ALL of a sudden, he started roughly undressing her, treating her as if she was a cheap slut he had hired for sex.

Still, Alexis didn't leave.

After pulling off her clothes and exposing her perfect body, he unbuckled his belt and pulled his pants down. For the first time since the accident, he didn't mind exposing his scars to someone else.

Despite all the time that had passed since the crash happened, the scars still looked shocking.

There seemed to be no good part on his left thigh and the flesh seemed like it was stitched on.

The sight of it made Alexis want to cry.

Leonel pinched her beautiful chin and kissed her lips. "Does it look horrible?" he asked. "I can barely even walk with it. They often call me a cripple when I walk down the street. I don't have as much strength now either. If you want us to have sex, you'll have to put in some effort. If you ride a man with a wasted leg like this, do you really think you'll feel any pleasure?"

But Alexis remained silent as always.

Even though he had stripped her naked, neither of them felt any desire to go any further. They were enveloped by deep sorrow.

The tears in Alexis' eyes grew in volume.

She had thought that her hatred towards Leonel would be enough to stop her from shedding tears for him, but reality proved her wrong.

She had come to the realization that she might not be able to leave him anymore.

She now knew that what she felt for him was not just sympathy; but truth be told, she just couldn't explain what it was.

She had once loved him so much that she was infatuated with him.

And right now, that feeling seemed to be resurfacing, yet it was not the same as it used to be.

She put her hand on his cheek and immediately noticed that it had become much more bony. His face lacked its former fullness.

In fact, his skin was now drawn tight over his bones.

"Does it still hurt?" she asked in a trembling voice as her fingers traced their way around his face.

But Leonel grabbed her hand and pulled it off his face without a word.

His lonely heart had been needing comfort for a long time, and the same applied to hers.