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 were no longer married, she felt they didn’t need to walk on egg shells around

she

I’ll send the maid to

Leonel nodded in agreement.

say something more just to ease the tension

went past the fireplace, the flames cast a faint

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

that he

food and called out

Leonel and

was being called by the maid, but she changed her mind and said

next day, the funeral service

the Fowler family all returned to living their lives as they had done before Korbyn’s

and Leonel hadn’t seen each other for quite

they had

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