Chapter 239

Valerie Will POV

I tried my best to control my emotions after Patrick told me straight to my face that he actually went on a date with another woman and proceeded to ask me if I had a problem with it.

I was speechless for a few moments until I finally shook my head. When he left, I pulled out my phone and checked the news outlet to see if the paparazzi had taken photos of them.

My heart sank as I saw how happy they looked. It even ached more because the lady looked so familiar.

It took a second before I realized that I had seen photos of them on social media. They went on a date a few weeks before I returned to New York on that business trip — the same one that changed everything.

I wiped off the tears that had welled up at the corners of my eyes with the back of my hands. “Don’t cry, Valerie. You aren’t together and he has the right to move on. He gave you so many chances and you rejected him.”

Even though I tried to convince