Chapter 2209 As she walked away, Edwin called out, “Lexi! Do you hate Leonel?” She paused, then turned back with a Light smile.
“If you really care about me, find me a man who's both good-looking and strong.” Edwin remained silent.
He lingered in thought for a while before slowly approaching Alexis and enveloping her in a gentle embrace.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“I'm sorry” He pondered if their paths would have been different had he not left with Leonel back then. Perhaps they would still be together, content and united.
Alexis responded with a reassuring pat.
In a whisper, she said, “Some people, no matter how hard you try, just can't be held on to. But I'm doing okay now.” Edwin chose not to dwell on the subject any further.
He accompanied Alexis to her Bentley, watching her gaze up at the building one last time.
“Go back inside. Vanessa is still your girlfriend. Try not to make things too messy.” “l understand,” Edwin replied, as Alexis drove off.
Instead of heading back inside, Edwin stood outside in the chilling night air, lighting a cigarette.
He needed a moment to think, despite the cold.
Soon, Dylan and Laura emerged.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmEdwin's eyes met Laura's in the night, a silent exchange of emotions passing between them. Laura eventually lowered her gaze and got into Dylan's car.
Edwin, with a cigarette between his fingers, inhaled slowly, lost in thought.
Dylan got into the car and they drove away.
Edwin watched their departure, recalling his father’s comments about Laura having a boyfriend.
“Is she really with Dylan now?” he wondered, contemplating if they had become intimate.
Vanessa appeared, shivering in the cold night.
She saw Edwin, his attention fixed in one direction.
After a long pause, she called out, “Edwin!”