Chapter 53

With a small yawn, Valerie waved at Lucius and Keane before saying, "You two continue your discussions. I'm going to bed." She left without saying a word to Lucius the whole time. After taking the shortest shower possible, she dried her hair while dialing Everett's number. Lucifer had been waiting on her bed. The moment she stepped out, it swiftly slithered over like a mischievous child and wrapped itself around her leg before climbing up to her arm. Valerie could never resist its clinginess, so she let it do whatever it wanted on her arm. When the call connected, she asked, "Are you free tomorrow? I need you as my lawyer at standard market rates." There was noise in the background on Everett's end. "Let me find somewhere quiet before we talk." Within a minute, the noise faded, and he asked, "What's going on?" Without hiding anything, Valerie told him about the outcome of her negotiation with Skyler, which left him shocked. "Did your scumbag dad actually agree to transfer Whi