But Leonel refused.

“I want to stay here,” he said stubbornly.

“Isn’t your leg hurting? That’s why you should go to bed early and get some rest,” Alexis insisted.

She’d hardly finished the statement when Leonel shot back, “Just because my leg hurts, you think I shouldn’t stay here? Just because my leg hurts, you consider me to be useless, huh?”

He had spoken out of anger, but after the words left his mouth, he immediately regretted saying them.

After all, he had vowed to Korbyn that he would take care of Alexis for the rest of his life.

Yet, barely hours later, he was shouting at her.

“I’m sorry, Alexis,” he quickly apologized.

Alexis had not taken it to mind.

didn’t need to walk on egg shells around each other or think too much about each other’s feelings when

she assured

to remain here, then I’ll send the

Leonel nodded in agreement.

more just to ease the tension further, but before he could speak,

past the fireplace, the flames cast a faint red

a few meters apart, Leonel felt there was an insurmountable gap between them since he was seated in

him so frustrated that he clenched his

food and called out to

at Leonel and saw a gloomy expression on his

the fact that he was being called by

service

family all returned to living their lives as they had done

Alexis and Leonel hadn’t seen

they had

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