The buzz of the media storm outside Valerie Blackstone’s law firm continued to rage. Inside, however, the silence of her office was thick with tension, an unsettling calm before a storm of a different kind. Valerie sat at her sleek desk, her mind swirling, as her fingers drummed the polished wood, her thoughts focused on the next move in her dangerous game. The conversation with Mr. Albert had been a step, but it was far from the end. His arrogance had triggered something deeper in her—a fire she hadn't felt in years.
Few hours after the incident happened, Laura did her research and she found out that Valerie's ex-husband was connected to John and Albert.
Albert was Raymond's older brother. Valerie clenched her fist on the table.
“Its runs in the blood, treating women like trash, how ab
