Valentina's POV
I think at this point, it was safe to say that nothing in my life always went exactly how I wanted it to. Even when I was at the point of a miraculous breakthrough, there was always one little slip up that would ruin it all. That wasn't even the worst part either. Somehow, it was always someone else, or someone's actions that usually ruined it for me.
Like right now, that person was none other than my own father.
I stared at the man in question, just throwing him a quick glance before pulling my gaze away. Hiro had done an extraordinary job. He had even surpassed my own expectations, and the speech he'd just given had to be the most inspiring thing I'd heard in a while.
Even after he spoke, I caught a whiff of the other guests straining their ears for more, and when
