Chapitre 140: Searching for Answers

Leonor's hands were folded neatly in her lap as she tried to contain her emotions. 

With only a few words, he had a talent of pulling her in all sorts of directions. It had been that way since she grew fond of him despite all the walls he built around himself.

Even though she knew his secret, there was still so much more to figure out. 

"I don't particularly have a list of questions, only curiosities as they appear," she admitted. "I simply want you to tell me what I don't know because I thought we had that sort of relationship before we were separated from one another." She let out a light sigh. "If we weren't separated I often wonder which step we would be on by now. Perhaps married? Would I have given you the family you dreamed of? Would we have run away together?" 

Her voice was soft and emotional. She was truly bearing her heart in a way that pointed to the familiarity they once had. It was clear she longed for closeness.