Hearing voices outside the classroom, Julian swiftly went out to check.He found Valerie and Melissa, each laden with lunch and drinks. They looked hostile toward the young woman from the previous day.Julian hurried over, offering his help. "What's got both of you so upset?" he asked.Melissa point
Valerie felt something was off after hearing Kieran's words.She stepped between Bennett and Kieran, pulling their hands apart. "Kieran and I will head home for now, Bennett. We'll catch up with you soon," Valerie said.With a firm grip on Kieran's hand, Valerie led him to the car. It was a first fo
Kieran seized Valerie's hand, urging her to check his injured spot. "Feel it for yourself. Check if it's all good!""I won't, Kieran! Quit being so roguish," Valerie protested.She tried to pull her hand away. Even the slightest touch on his zipper was enough to make her blush.After withdrawing her
Valerie tended to her skin at the dressing table.When her gaze met Kieran's in the mirror, she said, "Darling, I know you might be pretty peeved at me. But seriously, that intense gaze of yours is too much. It feels like you're sizing me up for a feast, even in the reflection.""Well, I'm craving m
The bustling activity in the morning suddenly came to a halt. Valerie, looking like an agitated cat, burst out."Does it hurt?" Kieran asked."What do you think?" Valerie shot back angrily.Last night, Kieran noticed traces of blood on the bedsheet after their activities. He glanced at Valerie ben
In the living room, Kieran reached out to Valerie, holding her hand. She shook it off, but he persisted, grasping it once more. She got up and went to the backyard. Not long after, Kieran followed her. "Valerie."Valerie hastened her pace, not letting him keep up.Smiling, Kieran quickened his foot
Once at the hospital, Valerie got a wheelchair to push Melissa around.They went to the wound care department and found Julian, who was lying in bed with a dazed look on his face."Oh, God. Are you paralyzed too, Melissa?" Julian asked, from one beat-up patient to another.Julian turned to look at t
Valerie looked at the tombstone. It was pitch black outside and dark inside.Normally, she would be afraid of places like this. But with her husband by her side, she feared nothing at all.There was a small patch of grass in front of the tomb. Kieran dug a hole in it and then put the test results in