He said it in such a casual manner as if nothing had happened between him and Alexis.

Hester felt a bit awkward about it all, but Leonel seemed totally unaffected. "This is Alexis. She's my sister," he said to Hester.

Since she was only hired to play Leonel's girlfriend and now he had introduced Alexis as his sister, Hester could do nothing but treat her as his sister.

"Hello, I'm Hester Molina," she said to Alexis while extending her hand for a shake. "I'm Leonel's girlfriend."

Alexis looked at her delicate hand but did not touch it.