Despite the supposed end of their relationship, he continued to send her 200 milliliters of frozen blood every month from abroad, blood that could potentially save Alexis' life. Her father, angry yet cautious, stored this blood carefully, though Alexis never needed it.

He did return, twice a year, but during their meetings, she never questioned him about their past.

At 24, during the New Year, he came back with a beautiful mixed-race girlfriend.

The girlfriend was strikingly pretty and joined the Fowlers for dinner before leaving to spend the night at a hotel. In the middle of the night, while Alexis was reading in her bedroom, Leonel returned from the hotel with a New Year's gift for her-a small doll.

Alexis accepted it, but the next day, she relegated it to storage, where it likely remained, forgotten and gathering dust.