Chapter 84

Valerie Will POV

“Are you sure you’re good?” Jamal’s concerned voice echoed from the other end of the line.

“Yes.”

“So how was your day?” He asked.

“Fine.”

There was a short pause. “Valerie?”

“Huh?”

“Is everything okay?” He asked, his voice tense.

I nodded even though he couldn’t see me. “Yes, everything is okay.”

“It seems like you’re tired. We’ll talk better in the morning.”

Without letting me respond, he ended the call.

I tossed my phone on the bed as I paced around the room. How did I even get to this point? After all the promises. After assuring him that nothing was going to happen between me and Patrick.

It took just a month. One fucking month. I felt so ashamed of myself. It happened only once. It was just a spur-of-the-moment thing.

But the guilt lasted forever. I couldn’t even have a conversation with Jamal because of how guilty I felt. I had betrayed him with the man I swore I hated.