"I didn't hide anything from you. I told you that the girls wouldn't be coming to visit anymore because there was a small issue," Melanie said.
Lewis didn't believe it. "Do you take me for a fool, Melanie? I don't recall you mentioning this to me because I would have made you explain all of it. Tell me the truth now. I want to hear it from you," he said, giving Melanie a chance.
Lewis thought Melanie was doing well. She wasn't close to Alessandra, but Melanie seemed to be doing her best with the children.
What could have possibly ruined this?
"I have heard it," Luke spoke up.
"Son," Lewis raised his voice. "I ask that you stop speaking. Your mother can speak for herself."
"Penelope and her sisters came for a visit, like I told you. It was after what was said about her and the young lady who died. I mentioned her mother for a moment, and Penelope snapped at me. She didn't make it far into our home before she decided to leave," Melanie said.
