Raton’s POV Two weeks already and Valerie still hadn’t given me a reply concerning the marriage proposal. My grandfather was on my nerves already, and he thought I was just being a fool. Earlier that day, she had sent a text to celebrate her little win in her office, how she successfully landed a role by herself. It was her first time without Ian getting to be involved. I knew what that meant to her and how much she had always wanted that. “Let’s have a little party at my place tonight,” her message reads. At first, I thought it was just us, but there were others she had sent the invite to, her clique of friends and some workers at the office. I didn’t have a choice, I had to accompany her and join her to celebrate. She was everything to me, even though she had caused a delay in

