During that brief silence, Leonel lit another cigarette and blew a few puffs. The entire time, his eyes were fixed on her. After a while, he said in a hoarse voice, "I... I won't make a fuss about the past few years."

It took all his pride to utter these words.

Three years ago, he was engaged to Alexis, but in the past few years, she had been with Calvin day and night. He felt as though Alexis had betrayed him. He couldn't bring himself to imagine whether Alexis and Calvin had sex and how many times they had done it. The mere thought of it made him want to explode.

But in the end, Leonel chose to compromise. He wouldn't make a fuss about the past three years, for her sake.

They shared a solemn silence for a long time.

It was Alexis who broke this silence when she opened her mouth and said, "Leonel, do you have any idea what you're talking about?"

Of course he knew.

Alexis sank her head and stared at the ground. “But I don't want to be with you anymore. Let bygones be bygones."

After saying that, she turned around and left. But before she could take another step, Leonel grabbed her arm.

"Alexis, let's talk about Evelyn's custody."

At the mention of this, Alexis quickly turned her head away.

Leonel was still smoking, his thin cigarette nestled between his slender fingers. His eyes were slightly narrowed, which made him look very charming.

However, in Alexis's eyes, he was being extremely hateful.

"You want to have custody of Evelyn?" she asked.

"Yes."

Alexis flashed a faint smile before taking a few steps forward. She leaned so close to him that he could smell the scent of her shampoo.

It was fresh and clean.

That was how lust started to appear.

Leonel hadn't had any sex during the years she was gone.

He barely even masturbated.