Chapter 18

Patrick Banks POV

Jessica filmed me without my consent and went ahead to leak it to the entire world. My mind raced with different thoughts.

This wasn’t about Valerie anymore.

It was bigger than that.

She had destroyed my reputation.

“Oh my goodness,” I whispered as I paced back and forth around the hotel room like a madman. I couldn’t even see myself going back to the house.

What would I say to Valerie?

I won’t be able to look her in the eyes.

I was ashamed of myself. How did I let something like this happen? Jessica was a cold-blooded evil woman who didn’t care about anything.

It didn’t even bother her that her face showed in the recording. She sacrificed herself just to bring me down. I felt so devastated.

If only I could go back in time, I wouldn’t have even listened to her when she said she had something important to show me.

She didn’t even give me a warning. She didn’t try to negotiate. I had no idea she made a