Chapter 32
Valerie Will
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I couldn’t believe that Patrick would try to threaten me with something like that. He was acting like he was a saint in the situation.
Letting out a disgusted sigh, I turned around and stormed out of the room. Even if I wanted to consider his request to take me out for lunch, I couldn’t bring myself to do it anymore,
As I trudged down the staircase, he trailed behind me.
“Valerie, I’m so sorry. I shouldn’t have said that.” He apologized when he realized how his threat made me feel. “Please, I was just desperate and stupid.”
I scoffed.
He should have thought about his words carefully before speaking to me. Maybe he expected me to be scared and frightened.
But I couldn’t let him bully me. Not with that. Not with anything.
If I had given in to his b
