Turning down her Father's offer

On seeing that their secret was about to be exposed, Claudia interfered sharply and said, “Valerie, dear, I know that you are upset with us for letting you become a surrogate mother at such a young age. But we had no choice, child. It was because we wanted to save your father, and to better the family finance”.

Valerie scoffed in disgust, and shook her head. “What does that have to do with driving me out of the house? I was left in the streets for days. I had nowhere to go, and no one to ask for help”.

“I need an explanation, Claudia. What exactly does Valerie mean when she said that she was thrown out of the house? Didn't you tell me that she left the house on her accord?” Edmond narrowed his eyes on her.

“Dad. We didn't drive her out of the house. She's just making this up” Patricia snapped.

Valerie wasn't surprised. Just as she expected, they were never going to admit to the truth. Seeing both of them shattered her health, and she realized she was much happier being away from them.