Kneeling for a Second Chance Novel

---- Chapter 424, The next day, Valeria checked the time. She still had to make a trip back to Broburgh City since the company hadn't officially gone on holiday yet. Sebastian took Selena to the Grant residence , while Valeria drove back to Broburgh City. Ten days later, with the holiday season approaching , Kayla booked a private room. The Etoile team gathered for one last get-together that evening. Both Kayla and Valeria had a little to drink, so they were tipsy and flushed. When the party broke up, Valeria was stumbling , and Kayla had also drunk quite a bit.

Their assistants were just discussing how to get them home when a black Maybach came toastop. A tall man in an overcoat stepped out. He was slender and striking, and Willow described him as looking like a male model. That "model" walked straight up, reached out, and scooped Valeria out of Willow's arms. Willow snapped back to her senses and quickly blocked him. " Where are you taking Ms. Neal?" ---- "T'm her husband." The man carried Valeria into the car and drove away. Willow's eyes widened as she exchanged a look with Nancy and the other colleagues who were waiting for their rides.

Sure, Valeria was drunk, but not unconscious. Someone asked, "Wait, that was Ms. Neal's husband?" "Wow! He's so handsome..." "That car must have cost a fortune." Valeria woke up the next morning in his arms, with daylight streaming in. She rubbed her eyes. "Did I drink too much last night?" "Yes, You got drunk and went crazy." Sebastian pointed at the scratches across his chest. "This is your handiwork." She said, "You must've tried to take advantage of me, and I subconsciously resisted. That's the only explanation." Sebastian shook his head. "You were that drunk, what could I possibly do?

Even if I wanted a buffet, you'd still have to sober up enough to bend down and cooperate." At his words, Valeria rolled over. Her hangover was pounding her head, so she chose to ignore him. ---- At 10:00 am, she packed two full suitcases of luggage. Sebastian came over after finishing a phone call on the balcony. "Is Ivy Crane your cousin?" "Yes." The sudden mention of Ivy left Valeria momentarily stunned. Her impression of Ivy had faded so much that Ivy's face didn't even appear in her mind at first. She asked, "Why?" Sebastian said, "She was taken in for investigation yesterday afternoon.

She's suspected of commercial crimes, leaking internal information from Grant Group's smart home brand. And her husband, Isaac, embezzled nearly eight million dollars before running off. The police are in full pursuit." Valeria frowned. "They came to me not long ago, asking for money, saying Isaac had some lucrative project in hand. I never thought it would end up like this." One was under investigation for commercial crimes, while the other was absconding with embezzled funds. The two of them set out for Slate City at 11:00 am and arrived alittle past 3:30 pm.

Valeria looked at the scenery outside, sighing as she thought of Ivy and Isaac. Sebastian's phone rang. He put it on speaker as Calvin's voice came through. "Thomas and Jennifer somehow found out ---- about your relationship with Mrs. Grant. They're at Grant Tower right now, crying in the lobby. They've tipped off five or six media outlets, all adding fuel to the fire with negative coverage."