There was nothing wrong with being vigilant and proceeding with what she had planned to verify something if she wanted to get the answer to the suffocating questions. As long as she was cautious, not hurting another party without clear ground, then it was fine. Joanna decided.
"Thank you for your concern, Val, but as I said, I am good," Joanna replied, turning to look at her with a small smile on her face.
She reminded herself that no matter how much discomfort she felt in her heart, she could not let others know about that. Before the truth was unveiled, she should have shown her usual self when she was with Valerie.
"What are you doing here, brother?" Joanna turned her head, looking up at her brother with her eyes slightly squinting due to the sunlight that streamed in from the bright sky above them.
