They all had just told him that there was no way he and Alexis could be together again.

Throughout the night, Leonel stood at the gate of the Fowler mansion.

For the next few days, he kept coming to stand there whenever he was free, but he was yet to see Alexis or the children. Instead, he saw the maple tree he and Alexis had planted together when they were children. To his surprise, the gardener was carrying it out of the yard and throwing it to one corner.

Leonel quickly got out of the car and confronted him, “Why did you throw the tree away?" he demanded to know.

When he saw that it was Leonel, the gardener felt relaxed and answered with a shrug, "It was Miss Fowler who ordered me to cut it and plant a new one. Mr. Douglas, I just do whatever I'm ordered to do. Hey! What do you need the tree for?"