Chapter 145

Valerie Will POV

I didn’t even know how to comfort Celeste. What could I possibly say to her? When Charles was being rushed to the hospital, I assured her that everything was going to be okay — that he was going to make it alive.

But he ended up passing away.

Everything still felt so unreal.

One minute, we were having fun at the restaurant, the next minute, Charles was lifeless. Life was really crazy. I wanted it to be a bad nightmare. I wanted to wake up from my dream.

But no, it was already my reality.

Charles didn’t deserve to go.

He was so full of love.

Celeste didn’t deserve to lose her husband.

While I was still pacing back and forth around the hospital’s reception, I saw Jordan walking towards me. Patrick must’ve sent him.

I pulled him into a tight hug as I saw him.

I felt so terrible, I just needed any sort of comfort.

“Everything is going to be okay,” Jordan whispered in my ear, giv