed toward him. "Welcome home, honey."Kieran saw the wariness in her eyes and embraced her.Then, he let her go and said, "I have some things to do. You can go do your