Who will bail Valerie?

Absent-mindedly, Valerie stirred the milk in the cup. She was troubled because the day was getting closer.

“Should I tell Nicole about this? Oh, no! He just got back to the country, and he must be so busy with other things. What do I do now? I have barely four days to get a man with me to Patricia's wedding. I'm doomed!”.

“When are you going to finish stirring that?”

Smacked out of her thoughts, Valerie turned swiftly and saw Anastasia glaring at her as though she could shoot her to death with her eyes.

Valerie gulped hard as she placed the cup on the saucer. “Have you been here long?”

With a snort, Patricia rolled her eyes. “Do I owe you any explanation? You are such a lazy ass, and I wonder why you were even hired with this sort of lazy behavior of yours”.

Valerie, who was still short of words, grabbed the saucer with a heavy exhale. She has already gotten used to Anastasia's critics each time they meet each other.

“I have other things to do, Anastasia. It would be very foolish of m