Before he could say something, Melissa interrupted him. "Listen to me first, I am not saying that you should bring a specific person with you to the Gala. I am not giving you names. I just want you to bring someone."
She continued, "I don't care how she looks or what she does, I just don't want you to come alone again."
Daniel always attended all social events all by himself and this bothered Melissa a lot. He had always been an introverted child that didn't talk much and always kept his interaction with others very short. He preferred staying alone rather than being around people.
Melissa tried her best to bring him out of the shell he had created around him. But no matter how much she tried, he kept crawling back to it.
She never faced this problem with Owen. In fact, there were times she had to force him to stay at home.
The upcoming Gala was a big event for the company. All business partners and influential people were to be invited to the event.
