Chapter 187

Valerie Will POV

Damien’s words stuck with me and created doubt in my mind. But I didn’t want to comfort Patrick about it or even end up accusing him of something he didn’t do.

But when I saw on the news that he was spotted in Paris with her, I lost my cool. I felt so betrayed and humiliated.

I still couldn’t believe he would do something like that to me. The worst part was that he lied when I asked him about it.

So much for needing time away from everyone just to clear his head. When in reality, he abandoned his kids to be with his ex-girlfriend.

The image of them was drilled into my head. Even if I forced myself to forget it, I couldn’t. And whenever I thought about it, my blood boiled intensely with rage.

And I thought about it every second.

I just needed to clear my head.

My breathing was heavy. I wanted to believe that Patrick was telling the truth, just so I would be okay.

But my brain didn’t let me acc