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.

Alexis found herself awake unusually late, perhaps stirred by the

the silence of the snowy

thought she could hear the

and approached the window to

only by

sharp as needles, and

a

gently and then traced two names

this unconsciously, a gesture ingrained

snowy night, even after he had left Duefron

the window for a long while, until she detected unusual footsteps in the

Could it be… Leonel?

quickly returned to her

activity in the adjacent parlor-someone

walked into the

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