Chapter 296

Alexander POV

Stars dotted the LA sky, barely visible through the city's light pollution. A handful of remaining valets chatted near their station, their voices carrying across the parking lot.

Thomas stood by Victoria's car, phone pressed to his ear. He straightened when he spotted me, ending his call.

Victoria emerged from the restaurant a moment later, her heels clicking against the pavement with deliberate precision. She stopped a few feet away, her expression calculating in the dim light.

"Forget something?" I asked, pulling my keys from my pocket.

"Actually, yes." She reached into her purse, extracting her phone. "Something I thought you should see before you drive away feeling so confident."

She tapped the screen a few times, then turned it towa