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.

years had elapsed, and

have, he wouldn't

should never have been the pawns. Anyone else could

go!” Alexis regained her composure and strolled over to the floor-to-ceiling window, leaning against

she uttered, “This is pointless.” Angela's Library Leonel remained

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 immediate dismissal, an

her head against

a

what response are you hoping for?” Leonel found

was more enigmatic than any woman he had ever

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

concede that version of Alexis was

Calvin was utterly

She possessed that charm.

was a man of pride, and he recognized that Alexis was

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

brief interlude, Alexis reiterated, “Just go! Don't

living room and prepared a fresh cup

“I'm leaving.” Alexis held her position, her head resting against the glass. From that vantage point, her delicate form

Leonel’s throat

yearning in his heart and approached her, enfolding her in

he had never

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

her with his

into a deeper

the tumultuous surges of his

to depart from Alexis at the age of

idea how

All he grasped at that moment was his yearning to hold her. As if they had never been separated, as though Alexis was still the one who

used to

Marcus and Elva she shared with him. She delighted in introducing Marcus to him

had been so

constituted his entire youth. Life within the Fowler villa had mended all his childhood wounds, nurturing

relinquished it all so

wept, his scorching tears

2335 Alexis gently pushed him

not, 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 years,

it suddenly felt

was burdened with an almost

door behind him, and leaned against her door

he descended the stairs

Leonel remained seated without turning the AC

window, he puffed a cigarette, exhaling the smoke in repetitive

the only thing occupying his

two hours later, a sports car pulled up, and the sight of the person who emerged caused Leonel’s eyes to

It was Calvin.

man who had some involvement

middle of the night? Leonel regarded the young man, wearing a baseball cap, and a surge of anger welled up within him. The mere thought of Calvin being close to Alexis infuriated him. It was a possibility he

stepped out

noticed him, slightly tilting his chin, and the two

Leonel’s tone was icy.

you here, Mr. Douglas, I come for

With that, Calvin

the passcode at the elevator lobby.

blazed with

elevator, Leonel rushed forward

steps, bracing himself against

And now you're upset seeing another man by her side? What were you doing all this time?” Breathing heavily, Leonel retorted, “Even so, she’s not yours!” “Is that so?" ANGELA'sLIBRARY Calvin's handsome face bore a

words, Leonel momentarily

he took a solid hit to

engaged in a wild struggle akin to alpha

seemed fueled by

later, a police car pulled up, and both of

his hat, obscuring his face completely. Leonel taunted him, “Why the sudden shyness?” Calvin

should

but does she even care about you?” Leonel’s expression

to needle

in her house, yet you act like you own the place.” With a trace of bitterness in his voice, Calvin added, “She'll never marry. Give it

sat battered and

her for four years! When I was twenty, my dad committed suicide due to gambling debts, taking my mom with him. It was Alexis who paid off all the debts for me, using her

Calvin recounted his past, Leonel listened in a

struck by the eerie similarity of

taken Calvin under

him in her heart already after all these years? Leonel had no

up, his eyes misty. Calvin's words hit

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 had become a replacement

in Leonel’s heart as if it were sinking

asked them

typically cared about his image,

a girll" Calvin's statement stunned everyone in

the hottest young star of today?

was a seasoned business professional with several more years of

police didn't want to delve further into their

pay the bail, and you can leave.” He made further comments, saying, “Fighting because of