They stared at each other for a moment.

Then Alexis smiled and started the car.

After rolling up the window, she drove off.

“Alexis!” Leonel called out to her.

But she didn’t stop.

Leonel knew she wouldn’t come to any harm, so what he should do was to go back upstairs and think about how to deal with the days ahead.

But he didn’t seem to want to move at all.

He just stood there, staring in the direction her car had just gone.

But all of a sudden, he remembered the maple tree in the backyard.

Ignoring the pain in his leg, he slowly walked towards the tree.

see the tender red leaves hanging

late summer, the tree had now started

and his

he

her way back, Alexis took some

yet it was

reached home, the bleeding

The villa was silent.

on the

attention, however,

Alexis entered through the doorway, Waylen looked up and noticed the cut on her

“What happened, Alexis?”

voice, Alexis

eyes, she remained the little girl who would snuggle on his lap, listening intently to the

fine, Dad,” Alexis replied

written all over your face… Did you find out about Leonel’s

giving Waylen a blank

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