Chapter27
At two o’clock in the early morning.
Valerie got up from the bed.
She had a nightmare.
In the dream, Terrence’s tall figure curled up in a ball, and his cold gaze fixed on her with pain. “Valerie, stomach…ache…”
In the darkness Valerie touched her stomach.
Her stomach didn’t hurt, but she was a little hungry.
And, she especially wanted to eat tacos.
In her memory, there was a restaurant in Washington D.C. where the tacos were especially delicious. Valerie confirmed the restaurant location on the navigation map and excitedly went downstairs. She no longer had to be on a diet because of Terrence’s disdain for her weight.
However, as soon as she arrived downstairs, she saw Terrence walking towards her. Valerie’s heart pounded. His well–defined fingers held his stomach, while his sickly pale face couldn’t conceal the arrogance in his eyes.
He still looked the same as in her memory.
That hated appearance in memory.
Valerie walked past without looking sideways,
However, as she passed by, Terrence gripped her wrist.
Her skin was very fair.
With a slight exertion, clear red marks appeared on the back of her hand.
Valerie frowned and snapped, “Let go!”
Terrence narrowed his eyes.
Valerie always spoke gently and softly, even during their arguments.
Such a severity was unprecedented for Terrence.
“Valerie, you think you are tough now, huh? You dare to block me for such a long time.” Terrence snapped back as he recovered from the shock. Before, Valerie would pull him out of her blacklist within three days.
This time, it lasted a full 108 hours and 57 minutes.
Very well!
“Give me your phone.”
Valerie looked up at Terrence in front of her, who seemed so self–assured. She gave him a faint smile.“Terrence, this time I blocked you, and I never thought to add you back again. Let me go. I have something else to do.”
Terrence stared at Valerie’s struggling movements, feeling a bit annoyed.“Except for spinning around —
because you know I’m hospitalized with a stomach illness, and
