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.

wouldn’t be much

brief pause before Leonel responded, his voice laced with sarcasm, “You seemed to really enjoy the

not mention it from the start? Bringing it up now, after everything, seems a bit late,

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

she focused on Evelyn, gently holding the child’s tiny fingers, her gaze resting on her little face in the dim

found solace in her daughter,

her silently,

Alexis hadn’t truly considered their

being with him solely for the sake of having a

him deeply, but he kept it

about her feelings towards Calvin, but his pride held him back from repeating

mix of love and resentment for Alexis, desiring to

the night wore on, Alexis eventually fell

stepped into the hallway for a cigarette, a futile attempt to quell his

solace, and he longed for her to show any

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