Revenge In Repose (Valerie and Aiden) novel Chapter 137

Chapter 137

Chapter 137

Back at Walker Manot, it was around ten in the evening.

Aiden had already returned. He was wearing pajamas and reading at the bedside. The warm light of the bedside lamp cast a long shadow of his already tall and imposing figure,

He seemed to be completely absorbed in his book. The door wasn’t fully closed, so when Vaterie tiptoed in, she didn’t make a sound at all

Aiden didn’t appear to notice her. He slowly turned a page, his expression unusually soft.

Without even looking up, Aiden suddenly teased, “What mischief have you been up to this time?”

Valerie froze abruptly, turned around, and looked at him.

Aiden looked up, his piercing gaze silently challenging, “Afraid to face me?”

Under his calm and intense gaze, Valerie’s heart pounded. Instinctively, she thought of that issue that had been weighing on her mind. She gave a small cough and said, “No, of course not. I’m just going to shower.”

She fled into the bathroom and shut the door, leaning against it with her heart racing.

It was like a conditioned reflex. She always felt nervous around Aiden.

Even though he was no longer the frightening person he had been in the past timeline, Valerie still couldn’t shake this lingering unease.

After finishing her shower, she carefully climbed into bed and leaned against the headboard, sneaking a glance at him.

Aiden was still reading, seemingly indifferent to her presence.

Feeling a little thirsty, she got up and drank a glass of water. When she returned, he was still absorbed in his book.

She gingerly sat at the edge of the bed and cleared her throat, hesitating. “You…”

She wanted to ask if he had something to ask, like what Brody said about being a substitute.

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But before she could finish, Aiden closed the book and placed it on the nightstand.

Valerie instantly shut her mouth and instinctively backed away.

Aiden turned to her, took her hand, and gently pulled her into his arms.

Valerie stiffened, raising her eyes, only to meet his deep gaze, like stars scattered across a midnight sky.

Her heart raced uncontrollably.

Then, Aiden lowered his head and kissed her lightly on the lips…

The next morning, when Valerie woke up, Aiden was already gone. Oddly, she felt a bit disappointed. They barely had any time to talk properly.

She stared at the ceiling in a daze for a while before finally getting up with some difficulty.

Today, she needed to return to school for a competition.

When she arrived, she quickly found out that something big had happened over the past two days.

Chapter 137

Jasmine had returned to school. Her boyfriend had found a new girlfriend. Jasmine was furious. She had gone to confront the gift and boiled up fre with her.

Now both of them had been taken to the

police station, and Jasmine was at risk of being expelled.

When Adrienne told Valerie about it, she was surprised but not really shocked.

Jasmine had always been the kind of person who would do something like that.

A couple days later, Jasmine was officially reprimanded and placed on probation.

But despite everything, Jasmine and Meredith had actually entered an online singing competition. If surprised Valerie.

Though Meredith clearly looked down on Jasmine, she still practiced songs with her in the auditorium after class every day

Valerie hadn’t paid much attention to what they were up to. She was busy preparing for her graduation project and professional competitions.

Then, Adrienne came to her with a strange look on her face and said, “Valerie, I just got curious and listened to the song Jasmine and Meredith were practicing. I feel like I’ve heard it before. It really sounds like your style.”

Valerie’s music had a very distinct personal style. It was unforgettable.

And the songs those two were singing matched her style almost exactly. Anyone with ears could tell who had composed it.

Valerie raised her eyebrows slightly. “My style? Have you heard that song before?”