His eyes were fixed at the glass-or perhaps he was looking at her though it.
His tone was very casual as he said, âEvelyn kept waiting for you for a long time and just fell asleep not long before your return.
She kept crying when I tried making her take her medicine and kept insisting on wanting you!
Is this how you took care of her these past few years?
You only take care of her when youâre free, and then you leave her to the babysitter when youâre not?â
He actually knew that this wasnât the case.
He knew how much Alexis had taken good care of Evelyn and how she loved her very much.
She wouldâve never come to him for Evelynâs case if that wasnât true.
However, whenever he remembered that she went to visit Calvin, he wanted to antagonize her.
At that point, he just wanted to expose his wound to her and let her feel the pain as well.
That way, he could find out if she still had feelings for him.
After a brief silence between the two of them, Alexis said, âIâll go upstairs to see her.
â
Before she could get up, Leonel grabbed her hand.
This time, his tone had somewhat softened, no longer sounding sarcastic.
âLetâs eat first,â he suggested.
Alexis kept her hand on the edge of the table as she hesitated.
After a while, she gave in and sat down to eat.
As the two of them ate, the atmosphere around them remained silent.
Alexis couldnât help but think of the phrase âthe last supperâ, which made her smile.
Leonel noticed this and stared at her for a long time.
There was an unfathomable look in his eyes.
It had a mixture of love, resentment, and the longing for all the years that had gone by.
For some reason, Alexis was willing to engage him in conversation this time around.
While drinking her soup, she asked him, âHow have you been these past few years?â
She knew about the first year when he was flying around the world and looking for her.
However, by the time she had given birth to Evelyn, he had already returned to the country.
By then, she had lost track of him and no one had mentioned him in front of her.
Alexis thought that he, like anyone else, needed emotional connection.
He had a colorful past, with so many different people coming and going.
Perhaps he also had someone by his side during that time.
Leonelâs gaze deepened as he leaned his back against the chair, carefully watching her.
After a while, he uttered under his breath, âDo you really want to know?â