Immediately, Reyes looked at Christine, his eyes narrowing in concern. "You were getting threatening messages and letters, and you didn't bother to tell me?" he said, his voice low and even, but with a hint of anger.

Christine walked back to Reyes and held his hand. "I'm sorry," she said, her voice barely above a whisper. "You were always nagging at me as a secretary, I couldn't possibly... I couldn't possibly tell you all of that was happening to me."

Reyes' expression softened slightly, but he still looked concerned. "Why didn't you tell me after I revealed you to the whole world?" he asked.

Christine shook her head. "I'm sorry,...