Chapter 86: A plan

Valerie was left at the entrance of the hospital by the bodyguards. Feeling abandoned and frustrated, she walked to the phone booth outside the hospital and dialed Fausto's number, asking him to come and pick her up.

After waiting for what seemed like an eternity, a car pulled up in front of her at the bus stop. It was a car she wasn't familiar with, but as the window rolled down, she realized it was Fausto. She got up from the bench and slid into the car, crossing her arms over her chest. Fausto looked at her and asked,

"What's with the face? I thought we were meeting later in the evening?" Valerie rolled her eyes and spoke in a loathing voice, "That bastard threw me out of the hospital. And where were you? Why did you turn off your phone?" Fausto recounted the events of the past to Valerie, his voice low and urgent. "I told you I went into hiding. Your lover boy sent his men after me. Luckily for me, I had just left my suite and was heading in a different direction, when I saw th