Chapter 14. Before The Party

“Tell,” I said quickly, agreeing to whatever condition without hearing them out first, as Valentino stared at me for a while in awe. “You are quite desperate,” he remarked, folding his arms, while I bit my lip in frustration.

“Please,” I begged, and Valentino shrugged. “The only way is asking Vicente’s mom to come back to the country. I lied knowing about the particular place he is,” he said with a sheepish grin.

“Valentino!” I cried.

“What?”

“You cheated!” I said angrily.

Valentino rolled his eyes. “I didn’t lie.”

I stared at him suspiciously. “Explain more.”

“That beast loves his mother more than anything in the world. But the selfish woman doesn’t give a damn about him,” Valentino shook his head, feigning pity. “She barely notices his existence,” he added, and I waited for him to continue because I still hadn’t seen how the woman who didn't care about him would help matters.

“If we get her to call Vicente to come back from wherever he is, then victory is sure. He has been obsessed