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.

to walk on egg shells around each other or think too much about each

okay,” she assured

remain here, then I’ll send the maid to bring

Leonel nodded in agreement.

the tension

the flames cast a faint red glow

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

he clenched his

and called out

at Leonel and saw a

him to the fact that he was being called by

funeral service

the Fowler family all returned to living their lives as they had

Leonel hadn’t seen each other for quite

contact they had was because of

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