NovelEnglishLeonel waited patiently for her to calm down. Two minutes later, Alexis was fully awake.
As Alexis slowly pulled away from his embrace, avoiding contact, it hurt Leonel. His wife didnt want him touching her.
Did her clinging to him come from mistaking him for Calvin? The living could never compete with the dead, especially when he was the one who sent Calvin away during Alexis pregnancy Calvin had got seriously sick and passed away later in a foreign country.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtAlexis didnt find out until she recovered after giving birth and asked for Calvin.
Leonel tried to push away the gloom.
Now Calvin was a taboo topic between them. Neither mentioned him, but he was always there. They just lived like that, indifferent.
He didnt know how long he could handle it.
He figured, if Alexis wanted to live like this forever, he would too.
In a soft voice, Leonel said, Evelyn and Daniel are still up. Lets head home.
Saying that made him a bit sad.
If it werent for the kids, Alexis mightve split ages ago. Even if not divorcing, shed jet off abroad, never turning back Shed been putting up with it every darn night! Alexis sat up, her gorgeous curves showing even in the dim.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmShe got up, swept her hair back, and smoothed her dress. It had a few wrinkles, and Leonel offered, Let me fix that for you.
But when his hand touched her, she flinched away.
Silence hung heavy.
Leonel, feeling a bit awkward as the husband, still said softly, | just want to help with your dress.
Alexis, cold in private, retorted, | can handle it myself.
Then, with a chilly stare, she said, Lets go! As they started walking, Leonel grabbed her wrist. He sensed her reluctance as their bodies touched. But this time, he held on. Slowly, he drew her closer and softly asked, Do you still resent me, Alexis?
Are you going to keep treating me Like this forever just because of Calvin? How longs it been since we were intimate? Do you even remember? Alexis couldnt recall.
Ever since she found out what he did, she couldnt bring herself to care about him anymore.
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