The apartment was enveloped in profound silence. Alexis remained the sole occupant, standing quietly in the elevated perch of Duefron, savoring her solitude.

It was late at night.

She contemplated that it wasn't a matter of being unable to accept Leonel.

When she embraced him, her emotions still stirred.

It was because she held such deep affection for him and she had offered him all the purest aspects of her youthful life, only for him to turn away and leave with contempt.