Chapter 204

Patrick Banks POV

I just couldn’t believe that Valerie would say something like that. After everything we went through with Massimo, she wanted us to go to him for help.

I was disappointed.

It wasn’t like I didn’t want to help Celeste. If I could do something about the situation, I would.

But the last time I went out of my way to help her, it ended with my company going under investigation.

It wasn’t entirely her fault, but I made a deal with someone just because I wanted to help her. And it still had to do with her husband’s death.

Valerie needed to understand that we didn’t have to be saviors all the time. And I wouldn’t even let her testify in that case anymore, even if she wanted to.

Why did she find it difficult to choose between her kids and her best friend who wouldn’t hesitate to throw her under the bus?

Valerie was really complicated.

How was it so easy for her to forgive other people, but when it came to me, she couldn’