Chapter 3557

“Did my presence upset her, or was it your doing?” She leaned in, her voice a hushed echo.

“Remember who you left the bar with? Who opened her home to you, who stood by your side after those arguments with your wife? It was me at your house, in your bed.

We shared rounds of golf, trips to Hondrau.

You’ve held me, ki*sed me-not just a drunken mistake, but with clear intent.

Her laughter was tinged with madness.

“Imagine Alexis’ face seeing those photos, those videos.

The pain, the sickness it must’ve brought her.

Leonel met her gaze, his own expression

icy and unforgiving.

Anika felt a flicker of fear before her courage surged back.

She had lost everything.

Fear had no grip on her anymore.

Her laughter was sardonic.

winning you

solitude of his villa, a stark

walls stood mute, the air bereft of laughter and culinary aromas,

The silence was deafening.

the balcony

him, climbed the stairs with an

inquired with

Douglas returned recently?”

servant hesitated, and then

“No, she hasn’t.

she’d stop by and get the

seemed to

servant tried once

“Dinner is served, sir.

But Leonel declined with

“I’m not hungry.

Just leave it.

paused, words teetering on the edge of speech, but then retreated

the servant departed, Leonel’s gaze lifted to the clouds, recalling how Alexis adored the sunsets from this spot,

him-of them watching the sunset fade to

night air echoed the tenderness

wrapped

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