Chapter 237

Lucius ruffled Valerie's hair and reassured, "Don't look at me like I'm some kind of criminal. These things are everywhere back where they come from. I'd have brought back more if the trip hadn't been so short. "Before boarding the cruise ship, you told me you liked jewelry. I didn't consider your feelings back then and did a lot of things I shouldn't have. Now that I look back, I sure was an asshole." He'd dragged Sonia onto the cruise ship just to spite Valerie and ended up causing so much trouble and drama. After that accident, he always felt he owed Valerie a lot. So, while traveling abroad in search of Phantom Healer, he had Deacon collect a small fortune of diamonds along the way. As for Marshall—the man who'd set him up—Lucius knew that he wouldn't have an easy time with Deacon around. Valerie hadn't expected him to remember any of that. His blunt way of making amends and dumping a pile of gifts on her left her speechless. She'd never be able to wear even a fraction of the