Chapter 862

Brandon thought Nyla was right. What mattered now was that he was the one with Valarie. He wouldn't let her go, nor would he give Tom the chance to take her away.

...

The next day at noon, Valarie woke up with a splitting headache. Realizing she was in her bedroom, she paused and tried to remember how she had gotten back. All she recalled from the dinner the previous night was drinking too much and then Brandon coming to pick her up. After that, everything was a blank.

Brandon must have brought her home.

Rubbing her aching temples, she threw off the covers and got out of bed. While washing up, she noticed her lips were injured and leaned in closer to the mirror in disbelief. What happened? Had she fallen after drinking too much?

Aside from her lips, however, she had no other injuries.

Confused, Valarie finished getting ready and stepped out of the bathroom, intending to call Brandon to ask about her lips.

As soon as she checked her phone, she was shocked to see dozens of missed calls and various messages.

The first messages she noticed were from her ex-classmates at the dinner, along with several voice notes asking where she had gone.

Feeling puzzled, Valarie opened her class group chat and scrolled through hundreds of messages until she finally pieced together what had happened.

she had gotten into the wrong car the previous

according to their descriptions, Tom hadn't taken her back to the Weirs' right away. Instead, he had brought her to his own home, and it

Brandon must have felt going

Would he believe

she remembered the injury on her

have been

she forced herself to

voice was low, devoid of

"Brandon... I'm really sorry. I got drunk last night, and I ended up in the wrong

silence on

seconds without a reply, she laughed dryly. "Brandon, when

have lunch together

eaten,"

was nearly 1:00 p.m. "Okay, never mind then. I'll go with you to the Genges'

might

to realize that Brandon was upset. She bit her lip and said, "Brandon, I really did drink

"Valarie, even if I

or get

unsure how to respond.

moment of

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