Valeria could not move from her place upon seeing Markus right in front of her. He was hugging Adrian and seemed elated to be there as a guest. However, the moment when Markus glanced at her Valeria immediately knew that his intentions were not good. The way he locked his gaze with her, it was a malicious stare. 

The woman was unsure how she should proceed with the whole thing. She had to greet Markus as a stranger because Valeria hadn’t told Adrian about him. It was obvious from her horror ...