After Alex left her bedroom while pulling Valerie along, Stella sprang to her feet and was about to go after him. She was terrified that Valentino and his vicious men could be hanging around the corner. But something within her stopped her from opening the door.
It felt as though a bright light in the form of an idea suddenly hit her on her aching forehead. This gave her temporal relief from her fears.
Different survival instincts clouded her mind as she thought of ways to save herself from her current mess without getting anyone hurt.
Thinking more clearly and practically, she analyzed some bugging questions in her head.
"Valerie must have come alone without her father's knowledge. But how did she find me and what does she know about me?" Stella mused incoherently.
