2023-05-14 06:02:54Kelvin enters the Mountain Penthouse eager to tell Melissa that Diane is pregnant without knowing it was a false alarm.
But when he's still in the vestibule, suddenly the radio is turned on and Céline Dion's “I Want You to Need Me” fills the penthouse.
Kelvin smiles thinking Melissa wanted a romantic setting, but when he's about to move into the living room...
...He hears Josias's voice, “You haven't confirmed me yet, Melissa: do you still love me?”
Kelvin widens his eyes to the hilt and freezes his steps. He is not visible to Melissa and Josias and continues to listen to the conversation.
Melissa shakes her head, “I didn't 'answer.' You have nothing to 'confirm' because you asked a question, not an affirmation. I don't love you anymore, Josias. I love my current husband, Kelvin Mountain. With him, I can feel like a legitimate wife, and not the 'principal', among a harem of concubines who are dying to get me out
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