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.

they didn’t need to walk on egg shells around each other or think too

she

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

Leonel nodded in agreement.

the tension

the fireplace, the flames cast a faint red glow

apart, Leonel felt there was

he clenched his fists in

the maid served the food and called out

turned to look at Leonel and saw a gloomy expression on

alert him to the fact that he was being called by the maid, but she changed her mind and said

the funeral service officially came to

all returned to living their lives as

hadn’t seen each other for quite some

little contact they had was because

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