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.

noticing Leonel’s arrival, the servant promptly rose from her seat beside the

Douglas, Miss Evelyn was

she added, “She’s been holding onto one ear the

of pain

emotions, he said lightly,

servant promptly exited, thoughtfully shutting

pulled

warmth, her delicate hand still shielding one

lowered

as she gazed at her father in

always did, but Evelyn sensed a

past, she recalled her father’s kindness toward her, Daniel, and

her mother

mother’s happiness had

her

could you allow Mom to return? She probably misses Daniel and our

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