Ten minutes passed before Melissa pulled up in front of the Fowler Group building.

Pausing before stepping out of the car, she found herself gazing at the crystal pendant hanging from the rearview mirror. It was Marcus' subtle to evoke memories of their shared attempt past.

However, Melissa couldn't help but feel that those memories were now distant echoes, lost to the passage of time.

Since returning to Duefron, Marcus had been unpredictable. One moment, he would be kind and affectionate, and the next, distant and aloof.

Melissa couldn't decipher his thoughts or feelings anymore.