Chapter 253

Valeria couldn't stay rational. Part of her wanted to give in because this was Sebastian—the man she had once loved. Back in school, she had run into Sebastian so many times. However, to him, she was just another face in the crowd. Still, unlike most people, he never mocked her or called her those awful nicknames. Maybe he thought it was beneath him—or that was just who he was. Either way, she looked up to him, and the one time she actually got to sit beside him in class had felt like the best kind of miracle. Valeria understood that even if it hadn't been her that night, if it had been any other woman in danger, Sebastian still would've stepped in to help. "Do you ever dream? Have you ever seen him in your dreams?" she asked. The look on his face was all the answer she needed. His mouth moved, but nothing followed. He couldn't bring himself to lie and say he had. Her calm tone only made him feel more ashamed. Valeria shut her eyes and added, "I dreamed about him. I saw him