Chapter 13. Retaliation

Val was still getting acquainted with her new office when she heard a knock on the door to her office. She turned her gaze from the files she was looking into, towards the door and awaited to see who it was as the door knob turned.

Her expression grew blank when Mark walked in her office and Val visibly scoffed.

Mark saw this but just stood by the door after closing it behind him. He stared at the tip of his shoes for a long while, unsure of what to do or say.

He wouldn’t say he had ever dreamed to be in this situation in any of his worst nightmares. There was nothing he could say nor do to right his wrongs. He only had the decency to not look Val in the face.

Yes, he’d done really wrong to Val, and as such he should be happy that she’s at least doing well in life. However, if he was being realistic he hated whatever this was.

“Honey—”

“Don’t even dare!” Val raised a finger to warn. “Don’t even think about it!” Val stated word for word in a trembl