Chapter 54

With her eyes closed, Valeria whispered in a tense voice, "I'm sorry." "It's alright. I didn't mean to say you were being unreasonable," Sebastian replied. Valeria looked up and stole a quick glance at him. Just then, his dry palm tightened slightly over hers. The next instant, it felt like a jolt of heat surged through the thin layer of skin between them. Valeria froze in place. Sebastian gave her hand a gentle tug, and she stumbled forward, nearly falling into his arms. "Excuse me. Sorry for the interruption." A parent with her child cut into the line and chatted with the one ahead of Valeria. Valeria recognized her. They had met briefly during the orientation when school had first started. Selena also greeted the other kid. The parent smiled. "Valeria! Oh, is this Leo's dad? Do you two know each other?" Her eyes landed directly on Valeria and Sebastian's clasped hands. That grip didn't look casual. Valeria suddenly realized what it must have looked like and quickly pulled