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.

Instead, she turned her attention to Leonel again. She wanted to get an answer from his expression.

She wanted to know if he really wanted to sever the last emotional bond that still existed between them.

But Leonel only looked indifferent and didn't seem like he gave a damn. It was clear that he was determined to distance himself from what they once had just because of his new girlfriend.

As a result, Alexis felt that since Leonel could be so casual about their past, there was no need for her to cling to it anymore.

In fact, she shouldn't care anymore whether or not Leonel wanted to marry someone else or to permanently sever ties with her.

So, with a faint smile on her face, she shook Hester's hand and said, “Congratulations! From now on, we're family."

Hester tried to offer a smile when she heard this. The whole situation still felt a bit awkward to her.

But Leonel wrapped his arm around Hester's slender waist and began to chat with Alexis a bit more. Alexis didn't pay much attention to the conversation because of how distracted she was.

By the time she turned around and left, she felt as if her heart was broken into pieces.

It never crossed her mind that after causing her so much pain, he would go ahead to be with another girl and even introduce her as his girlfriend.

It made her feel that all the wonderful emotions and sweet moments they had together were nothing to him.

She never thought for a moment that Leonel would treat her like this.

She was very sad, but she made sure that her back remained straight as she left his sight and walked out of his life.

She never thought their story would end in such a manner.

Nevertheless, she was determined to put it behind her and not dwell on it anymore.