Leonel remained silent as he stared back at her.

Eventually, he replied with a similarly hoarse tone, “It’s late.

Time for bed.

He then began to organize his belongings, preparing for the night.

Leonel rarely spent the night at the Fowlers’ now, likely to sidestep any gossips, particularly since his divorce with Alexis.

However, his car had broken down upon arrival, and with no word from Ross yet, he opted to stay the night this time His bedroom remained unchanged.

“Good night,” he murmured to Alexis as he ascended the stairs.

Aware of his evasion, Alexis didn’t press further.

She offered a gentle smile and echoed, “Good night.

night, Alexis found herself awake unusually late, perhaps stirred by the

in the silence of the snowy

she thought she could hear the whisper of snowflakes touching the

she rose and approached the window to gaze

only by

as

fogged the French window, a result of

and then traced two names with her slender, pale fingers-Alexis,

done this unconsciously, a gesture ingrained from

after he had left Duefron for abroad, she had written

long while, until she detected unusual footsteps

Could it be… Leonel?

Alexis quickly returned to her bed,

there was activity in the

walked into the

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