He felt a tightness in his throat and asked, "Do you really love him that much?"

"Yes," Melissa replied without a second thought.

She had an inkling of what he might be thinking, but she knew she didn't deserve him.

Then, looking down, she said something she had thought of countless times. "Mr. Fowler, we're from two different worlds."

Marcus played with the two bundles of money, deep in thought.