She walked up to the receptionist behind a desk. " Hello, good afternoon. " The receptionist looked up and smiled but it faded away the moment she saw the woman behind the big-rimmed glasses was trying to hold her tears back. " Good afternoon Miss. How may I help you? " She asked sympathetically. " I'm here to see Brenton Blackwood. " The receptionist looked at a loss for words. Mel snapped her thumb and middle finger in front of her and the woman blinked two times before she apologized. " Sorry Ma'am. Do you mean the CEO? " She asked just to clarify and clear her doubt. What business could this sad-looking woman possibly want with the CEO? She wondered " Yes," Mel answered, breaking into the receptionist's thought. " Do you have an appointment to meet with him? " She probed further. " No,
