Chapter 1312

"The Fuller family and Nolan will take care of the kid's illness," Whitney assured. "You need to relax and focus on yourself for a few days. Joy is still so little-she really needs her mom right now."

"We just went upstairs to check on her," Tiana added gently.

Valerie's eyes, previously unfocused with exhaustion, sharpened with worry at the mention of her daughter. "Joy... How was she this morning? Did she cry at all?"

Tiana rubbed her eyes and sighed. "Of course she cried, Valerie. She misses her mom. That's why you need to put yourself back together for her sake."

"She's all I care about. My only reason to hold on," Valerie murmured, almost to herself.

Tiana shot Whitney a worried glance.

They stayed with Valerie for a long while, but she barely spoke after that, her silence heavy and unsettling.

half here and half somewhere else... What really happened at the dam? I want to get

"Actually, Ashton saved Valerie at

Ashton did that?"

out the window at the bright, cloudless sky.

Valerie needs time to

fall into a depression," Tiana sighed. "We should

give her time. Joy is the best medicine for her right now. And if Ashton knows what's good for him, he'll be

of her personally. Who knows, though—maybe these two brothers will end

real ray of sunshine around here. Maybe you should look

gave

wasn't sure if her trip to Banyan City had gone

had witnessed Elaine's dramatic demise, and with

maybe things

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