Chapter 35

Rena

"Can you come in with me?" I asked Leo.

"I doubt that would be the right thing to do, Rena. Your conversation with your sister is a personal one, and I doubt she'd be comfortable opening up to you with a stranger hanging around. You just go in there, talk to her like I said, assure her that you're ready to listen to her and understand her, persuade her gently, and be patient with her so she can slowly tell you how she really feels," he reminds me, and I let out a nervous sigh as I nodded in understanding.

Thanks, Leo," I say to him, genuinely grateful for his support.

"You're welcome, Rena, and good luck with her," he replies, and I turn towards the door and hit the doorbell nervously.

After finding out that Lucia was staying with her best friend Jessica, I called her to inform her that I would be coming to see Lucia. I expected her to deny that Lucia was with her, but surprisingly, she was quick to