Chapter 471: The Things That Were Left Unspoken
The clock continued ticking on the wall, echoing faintly in the quiet night air.
Leslie and Calix had ceased crying, but the atmosphere around them was still tainted by the conflicting weight of their sadness, regrets, and gratitude.
Still sitting on the couch, Calix and Leslie nestled in each other’s arms. He let her rest her head on his chest. The echoes of her cries from earlier still lingered in his mind, prodding into his heart.
Leslie’s half-lidded, swollen eyes blankly stared at the buttons of Calix’s pajama shirt.
Lifting one hand, she placed her palm on his chest, feeling its rise and fall. She leaned more toward him as he kissed atop her head.
"...honey," Leslie parted her lips, her voice hoarse from her previous crying, "What... what do you want me... to call you now? Were you upset... when I called you... Axel just now?"
Calix’s eyes, brimming with concern, wandered to Leslie. He scooped her up before placing her on his lap. She tightened her arms around his waist as he ever so gently stroked her back.
"I didn’t," responded Calix after a short period of silence. He tried to keep his voice clear and steady, "I might have lived as Calix Xu for the past six years... without any recollections of my previous life, but... my soul still belongs to Axel Liu."
Despite having just received the forgotten memories of his first life, Calix viewed the issue with a clear head.
He wouldn’t ever deny the time he lived as Axel Liu before being given another chance of life as Calix Xu.
Leslie unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief as her tensed nerves slowly untangled their knots. More words flowed out of her mouth, forming into a question.