NovelEnglishNo, thanks. Im fine. | didnt drink that much tonight, Leonel said in a low voice.
Just as he was about to leave, a womans voice came from behind. Mr.
Douglas.
He knew exactly who the voice belonged to.
Leonel turned to look at Anika.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHis secretary was visibly surprised, but she recovered quickly. She had seen the way Anika looked at Leonel back in the room earlier, and now she was calling out to her boss. Leonels secretary was all too familiar with this scenario she had seen this plot play out a million times.
What she didnt expect was that Leonel would actually acknowledge Anika.
An uncomfortable feeling rose inside the secretary, afraid that Leonel would make a mistake. She reminded him in a low voice, Mr. Douglas, arent you going to pick up your wife and kids?
Leonel looked down. Right. | have to pick up Alexis and the kids.
While they were talking, Anika had walked up to Leonel. She looked up at him with feigned guilt and said softly, Mr. Douglas, what happened last night was my fault. Please forgive me.
Leonel said coldly, Dont ever approach me again.
Without waiting for an answer, he left with his secretary.
Anika watched him leave, a soft smile on her face.
After everything that happened, Leonel didnt get back at her or humiliate her. What else could it mean but that he actually had feelings for her? She had been in the circle of men such as him for a long time, and she knew a thing or two about them. Despite his strained relationship with his wife, divorce wasnt an option when his identity and status. Too much was at stake.
Such a man needed a gentle, less ambitious woman to comfort him.
A woman who cared about him but also knew her place Anika brushed her long hair back and turned to look at the mirror.
The woman in it had long black hair, an oval face, and a tall and slender figure. The face that looked back at her bore a hint of resemblance to Alexis.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmAnika was willing to offer Leonel something his wife refused to give.
In the following month, Alexis had remained distant.
She never initiated sx with Leonel. Some days she acted as if he wasnt even there.
Unable to endure any longer, Leonel found an opportunity to pin her
down and have his way with her. It was a long night. The next morning, Alexis had to apply pain-relief cream to her sore body.
Absentmindedly, she wondered if Leonels urges were too intense for his age.
At the end of August, the weather had reached its hottest.
Leonel sat in his office reading financial reports.
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