Cancelled? My chest tightened.
Jennifer looked at Valentin in horror. "Mr. Boone, I really... I really don't blame Mrs. Boone!"
Bridger glared hard at me, as if he wished to skin me alive.
Maliyah finally spoke. "Valentin, don't go too far! You were always a shameful thing..."
Mrs. Navarro immediately interrupted Maliyah. Her face was completely embarrassed. "Valentin, look around us. Everywhere there are people of power and status. You are not to make a fuss. An apology is enough. What do you mean by acting out like this? Even your mother didn't cause this much trouble back then."
My clenched fists tightened.
His low voice was devoid of warmth and harsher than before. "Mrs. Navarro, there is no need to refer to someone who has been dead since long ago. It is better to be reasonable.
