Alexis rose, noticing his Lingering presence.

She stated flatly, “It’s time to remove your wedding ring, Mr. Douglas.

It might send the wrong message.

Leonel ran his fingers over the ring.

It was Alexis who had slipped it onto his finger.

He found it impossible to remove and hesitated to let it go.

On a Friday afternoon, Alexis left work ahead of schedule and returned to the villa.

The white BMW rolled into the villa at a leisurely pace.

As it halted, the servant Nova greeted cheerfully, “Welcome back, Mrs. Douglas.

But quickly correcting herself, she added, “I mean Miss Fowler ‘s BunnyBookery

“I’ll head upstairs to fetch something I

wanted to speak but found

only watch as

and pushed open

wedding photo of her and Leonel still adorning the

making her way into the

retrieve essential documents for herself and her children from the safe, particularly their passports, which she stowed in her

required, Alexis prepared to leave but caught sight of a piece of glass

a moment before walking over to pick it

it around in her slender fingers, she

him, but now she could only perceive the bitter

before she could do so, she

she tried to get

his face against her slender back as

Alexis sneered.

you find this amusing,

resist the temptation to touch her

knew he was being despicable, deceiving

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