A Second Chance With My Billionaire Love

Chapter 2331 Such a well-behaved, good-hearted young man.

Alexis grinned, extracting a slim cigarette and nestling it between her lips.

She lit it and trotted toward the door.

She reached the door, only to discover Leonel standing outside. Upon spotting her smoking, his countenance darkened, and he promptly relieved her of the cigarette.

Angela's Library “Look at you, all grown up. I recall you never had these bad habits as a child! Smoking, drinking, cavorting with younger fellows, huh? Alexis, what other revelations do you have that 'm unaware of?” Still reeling from the effects of alcohol, Alexis reacted sluggishly.

She observed him discard the cigarette, a trace of remorse flickering within her.

Staggering backward, she collapsed onto the sofa.

“I thought you were Calvin!” Approaching her, Leonel cast a disdainful gaze downward at her.

Alexis donned a white blouse with a tied collar paired with a dark blue knitted fishtail skirt. As she lay sprawled across the sofa, her slender legs were on full display.

Leonel seldom encountered legs as exquisite as hers.

Nonetheless, he harbored no inclination to admire them. Instead, he couldn't restrain a scoff.

“So, do you thoroughly enjoy his doting service?” With that remark, he knelt down, brushing aside her hair in an attempt to discern her expression.

Alexis grappled with a pounding headache.

She truly had no desire to contend with Leonel. Rolling over, she lightly patted his handsome visage.

“His service is quite impeccable! Would you like a detailed account? Ten thousand words, a hundred thousand, I can oblige!” Leonel clenched his teeth.

“Utterly shameless, aren't you?” Alexis chuckled, her delicate fingers tenderly tracing the contours of his handsome face, her voice taking on a softer tone.

“You used to bring home quite a few women. Why haven't I witnessed any wedding bells for you? If you had to marry them all, how many divorces would you have under your belt by now?” Her legal acumen rendered her quick-witted and sharp-tongued.

Chapter 2332 Unable to match her in verbal sparring, Leonel opted for a straightforward approach and leaned in, capturing her lips in a kiss.

With her head spinning and feeling light, Alexis was too lethargic to resist.

During the kiss, Leonel's hands continued their playful exploration of her figure. She gazed up at him, her finger tracing lightly over his lips.

“A '98 Lafite!” Leonel promptly removed her stockings.

His long, dexterous fingers elicited a sense of comfort.

Alexis abruptly embraced his head, gently nipping at his shoulder while suppressing any sound.

Leonel rediscovered her lips, engaging in a deep kiss that rendered her entire body languid. He murmured softly, “Is it him who tends to you so well, or is it me? Alexis clung to his neck, returning his kiss.

“Each has their own merits!” Her acerbic tongue was undeniably exasperating.

Leonel withdrew, leaving her in place. Sensing a peculiar discomfort, Alexis parted her crimson lips slightly, her voice husky.

“What's the matter?” Leonel gently grasped her chin and inquired softly, “Alexis, what do you take me for?” Even when he treated her that way, she offered no resistance.

He harbored no illusions that her sentiments for him had reignited.

It was far more probable that she simply didn't care and was simply willing to engage in the charade.

To her, he was no different from Calvin or any other man.

Well, there was a distinction.

In her heart, she held fondness for that youthful, vibrant young man, and to her, Leonel was merely an unwelcome intruder.

Rising to his feet, Leonel took off his coat.

He cast another glance at Alexis, appearing somewhat ill at ease, and experienced a faint sense of contentment.

“I'll whip up some hangover tea for you. Are you hungry for anything?” Becoming somewhat more lucid, Alexis shielded her eyes from the Light with her hand.

It was excessively bright, dazzling even.

After a brief pause, she murmured, “Anything will do.” Leonel made his way to the kitchen, where most things in the fridge seemed to be spoiled.

He commenced cooking; like Edwin, he possessed culinary prowess. In less than half an hour, he had prepared a simple meal and concocted some hangover tea.

Alexis took a shower and emerged in a bathrobe.

She silently seated herself at the dining table.

Leonel served her the meal and settled down beside her.

“Digin”” Alexis ate in silence, her contemplative gaze fixed on the meal before her.

After a spell, she raised her eyes to meet Leonel’s and whispered in a soft voice, “Leonel, we could have been an ordinary couple, cooking a simple meal like this, enjoying a few drinks together. But we are not. So why this?” Suddenly, she swiped the dishes off the table, sending them crashing to the floor.

Pointing vehemently toward the door, she declared, “Leave! Do you think I, Alexis Fowler, lack for men who would gladly cook for me? ‘Who would share my bed?” Leonel maintained his silence.

