Chapter 3866

Surprised, Leonel stood and walked to the window.

Peering through the glass, he observed the snowflakes gently falling from the gray sky, creating a stark contrast against the vintage brick building across the street.

At the street corner, a busker, long-haired and thinly clad, was playing the violin.

The violin, evidently well-cared for and valuable, seemed out of place in the musician’s frugal circumstances.

The melancholic tune he played seemed to speak of longing, suggesting he was missing someone dearly.

Leonel paused by the window, observing the busker.

The hurried passersby, perhaps due to the snow, seemed indifferent to the music, moving past without a glance at the melancholic performance.

After a moment’s contemplation, Leonel glanced toward the consulting room door and said softly to the nurse, “I need to step out for a moment.

If my wife finishes her session before I’m back, please let her know I’ll be right across the street.

nurse appeared puzzled but nodded in

over the elevator, Leonel descended slowly before crossing the street to where the musician

engrossed in his violin, hardly noticed as Leonel

in a thin overcoat, Leonel stood out in

attentively to the music, letting the

songs, Leonel opened his wallet and placed all the cash he had-three to four thousand dollars-into the

him with a

walked away, he mused that perhaps the musician

about connection or

street, Alexis emerged

a thick overcoat and a grey woolen scarf, her hair neatly tied

though the cold seemed to bite at his leg, forcing him to

continued towards her with a warm smile,

snow continued

behind her, Leonel offered with a gentle smile, “Would you like to join me for a cup of

her pockets, teased back,

sure you can afford it,

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