Valerie was a bit confused. She looked at the old man staring at her with a sorry expression and shook her head.
"How did you know them?" She asked, acting rational and he answered,
"Your mother was like a daughter to me." He said. "Your mother and my daughter were close friends and after you were born, we were all so excited because you would be a perfect match for my grandson, that rascal grandson of mine." He said, referring to Max who had left to attend to some business. "And we would officially become a family."
"My mother and your daughter were friends? Our two families were close? Why... Why didn't I know that?" Valerie asked, still feeling confused. This sort of information... She didn't think she would come across it.
Ross and Stewart were friends? Partners? Then what happened? Was it because of the accident?
"Then that means, Max and I were naturally supposed to get married?" She asked and he nodded.
