“Come sit,” I said to her, leading her towards the couch, “It's not good for you to stand for long.”

Valerie didn’t resist me and let me make her sit on the couch. After I was done arranging cushions behind her to support her, only then did I look up at Rowan and Axel.

“Who did it?” Axel asked from the side, sitting on the opposite couch.

“Did you make him pay?” Rowan’s question followed next.

I said with a nod of my head, “It’s already taken care of.”

“Good,” ...