Loving You In Secret

Chapter 977

"I'm feeling fine. It's just my old body acting up again," replied Valencia.

After a few rounds of small talk, Vicky finally said, "I would like to apologize for ruining your birthday party last night, Missus Hart."

Valencia smiled, but the smile did not seem sincere. "Don’t worry about it. Lincoln has already explained everything to me, so I know it was all just a misunderstanding."

Valencia had always spoken harshly to her and the fact that she would say something like this to Vicky now meant that she was really trying her best to be nicer to her.

'I wonder what Lincoln said to her to make her change her opinion of me,' thought Vicky.

With that thought in mind, Vicky started to say, "Tyler and I..."

Valencia interjected, "I'm getting on with age and have no more energy to be involved in you youngsters' affairs. Since Lincoln chose you, I have nothing to say. However, I hope you won't mind me giving you some advice. A real woman is loyal to her man, so don't be like Lincoln's ex-fiancee, who fooled around with men in nightclubs and was exposed by the media. Our family would never accept that kind of woman as our daughter-in-law. I'm sure you've already heard about Tyler and Miss Starling. I bet they'll get engaged before the end of the year."

as neutral as

of you are already divorced, it's best if you

keep talking, but Lincoln quickly handed

long, so you must be thirsty.

I've only just begun. Are you in that much of a hurry to shut me up?" said Valencia in mock anger. Having said that, she still drank the water and

now. Ms. Shaw, you may go now if there's

her willpower just

a minute longer,

I'm going to see Vicky off,"

Valencia nodded.

the ward, Vicky and Lincoln came

into Lincoln's eyes and asked, "You have helped me for so many years, and when I was at my

did that because you wanted

That was what I had in mind at the beginning but after that..." He shook his head. "I came to see you as a real friend. You should know that too. In all the years that we've known each other, have I ever forced you to do anything you didn't want to