2023-05-25 06:00:53In the Mountain penthouse, the mood is suffocating. Kelvin and Melissa need to have a conversation they've both been avoiding at all costs.
"Kelvin, you have every reason to hate me."
"Melissa, why did you do that?" Kelvin is scowling, "I didn't ask you to make such a monstrous sacrifice. I don't think it ever crossed my mind to subject you to such humiliation."
"That's why it was easier for me to make that decision: it came from me. You don't have to worry about anything else, Kelvin."
"How not?" Kelvin despairs and approaches her, "You think I should be insensitive to the fact that you lied to Josias to stop him from confessing to you?"
"Kelvin..."
"And as for the fact that you considered for a few seconds the possibility of abandoning me and your children for yet another fleeting adventure—"
Melissa gets offended, "Wait a minute: what a fleeting adventure would that be? Kelvin, be aware that if I agreed to return to Josias, o
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