Chapter 13
Valerie Will
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Throughout the event, my eyes kept drifting to my phone.
Celeste had promised to give me what I wanted before the end of the day. But she still hadn’t reached out to me. I was nervous but I pretended like everything was okay.
I felt bad because Patrick seemed uncomfortable being in the same room with Jamal. Even if it wasn’t true, he thought I cheated on him with Jamal.
I had no idea what was going through his head.
But I knew that he wasn’t thrilled about Jamal’s presence.
It didn’t come as a surprise when he excused himself from the theatre. He claimed he was going to the bathroom but I knew he just wanted space from me and Jamal.
After a few minutes had passed and he didn’t come back, I didn’t bother asking him where he was. Not because Eli did
