After a moment, Hank spoke up softly, his words tentative.

“You still love him, don’t you?”

Alexis was stunned by Hank’s words.

She wasn’t sure if her feelings for Leonel still lingered, yet she knew he had always been the one who held her heart.

Despite their separation, no one could take his place.

Those memories, both sweet and bitter, were intertwined with thoughts of him.

She preferred to keep her personal life private though.

She sensed Hank’s intentions were more personal than professional, given her keen instincts.

Facing him squarely, she said firmly, “Mr.

Flores, please consider our professional relationship carefully.

With that, she turned and walked away.

to call a taxi, Hank approached,

he paused, reconsidering at the last

politely, “Let’s set aside business for

I offer you a ride

his surprise, Alexis proved more resolute than

Clearly, Hank had overstepped.

a couple, so

“No, thanks.

a

I’m sorry, but it’s not going to work for

her directness, couldn’t

that man, Alexis? I might not have been a match for him before, but now

a sensitive subject, one that no one dared discuss

it clear that anyone who spread

was uninterested in Hank’s

got in without giving him

Hank clenched his fists, filled with

give up on Alexis, but her anger suggested there was no hope for him, at

business cooperation as a means to get closer

for a business trip the

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