Life After Prison

Chapter 492

Both Judith and Diane knew Valerian would be visiting the Shanahans that day, though they did not know what time. The two of them had never met an important figure before, so they decided to dress up and drop by the Shanahans to see what the fuss was all about.

They estimated Valerian would arrive around eleven o’clock in the morning, and not earlier. than that since he was planning on having lunch. It was already a little past nine o’clock in the morning by the time they arrived at the Shanahans’.

“Grandmother, you look absolutely well!” Diane was happy to have received two-hundred- and-eighty-five-thousand dollars as a reward from Catherine. It was, after all, a kind of acknowledgment.

“I’m glad you noticed. It’s true what they say, how a person will look well when good things. are happening. I never dreamed an important figure like Mister Valerian would ever grace our home with our presence. The others must be green with envy at our good fortune,” said Catherine with a chuckle.

gifts brought by all the wealthy merchants in the city,” said Diane with a smile. However, after taking a closer look, she

asked when she saw

is. He went out last night after telling me he had some important stuff to do. He was still not back by the time we came here so I thought he would be here. Well, I guess I was

found out not all of us are here to welcome him,” exclaimed Stanley angrily.

important than Mister Valerian’s visit? He should have put

remarked George.

he thinks he’s more important than Mister Valerian,” said Cherise provokingly.

had been quiet until then. Honestly speaking, she was just as unhappy as any of them at the fact that Severin did not come back

It’ll be disastrous for us if someone overheard us and passed on the message to Mister Valeria with a few exaggerated details,” chided Catherine when she heard