“If I so desired, I could have men queued up from one end of Duefron to the other, all eager to cook for me and warm my bed without any repetitions. What do you take yourself for, fawning over me like this?” Alexis retorted.

Chapter 2333 The night hung heavy.

In the expansive yet somewhat empty apartment, two people who had once shared an innocent childhood stood face to face.

In their youth, they had huddled together under a single blanket.

Alexis had once assured Leonel, “Don’t be scared.” But here and now, between them, there existed nothing but emptiness.

Perhaps all the serenity of their past was merely a prelude to this moment of eruption.

had elapsed, and

have, he wouldn't be

endeavors, but their hearts should never have been the pawns.

composure and strolled over to the floor-to-ceiling window, leaning

pointless.” Angela's Library Leonel remained seated, his gaze

a prolonged silence, he ventured in a subdued voice, “Do you still have feelings for me?” He didn’t even dare to inquire about the nature of those feelings, dreading an

rested her head against the transparent

offered a

what response are you hoping for?” Leonel found himself taken

was more enigmatic than any woman he

all his allure, his looks, wealth, and gestures of servitude. In her

version

Calvin was

She possessed that charm.

a man of pride, and he

disdain and derisive mockery, kindled in him an insatiable desire to press her against that

interlude, Alexis reiterated, “Just go! Don't ever come back!” Leonel felt exceedingly

tidied up the living room and prepared a fresh cup of hangover tea

her head resting against the glass. From that vantage point, her

Leonel’s throat

the yearning in his heart and approached her, enfolding her in an embrace from

a tenderness he had never

was an emotion entwined with familial and romantic sentiments. His heated face pressed against hers. Leonel’s voice emerged

her with his arms, cradled

fell into a deeper

her, experiencing the tumultuous surges of

from his decision to depart from Alexis at the age of twenty, only to realize after years of wandering that she remained

had no idea how to

any certainty of a second chance. All he grasped at that moment was his yearning to hold her.

used to

she shared with him. She delighted in introducing Marcus to him and relished observing Elva’s interactions with

been so

within the Fowler villa had mended all his childhood wounds, nurturing the self-assured

relinquished it all

tears

gently pushed

my parents, Marcus and Elva, they can always find a way to forgive and accept you. Because in their eyes, you're a son, a brother. But I'm different, Leonel. How many eight years do I have to waste?” “Let's just be family.” Alexis thought that after all those

suddenly felt overly

was burdened with an

against her door with his head tilted back

he descended the stairs and settled into

had left, and Leonel remained seated without turning the

elbow on the window, he puffed a

only

a sports car pulled up, and the sight of the person who emerged caused Leonel’s

It was Calvin.

young man who had some

doing there in the middle of the night? Leonel regarded the young man, wearing a baseball cap, and a surge of anger welled

stepped out of

his chin, and the two men

Leonel’s tone was icy.

of vulnerability in front of Alexis, but he showed no signs of weakness when facing Leonel. He sneered, “Whatever brings you here, Mr. Douglas, I come for the same reason.” Leonel extinguished his cigarette and replied, “She's asleep.” “Is that so?" Calvin

that, Calvin got ready to

punched in the passcode

blazed with

was about to enter the elevator, Leonel rushed forward and landed a

a few steps, bracing

by her side? What were you doing all this time?” Breathing

words, Leonel momentarily dropped

a solid hit to the

two men then engaged in a wild struggle akin to alpha males locked in

punch they exchanged seemed fueled by a burning desire to

pulled up, and both of them were taken

completely. Leonel taunted him, “Why

really should worry about

she

to needle

lets me stay the night, but how about you? You don't even have the privilege to be in her house, yet you act like you

and

2337 He was trying to wrap his head around Calvin's words when he said, “Alexis won't marry!” Leonel covered his face with his hands, lost in thought. Then Calvin continued, “You think it's just a fling between her and me? Leonel, I've known her for four years! When I was twenty, my dad committed suicide due to gambling debts, taking my mom with him. It was Alexis

Calvin recounted his past, Leonel

by the eerie similarity of Calvin's story to

Calvin under her wing after

Calvin reminded her of him? Did Calvin replace him in her heart already after all these years?

his eyes misty. Calvin's words

kno Leonel gazed at Calvin's pale, youthful face. He noticed how it looked so much like his own when he was his age. Then, the realization hit him that Calvin

settled in Leonel’s heart as if

the officer asked them why they

who typically cared about

replied, “We fought for a girll" Calvin's statement

Wasn't he the hottest young star of

he was a seasoned business professional with several

into their personal

it’s daylight, have someone come over, pay the bail, and you can leave.” He made further comments, saying, “Fighting because of jealousy, huh?” Calvin and Leonel spent the night in the