Chapter 940


    Valerie sighed, the weight of a seasoned advisor ready to step down as the crown prince ascends echoing in her voice. "I always


    thought you were pushed out of the Thomas Group against your will."


    Even her resignation seemed ast stand of dignity.


    It wasn''t until the ride back from the Capital, a slip of words from Alyssa, that the truth surfaced.


    "Cilian holds Valerie in high esteem," Alyssa had mentioned casually. "Even with Ryder''s promotion, Cilian wanted to elevate


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    That was a lofty perch, second only to Cilian himself. But Alyssa had chosen to walk away.


    She eventually chose the Tim Group.


    Valerie furrowed her brow for a moment before speaking. "I want to see with my own eyes that Jared choosing you was his


    gravest mistake."


    Her words carried a trace of triumph, a subtle lift of her eyebrows betraying her facade.


    Agnes couldn''t help but smile. "After all, you''re no saint."


    "I''m certainly no saint," Valerie confessed. "I''ve known Jared far longer than you, from years back. Alyssa always thought | was


    the one meant for him. Even when he was with Mamie, | didn''t fret. To me, Jared''s affection for her wasn''t true love. But then he


    married out of the blue, to a girl barely twenty, to you. That, | admit, blindsided me."


    Agnes listened quietly to the secrets buried deep.


    Valerie continued, "| was heartbroken, | won''t lie. | looked into your past: a journalism student with nothing but average grades,


    average experience, an average background. | couldn''t fathom what Jared, with his high standards, saw in you. Maybe fairy


    tales doe true; princes do fall for Cinderes. As much as it haunted me, | was powerless."


    "Years passed, you divorced. Even from my ce in the Capital, our business dealings kept me close to Jared. | watched him


    descend into madness over you, self-destruct, self-torment. It pained me. | wanted to console him, to win his heart through my


    presence, but s, | failed."


    Awry smile crossed Valerie''s lips. "But if Jared was fickle, | doubt he''d have captured my fancy. His unwavering focus, his loyalty,


    that''s what | admire."


    Agnes chuckled. "If that''s what


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    "| wouldn''t say that, Ms. Pritchard,"


    Valerie corrected. "| prefer to see


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    thé more it thrills me. | don''t just


    want Jared by my side; | want to be


    his sole obsession. If | can''t erase


    you from his heart entirely, I''d rather


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    "So that''s why you didn''t stop our reunion?" Agnes asked.


    "Yes," Valerie admitted. "On our


    engagement day, Jared disappeared.


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    "You don''t hate me for it?” Agnes inquired, a hint of curiosity in her tone.