His voice was laced with sarcasm as he asked, “So you think you’re more qualified to take care of a cripple like me?”

Hester’s eyes welled up with tears.

“I really care about you, Mr. Douglas.

Leonel raised an eyebrow, “You… care about me?”

Leonel repeated her words, and then shot back with a smirk.

“So tell me, what do you really like-this broken body or my deep pocket? Hester, I hired you to make Alexis believe I’ve move on, but that doesn’t mean I’m a fool.

Duefron had plenty of women like Hester.

Sure, maybe in the past, he’d have taken her out for dinner or something.

But after what happened with Anika, he was done with this type.

Even if he was single now, he wouldn’t get involved with any of them.

sneered and added, “I bet you spent a lot to

want to lose everything or get blacklisted in

Hester felt utterly humiliated.

used to people fawning over

so harshly to

Leonel had nailed it.

say sweet things to you? It’s because they

all about Hester, including her

back, “Leonel, if you know everything about me, why did you

closed

fabric reminded him of Alexis’ jet-black

long pause, he

because you’re just

chose someone at random,

asked Hester

show, not to live

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