After a pause, she finished her tea and set the cup down.

“You’ve already decided.

Why bother asking me?”

Leonel toyed with the cup.

“I simply don’t want to let Daniel down.

Alexis offered a faint smile in agreement, their intimacy evident.

As the servants entered the dining room to serve, occasional smiles passed between them.

Leonel cleared his throat, inquiring, “How’s your relationship with that young man?”

Alexis sidestepped the question, neither confirming nor denying anything.

a magazine, she casually flipped through it

of how to

to press further; doing

the stairs, a hint of flush coloring

was evident he’d overheard his parents

of Daniel, Alexis urged gently,

hurrying to

indulged in a hearty dinner, even

Olivia was dumbstruck.

but muse that it was fortunate her brother

time he was

dinner, Leonel opted against staying the

urged him, “Give Olivia

down lately, and I’m concerned about her driving

on the verge of lighting a cigarette when he reconsidered upon

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