Semua Bab The Second Time's a Charmer: Bab 11 - Bab 14

The figure turned their body around and showed a visible annoyed look on their face, her amber eyes trailed my body from head to toe with a scowl plastered on her face, It took me aback when I realised who bumped into me, It was Elise Crawford, Daughter of one of the Michelin star Chef and my High school batchmate, “Wait, is that you…hold on, what was your first name again? Was it Valkyrie, wait, was it Valerie?’’ I rolled my eyes when I heard her familiar snobby tone, ‘’It’s Valencia, VA.LEN.CIA, Elise.” I sighed in distress, “I feel like I just aged 30 years, after seeing her.’’ I grumbled underneath my breath, however, Elise noticed the grimace I had on my face and spoke, “Right, I think I remember who you are, You’re the second eldest child of Mr. Charles Rhys, Valerie Rhys”I clenched my jaw before I uttered back at her statement, ‘’For the last time, It’s Valencia, Valencia Rhys.” I seethed, “Right, right, whatever, What do you want? And can you make it fast, I have somewhere el

Elise was mid-sentence—firm, measured, entirely unwilling to be interrupted—when the shrill ring sliced through the silence of the parking garage like a dagger in a ballroom. “Being civilized—” she said, one hand raised as if to underline her point. But the rest was lost in the sudden, piercing blare of a ringtone that had all the charm of a fire alarm and none of the purpose. Her mouth snapped shut. Valencia’s expression didn’t shift, but her eyes cut to the side, scanning the concrete emptiness like the sound offended her personally. Elise exhaled, slow and sharp, as if holding back something between a sigh and a growl. “Really?” she muttered, turning her head toward the echoing walls. “Is this the part where we both pretend this isn’t happening?” Valencia didn’t dignify the remark with a reply. She simply turned and walked, her long, deliberate strides heading toward the far left of the garage. She didn’t say a word, didn’t offer a plan. Just… moved. Elise watched her for a bea