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

replied, “I’ll head upstairs to fetch

but found herself

as Alexis ascended the

the stairs and pushed open the door to the

remained unchanged, with the wedding photo of her and Leonel

making her way into

behind jewelry, gems, and clothing, opting instead to retrieve essential documents for herself and her children from the safe,

but caught sight of a

hesitated for a moment before walking over to pick

around in her slender fingers,

him, but now

its original position, Alexis turned to depart, but before she could do so, she found herself enveloped in a firm

tried to

firmly, wrapping his arms around her from behind, pressing his face against her slender back as he whispered, “I’m sorry,

Alexis sneered.

you find this amusing,

resist the temptation to

was being despicable,

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