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.

Leonel traced the outline of his wedding

a beeline for the nearby pantry to fix herself a cup of coffee without bothering to ask if he wanted

courtesy seemed unnecessary

to life, Leonel’s voice came

anything in

Here’s the deal.

of my company’s shares to your name, you can move back to the villa

to it

the air as the coffee machine

coffee, Alexis settled into a seat across from

in months that they

Leonel’s

She wasn’t naive.

Leonel’s attempt to win

his company’s shares valued at billions, and he

it really

more than her reconciliation and her change of heart, but

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