Chapter 18

Understanding? Valery forced a bitter smile as her thoughts drifted back to her 19th birthday. She had woken up early that day, preparing a table full of food and even baking a cake herself. Everything was bought with the money she had earned from part-time jobs. She wanted to confess her feelings and prove that she could provide for herself. But Bryce didn’t come home. He had forgotten her birthday. The next day, he casually tossed a gift box onto the table. “Hanna wasn’t feeling...