Chapter 2722 His eyes were fixed at the glass-or perhaps he was looking at her though it.
His tone was very casual as he said, “Evelyn kept waiting for you for a long time and just fell asleep not long before your return.
She kept crying when | tried making her take her medicine and kept insisting on wanting you! Is this how you took care of her these past few years? AngelasLibrary You only take care of her when you're free, and then you leave her to the babysitter when you're not?” He actually knew that this wasn't the case. He knew how much Alexis had taken good care of Evelyn and how she loved her very much. She would've never come to him for Evelyn's case if that wasn't true.
However, whenever he remembered that she went to visit Calvin, he wanted to antagonize her.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtAt 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, “I'l go upstairs to see her.” Before she could get up, Leonel grabbed her hand. This time, his tone had somewhat softened, no longer sounding sarcastic.
“Let's eat first,” 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.
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Alexis couldn't help but think of the phrase “the last supper”, 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.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmFor some reason, Alexis was willing to engage him in conversation this time around. While drinking her soup, she asked him, “How have you been these past few years?” 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.
Leonel’s gaze deepened as he leaned his back against the chair, carefully watching her. After a while, he uttered under his breath, “Do you really want to know?"