The truth was, Ellie had seen her stretching a leg in an attempt to trip her, so Valerie, knowingly used her powers and put all her pressure on a single point and pressed her with full force. 'I am already too pissed to handle you gently'
With one glance, Leo could tell that Valerie has done it willingly. Leo has observed the girl enough to know her facades. He had tortured her whole day, from arranging files to run errands. As he wanted to know what more powers she had.
Because last time her powers slipped when she was angry, but when did he start enjoying her scowl, her cursing under the breath, her annoyance even when she was maintaining her professional smile, He himself didn't know.
