Chapter 2705

Half an hour later, Alexis emerged, wearing a modest two-piece pajama set, clearly an attempt to temper any desires.

Leonel put away his phone, eyeing her attire.

He teased, almost provocatively, “Rest assured, I won’t touch you now.

We can’t conceive at the moment, and with Evelyn here, what could I possibly do?”

“You’re overthinking,” Alexis responded, her tone even more indifferent and restrained than his.

Leonel let out a soft chuckle and, once Alexis was settled on the far side of the bed, turned off the light.

The room plunged into darkness, and Alexis found herself unable to sleep.

After a while, she broke the silence with a whisper.

“We could actually consider in vitro fertilization.

be much of

was a brief pause before Leonel responded, his voice laced with sarcasm, “You seemed

your intention, why not mention it from the start? Bringing it up now, after

were pointed, yet Alexis seemed to have grown used to his sharp

tired to argue, she focused on Evelyn, gently holding the child’s tiny fingers, her gaze

these, Alexis found solace in her

her silently, analyzing

him, it seemed like Alexis hadn’t

puppet, being with him solely for the sake of having a child, without any real

him deeply, but he

towards Calvin, but his pride held him back from repeating

resentment for Alexis, desiring to

wore on, Alexis eventually fell asleep in

got up and stepped into the hallway for a cigarette, a futile attempt to quell

solace, and he longed for her to show any emotion towards him-laughter, anger, even a slap-anything

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