"That's right ma'am. I was on the island. I'm Mr. Drummond Senior's personal assistant. I take care of all important matters relating to the family that do not pertain to official Drummond family business or corporate affairs."
Great. Not only had she been caught with Alex but she had been caught by his father's personal snake in the grass to boot.
"So why are you driving this car? What's so important about me?"
He smiled. "With all due respect ma'am, you are the single most important thing affecting the Drummond family at the moment and I believe you already know why."
"No, I don't." Although she had a good idea, she had decided she didn't like this glorified peeping tom and she would like to hear him explain what dirty trick he was involved in.
"Do I need to spell it out for you?" He asked.
"Yes. Word by word, because I am lost here. I've been lost since you guys showed up on the island."
"If you insist. Ma'am, do you remember the circumstances of our first meeting?"
"Do you mean in the forest?"
"Yes I do." He said, without a trace of irony, mocking, or recrimination. "You were involved in an activity with Mr. Alex Drummond, Junior."
"He was kissing me."
"With all due respect ma'am, it was a little more than that."
"Did you enjoy it?" She said angrily.
"Whether I enjoyed or not is irrelevant. What is relevant is that you are a Drummond Corporation employee, and as such, it was my duty to report this to Mr. Drummond, Senior."
"So you're a high-paid snitch, is that what you're telling me?"
"Ma'am, we are talking literally billions of dollars here and the lives and jobs of thousands of people. This isn't something to be taken lightly."
"Well maybe you guys should lighten up a little. This is just about people liking each other, it's not like we've committed a damn war crime or something."
"None of this means anything to me ma'am. I'm not judging you."
"Would you stop with the ma'am already? Just call me Melanie."
"Okay Melanie, my name's Larry, okay? Now here's the problem that I believe you must already be aware of, but just in case there is any doubt, I will repeat it to you: Mr. Drummond knows that you and Alex have been together, and that is a problem. Now he loves both his sons very much and he is not interested in disinheriting either of them, but a rule is a rule and Alex has already crossed a line. Our meeting today will determine how far over that line his son has trespassed."