However, Melissa's actions had resurrected the past in vivid detail.

Marcus lowered his gaze and whispered, “Are you punishing me? Are you making me pay for not being able to forget you throughout my life?"

Between him and Melissa, it was impossible to determine who owed whom.

Yet, Marcus couldn't help but worry about her and wanted to know how she was faring. He stared at the box for a long moment before finally picking up his phone and dialing a number...

Marcus had a hushed conversation over the phone with someone from a well-known detective agency.