What Jessy told still stunned Laurie. She never expected something like that to happen.
Valerie turned off the recorder that had just played the conversation while Laurie and Jessy were at the same table and Valerie was behind Jessy to record all the conversations.
"So, that's why Tommy was so insistent on asking you to come back to him. Because Forest is his only hope," Valerie said half-mumbling. "I'm sure, when he hadn't met you again and didn't know that you had Forest, he was in a state of confusion because of the situation he was facing."
"Val, does that mean, he might do anything to take Forest from me? If I refuse to come back to him?" Laurie asked.
"I'm worried about that too," Valerie replied. "People in desperate situations can do anything."
"And Jessy? Do you think wh
