Chapter 17
Valerie Will
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A wave of nausea washed over me and I hung up the call immediately. There was a crushing weight in my chest that felt like a physical punch.
I gasped for air as her words replayed in my head. ‘He slept with your sister.’
I clutched at my chest, as if I could somehow hold off the pain. My phone dropped to the ground and shattered. I stumbled backward, letting out shallow breaths.
Patrick slept with Jessica?
No, it wasn’t possible.
Patrick wouldn’t do that to me. He loved me.
He knew how I felt about Jessica. He knew how Jessica could be sometimes. He wouldn’t hurt me like that. No, it had to be a misunderstanding.
Celeste had no idea what she was talking about.
She didn’t read the texts correctly.
At least, that was what I tried to say to make
