Valeria thought twice before leaving the elevator, but she couldn't miss work just because she was angry with Nick. After all, she had to keep the word she had given Andrew to finish her collections.

Besides, it had been two days since Nick had gone to work. He hadn't called her, hadn't come looking for her, and she had preferred to keep a safe distance rather than have another confrontation like that with him.

Nick hadn't believed in her, he had preferred to believe in Miranda's lies and mani