Chapter 59

VALERIE'S POV

4:55 PM, At Papa's house

It has been a couple of hours since I switched off my phone to stop the incessant phone calls from that dick head Hudson, picked up the kids from school and even enjoyed lunch together before we headed for the 'family meeting' that was to be held right here, at the Hernandez Estate.

The minute we arrived, Papa had immediately left me to the dogs using the kids as excuse.

Last time I checked, they were enjoying fruits at the pool side just by the other side of the mansion. And so therefore, I was forced to 'bond' with my amiable aunties and uncle.

Note the sarcasm there. The murderous stares I was receiving right now were farrrr from amiable, I'm telling you.

Infact, just staring at them sent all the wrong type of signals to my brain. Signals that I should only be having when I'm faced with a serial killer, all my brain wanted me to do was run and hide. Just like I had always done when I was younger.

It was unbelievable that the people I should