That was why he said he had a girlfriend and told her to move on with her life as well.

Alexis was in shock, standing there for what felt like an eternity.

By the time she snapped back to reality, the banquet had already wrapped up and everyone was Leaving.

As she headed out, she bumped into Leonel at the hotel entrance.

He was talking quietly with Noreen, and their voices were too low for Alexis to make out what they were saying.

Seeing Leonel again brought a mix of feelings to Alexis.

She stared at the man she had once loved intensely and later grew to resent just as fiercely.

After everything she’d recently discovered, it all seemed trivial now.

Back in Merblune, she’d made Leonel cave in by threatening to harm herself.

things were

just wanted him to

her and turned to

chandelier,

from her hand, pooling on

didn’t seem to

approached and grabbed

saw the cut on her palm and asked, “What happened?

tried to lift her up,

enough to

said gently, “Come on, let’s get

her

to

had no idea

wrist firmly and led her to the

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