Chapter 41

It's 4:00 p.m. Alexis laughs with his associates. They are in the conference room having a meeting, celebrating their success in their growing company, but she lingers in his mind.

He recalls the last time he saw her.

It's all coming back to him now. The last time he saw Melisa was when he was a teenager and Melisa is a 10-year-old girl. He is older than Melisa. The past flashes in his memory.

It's been six months since Alexis and Melisa saw each other. Alexis misses Melisa but Luna, Melisa's stepmother, refuses to see him. Luna does that to make Melisa unhappy.

Luna wants to take away all the things and people that make her happy. Alexis can see that Luna hates Melisa, unknown to Travis, Melisa's father.

Luna pretends to love Melisa like her own daughter to lure Travis. All she wants is to make Melisa suffer and cast away from their home if she got a chance.

Because of that, Alexis worries about Melisa's situation. U