He took a closer look at the child.
She looked like a combination of him and Alexis.
Evelyn truly was their daughter.
That was why Alexis was willing to sacrifice everything for Evelyn, even if it meant living with Leonel.
With a faint smile, Leonel stroked Evelynâs cheek before finally leaving her room.
He came to the balcony.
It had a great view of the whole of the Fowler villa.
Leonel recalled an evening when he and Alexis had exchanged glances here.
It was a time when he had just returned from abroad, and she had not forgiven him yet.
Perhaps even until now, she hadnât forgiven him completely.
She was just making do with him.
But this was all his fault.
Alexis had everything prior to him; all she wanted was pure and loyal love.
However, he couldnât even give her that.
He thought that maybe no matter what he did, she would never believe that he only loved her.
He stood on the balcony and lit a cigarette, taking long, slow drags from it.
After dinner that evening, Leonel took Alexis and Evelyn back to their own villa.
When they got out of the car, he carried their suitcases out of the trunk and joked with a smile, âHow long were you two planning on staying there? I donât even bring this much stuff when I go abroad on business trips!â
The family of three headed inside.
Leonel, however, didnât let Alexis unpack and insisted on doing it himself.
He opened one suitcase and found it was full of Evelynâs stuff.
There were childrenâs books and all kinds of toys.
Leonel stared at them for a long time.
Then he looked at Evelyn, thinking that Evelynâs character was more like Elvaâs and Oliviaâs than her own parentsâ.
Maybe Evelyn took after her aunt Cecilia.
But it was just as well.
Leonel believed his daughter should be pampered as a princess.
Leonel wanted to have a boy so that he could take over the family business.
That way, it didnât matter if Evelyn didnât work or get married; her younger brother could support her no matter what.
A servant knocked on the door and said, âMr.
Douglas, Mrs.
Douglas asked me to tell you that dinnerâs ready.
â
Leonel nodded.
âIâll go down as soon as Iâm done here.
â