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.

unusually late, perhaps

in the silence

she could hear the whisper of

and approached the window to gaze at

dim, lit only by the

felt sharp as needles,

French window, a result of the temperature

then traced two names

had done this unconsciously, a gesture ingrained from

night, even after he had left Duefron for abroad, she had written his

lingered by the window for a long while,

Could it be… Leonel?

returned to her bed, feigning

in the adjacent parlor-someone had

after, he walked into the

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