Alexis remained silent.

She rebuffed his assistance, opting to fasten the bathrobe belt on her own.

Unfazed by her aloofness, Leonel dressed in his lounge wear and exited the room.

Once he left, Alexis leaned against the washbasin, feeling her legs tremble with weakness.

Tonight, Leonel neglected to use contraception.

There was a possibility she might conceive, a deliberate act on his part.

She couldn’t bear his child.

Leonel descended the stairs and instructed the servant to deliver food to Alexis.

Subsequently, he made his way to Evelyn’s room upstairs.

In the soft-pink room, Evelyn had drifted off to sleep, tears staining her cheeks, nestled on the cherry-pink princess bed.

arrival, the servant promptly rose from her seat beside the

Douglas, Miss Evelyn was

“She’s been holding onto one

pang of pain

said lightly,

exited, thoughtfully shutting the bedroom

pulled the covers over

warmth, her delicate hand still shielding one

lowered

blinking as she gazed at her

but Evelyn sensed a difference, though she couldn’t quite place

her father’s kindness toward

then, her mother

her mother’s

addressed her father in a gentle

allow Mom to return? She probably misses Daniel and

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