Her assistant exhaled a silent sigh of relief.

Returning to her work, Alexis organized her documents before making her way to meet Leonel, knowing all too well that avoiding him was not an option.

She found Leonel waiting in the reception room, impeccably dressed, the gleam from his wedding ring impossible to ignore.

A plain kraft bag rested on the table-its contents a mystery.

Pausing at the doorway, Alexis spoke with an air of casual detachment, “Mr.

Douglas, looking well.

Is this a social call, or should I expect a wedding invite?”

Leonel couldn’t tear his gaze away from Alexis.

She looked remarkably better than before, and the sadness that once clouded her expression seemingly vanished.

It was as if someone named Leonel had never caused her any pain.

outline of his wedding ring

the room, making a beeline for the nearby pantry to fix herself a cup of

seemed

machine hummed to life,

take anything in

Here’s the deal.

twenty percent of my company’s shares to your name, you can move back

used to

words hung in the air

freshly brewed coffee,

the first time in

met Leonel’s

She wasn’t naive.

Leonel’s attempt

his company’s shares valued at billions, and he

really

and her change of

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