Chapter 231

Valerie's words caught Lucius completely off guard. "Did you not want me to come back?" She pressed a hand to her forehead and rubbed the ache between her brows. "Do you have any idea how much effort it took me to get myself locked up?" He gave her a look like she was some kind of new species. "Did life treat you too well, so you decided to get some firsthand experience in prison?" "I'm not that bored." She rolled her eyes at him. Lucius raised an eyebrow and said, "In that case, give me a good reason you'd want to do that." Valerie decided to plainly lay it out. "I saw my dad the night I went live." "Your foster father?" Lucius immediately caught on. Valerie nodded and explained, "He's been hiding this whole time, but he still keeps tabs on me. The only way to flush him out is to make a move big enough that he can't sit still." Lucius was rendered speechless by her words. "So, your move was to throw yourself behind bars?" Valerie didn't feel there was anything wrong with it.