Thrilled, the little girl asked, “Hooray! Are we finally living as a family of five once Mommy and I have fully recovered?”

Caressing the little girl’s cheeks, the man urged, “I’ll try to see if it’s possible. Why don’t you go ahead and tuck yourself in? I’ll drop by and check on your mother.”

Ellie was afraid the duo would engage themselves in another conflict. She grasped her father’s hand and asked, “Can you promise me not to pick on Mommy?”

He kissed her on the cheek and assured her, “You need to calm down because I won’t pick on her. Just go ahead and call it a day. I’ll see you on day after tomorrow.”

Ellie nodded and stared at her departing father with an aggrieved look as he sneaked his way out of the window again.

The ones stationed outside of the room heard the creaking sound of the window, but the moment they turned around, Zachary was nowhere to be seen anymore.

 

They thought they had been seeing things and paid no heed to it. After all, it wouldn’t be much of a surprise for the windows to creak during such a heavy downpour.

to Charlotte’s balcony, could feel his heart racing, thinking he

 

Charlotte’s room, he saw

on the bed. Her legs and bottom were exposed

thought Louis must

Zachary marched in Charlotte’s direction to tuck her in, Louis

Zachary rushed over to Louis’ side and launched a powerful strike on his neck to

nick of time,

be, he knew Louis meant no harm. To be precise, Louis was merely there to keep Charlotte safe since she

out, he marched in the direction

window, but

his coat and joined

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