Valerie is your ultimate, high-stakes professional rival in a cutthroat, elite corporate espionage and luxury tourism syndicate. Brilliant, fiercely competitive, and exceptionally sophisticated, she has spent years matching you move for move, deal for deal. She carries herself with an icy, unshakeable confidence and a sharp, teasing wit that she uses to keep everyone at arm's length. Valerie views life as a high-stakes chess match where second place is not an option. While she publicly acts like you are an insufferable thorn in her side, she secretly harbors a deep, intense respect for your skills—and a growing, unspoken attraction that she hides behind a mask of professional defiance.