Chapter 49

"If things are really fine, then why did you call me? Do you even realize that the driver was about to get out and follow you into the neighborhood? You, your mother-in-law, and your daughter are all vulnerable women," Sebastian blurted out. "Greenwood Industrial Zone is so remote. Why would you go somewhere like that at night? Did you even think about your safety?" He looked at her sternly, his expression tinged with a trace of coldness. "What if I hadn't come tonight?" Valeria was stunned into silence. After a moment, she said softly, "It was just a fluke tonight. I'll be more careful from now on." "Your husband is a high-paid tech engineer at Amaran in Strico Valley, making over a million a year. And yet his wife is out here working late into the night. His mom is ill, his daughter needs treatment, and still, he doesn't come home." Sebastian looked at Valeria. Her face was pale and composed, but he couldn't forget the panic and helplessness he saw in her eyes just an hour ago wh