A Complicated Date SPECIAL CHAPTER: NARRATED BY VALERIA. (On the occasion of her birthday). Beneath this layer of sadness, joy was growing. I recently learned about my real mother, a sister, now a father, and a brother. I guess the family was getting bigger, but it wasn't as good news as it seemed. My father never heard from me, my mother died before I could remember her face or the timbre of her voice, the quality of her hand, or a warm kiss on my cheek. I was still anxious about whether Ramses would receive justice, and in the meantime, I was making a job change where I would work with my father and brother. Mr. Alaric Jackson was also there. After his fight with Adrien, he seemed to hate me. Not that he said much more to me before; he barely moved his lips every time he looked at m

