Chapter 2742 The secretary called at that moment, sweetly inquiring, "Miss Fowler, the meeting's in ten.
Have you made it to the law firm?" Frustrated, Alexis shut her eyes.
Damn it! She had no desire to get up.
Clutching the phone, she cleared her throat and said, "Postpone the meeting to tomorrow at ten.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtWorried, the secretary queried, “Miss Fowler, are you unwell?" Alexis vaguely responded, "Yeah, not feeling great.
Let's discuss it tomorrow.
"1 Regarding the celebration party that night, Alexis likely wouldn't attend.
Leonel could be quite a jerk.
Tossing the phone away, Alexis clutched the pillow, eager to ressleeping. She assumed Leonel took Evelyn to the company, leaving her alone at home.
A bit of extra sleep wouldn't hurt.
The bedroom door creaked open gently, revealing the entrance of Leonel and Evelyn.
Alexis feigned sleep, keeping up the pretense as they entered the room.
Bending over the bed, Evelyn whispered, "Why hasn't Mommy woken up?" After a pause, Leonel explained, "She's tired.
" Evelyn looked up, blinking her large eyes.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"Why's Mommy tired? Was it the plane yesterday?" Leonel coughed.
"Yeah.
Jet lag from the flight.
Evelyn nodded and rested her head on the bed's edge, studying Alexis. Eventually, she couldn't resist reaching out to touch her.
Alexis resisted the urge to react.
Observing her eyelashes tremble, Leonel figured she was awake, m prompting a gentle smile.
At that moment, a servant arrived, announcing that she had prepared ssnacks and would take Evelyn En: downstairs for a treat. Leonel instructed Evelyn to head downstairs first.