In the bedroom, Alexis stood up and settled in front of the vanity, running a comb through her lengthy hair.

The servant entered, pushing the door ajar.

Catching sight of her reflection in the mirror, Alexis asked softly, “Have you bought the medication?”

Placing breakfast on the table, the servant retrieved a small bottle from her apron pocket.

Her voice quivered as she spoke.

“Yes, Mrs.

Douglas.

Please don’t mention that I brought it for you, or Mr.

Douglas will surely dismiss me.

her

instructed the servant to leave the room before

noted the instructions for consumption and the

the bottle and confirmed the

she extracted two

the pills, Alexis felt the dryness in

slender fingers tightly grasping the pill bottle, gradually

contemplated how she and Leonel had

Once she stowed awa

the stairs

approached the staircase, Alexis encountered a doctor ascending under the guidance of

be seeking out

Alexis halted, surprised.

Was Leonel unwell?

didn’t concern

the vigor for s@x, yet now he appeared to

surmised

He nodded respectfully.

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