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.

close to winning you over,

in the solitude of his villa,

of laughter and culinary aromas, the nights devoid of

The silence was deafening.

refuge on the

servant, seeking to rouse him, climbed the stairs

extinguished his cigarette and inquired with a nonchalance that didn’t reach his eyes,

Douglas returned recently?”

and then shook

“No, she hasn’t.

she’d stop by and get the kids’ thing when she finds

seemed to drift

tried

“Dinner is served, sir.

But Leonel declined with a disinterested

“I’m not hungry.

Just leave it.

paused, words teetering on the edge of

gaze lifted to the clouds, recalling how Alexis adored the sunsets from this spot, inspiring him to

washed over him-of them watching the sunset fade to darkness, her nestled

night air echoed the

nestled in his arms, her own wrapped around his neck,

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