Chapter 48

Valerie Will POV

Ever since I got into a relationship with Jamal, the longest I had gone without speaking to him was for like twenty hours.

Even if we had a minor fight, we didn’t go a day without speaking to each other. He always made sure we were in contact.

But this time around, it had been three days and he still hadn’t responded to my texts. I even went over to his house a few times, but I couldn’t find him.

I was so worried.

I had to deal with his distant attitude coupled with Patrick’s disturbance. My life felt so complicated and my mental health was deteriorating.

I couldn’t believe Jamal would shut me out like that. Liam was also asking about him but I had to lie that Jamal was busy with work, so he didn’t have time to come to the house.

My phone buzzed with an incoming call.

It was Jamal’s mother. I had tried calling her a few times earlier, but I figured she was busy. So I decided to wait until she returned the call.<