“I once naively thought Leonel was mine.

But I was mistaken. He left, only to return much later and not because he was mine, but because he chose to."

Visibly shocked, Darwin asked, “About your relationship with him..

"No comment," Alexis answered with a smile.

With her unfinished coffee, she rose and said, “Darwin, carrying too much burden can harm both you and the other person. They may not even value your sacrifices."