With a heavy sigh, he let his hand fall away from the doorknob and proceeded to the guest room.

On the other side of the door, sleep had evaded Selena as she lay staring at the ceiling. How could she sleep now after all that had happened? She wasn't sure why she had locked the door in the first place. It's probably because I don't know how I'm supposed to face a person who has come back to life.

The final piece to the puzzle had fallen into place the moment she saw Pierre standing in front of her earlier that day.

On the presumption that her guess was correct, Pierre had faked his own death so that Zephyr Organization would let their guard down and when they did, he dealt them a final, deadly blow.

While the strategy was a good one, she had ended up as collateral damage. She couldn't help but blame him for not telling her about his plans beforehand if he had done so, she would have put up an act alongside him. So, why didn't he tell me anything at all? Was he worried that I might warn Jude of his plans? Or, did he think I wouldn't be able to pull off the act?

Selena wondered how the trust between them could be so fragile despite all the years they had spent together as husband and wife.

As the thoughts clamored in her headspace, warm tears began to spill down her face.

everyone rejoiced. They might not have grasped all the facts of his supposed death

was starting to regain its former

Pierre the cold shoulder and she refused to let him sleep in

Taken aback by the question, Selena froze

with you? Our classmate, Molly's parents were sleeping in different rooms and they ended up getting a divorce." Juniper pouted before she

sick recently and

of you if something happens to you during the night." Juniper was now clutching her mother's arm and gently swayed it as she pleaded, "Mommy, please stop being mad at Daddy and let him go back to the bedroom."

was only then that Selena knew how she had overlooked her children's feelings. They were sensitive little creatures, after all, and seeing their

him come back to

and Daddy won't

After pondering on her options, Selena finally marched down to

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