Chapter 69—

Lexie sat in the living room, eyes transfixed on Dan who watched her with blatant curiosity. Zheme had just dropped her off and without even clarifying if she's okay or not, he left. But too bad, Lexie would use this to her advantage. Dan was here now after all, he could help her, he had promised to, so why not grasp the chance when its in the midst of her palm? Clearing her throat, she opted to talk, however Dan spoke before her. "Did you manage? To change him I mean." Lexie shook her head. "No and that's why...that's why I want your help. You can still help me right?" Dan nodded his head, clasping his frail hands in his lap. "Of course girl, I told you I would and I had warned you that you wouldn't be able to change him, those rules were engraved in his head since he was 9, how could you possibly erase them?" Lexie shrugged, eyes becoming watery. "I don't know, I just thought...I thought...I thought he'd keep his promise, I thought I could trust him, I thought he...he loved me." Dan