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

nodded and replied, “I’ll head upstairs to fetch something I left

found herself at a loss for

could only watch as Alexis ascended the

the stairs and pushed open the door to the master

wedding photo of

making her way into the

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

but caught sight of a piece of glass on the

hesitated for a moment before

in her slender

him, but now she could only perceive the bitter irony of the

before she could do so, she found herself enveloped in a

she tried to get

around her from behind, pressing his

Alexis sneered.

you find

resist the temptation

being despicable, deceiving her into

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