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.

promptly rose from her seat beside the bed, expressing

Douglas, Miss Evelyn

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

of pain

his emotions, he said lightly, “Please step outside for a

shutting the

the bedside, Leonel tenderly pulled the covers over Evelyn and caressed

her slumber, her face radiated warmth, her

lowered

as she gazed

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

the past, she recalled her father’s kindness toward

mother always wore a

mother’s happiness

her father

to return? She probably misses

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