Rachel Wood was sound asleep in their bedroom upstairs.

The room was dark and quiet, with only a faint glow of light from outside.

Sebastian Brenand could smell her Dior perfume, its scent sweet and lovely.

He was exhausted after spending all day in the office, but he instantly felt better at the sight of his adorable wife in bed.

He approached her in the dark to avoid waking her up, gazing at her face with what little light he had.

She didn't make any sound in her sleep.

It was a peaceful sight for Sebastian.

He reached out to caress her face gently before standing up and then turning to leave.

He wanted to start preparing dinner for her, so he headed to the kitchen. His phone started ringing before he could get to work.

The caller had an unknown number.

Recently, his mother was trying to contact him with various unknown numbers.

It had happened so many times now that he felt annoyed whenever he saw such numbers.

to cancel the call, setting his phone to silent mode. Then, he began cooking Rachel's favorite dishes for

to know his way around the kitchen, looking like a

everything he had been through, he had become a significantly more grounded

his old

more reliable

finishing all the preparation work

aroma of a delicious home-cooked

expression seemed unusually peaceful amidst the

well-rested Rachel slowly opened her

then turned the lights on

when she saw that it was already light, finding no sign

She

her

the window, seeing

in front of the

He was home.

would bet anything he

in mind, she stretched before quickly entering

walked out of

she had fallen asleep without realizing

body disappeared after a long

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