Chapter 249

Suddenly, a phone rang, cutting through the heavy silence and yanking Valeria back from her thoughts. Valeria glanced at the caller ID to see an unfamiliar number. She answered on the second ring. An unfamiliar man's voice came through, saying, "Hey… I'm sorry. I want to apologize. I shouldn't have run my mouth like that. Don't take it to heart. I was the one who was pathetic. I was the worst. "Sebastian only went along because we egged him on. He didn't mean it. That night, he was drunk…" Mark's voice cracked, and she could hear the faint smack of him slapping himself in the background. Valeria braced herself against the wall and slowly stood. After squatting for so long, she only now realized her legs had gone a little numb. Her voice was cool and even as she cut him off. His apology didn't stir the slightest ripple in her. Instead, she asked flatly, "Is he there with you?" Mark caught on immediately. "Sebastian? Yeah, he's here!" he said, glancing at the man sprawled on the