Chapter 2217 “I know,” Laura replied, her smile tinged with sadness.

“I shouldn't have started anything with him.” Alexis turned to face her, the sunlight from the floor-to-ceiling windows creating a radiant halo around her.

Yet, Laura saw a profound Loneliness in her. Compelled by this, Laura asked softly, “What about you? Don't you fight for what you want?” Alexis reclined on the pool table, her head resting on one arm.

She let out a soft chuckle and said, “I'm tired.” She recalled being 20, full of excitement, telling Leonel over the phone that she, too, would be going abroad to study.

His response had been blunt and unexpected.

idea of an ending seemed absurd to her

anything! ‘Young and impulsive, Alexis had

silence on the other end of the line spoke volumes,

every month from abroad,

did return, twice a year, but during their meetings, she never questioned him about their

during the New Year, he came back

Fowlers for dinner before leaving to spend the night at a hotel. In the middle of the night, while Alexis was reading in her bedroom, Leonel returned from the hotel with a

accepted it, but the next day, she relegated it to storage, where it likely remained, forgotten and gathering

he returned, this time

they had

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