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."
Venus 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."
Venus 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, Zayn 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.
Zayn, who had sneaked his way to Carla's balcony, could feel his heart racing, thinking he might go berserk if Lucas was next to Carla in bed.
As soon as he picked the lock and sneaked his way into Carla's room, he saw Lucas slouching against the couch with a scarf around him.
Meanwhile, Carla, who had put on a Whyte nightgown, slept like a log on the bed. Her legs and bottom were exposed after tossing and turning in her sleep.
Zayn responded with a frown when he thought Lucas must have seen the vulnerable side of Carla.
As Zayn marched in Carla's direction to tuck her in, Lucas was almost roused from his sleep due to the commotion.
In an attempt to stop Lucas, Zayn rushed over to Lucas' side and launched a powerful strike on his neck to render him unconscious.
Thus, Lucas passed out. In the nick of time, Zayn held him and stopped him from falling.
As jealous as Zayn might be, he knew Lucas meant no harm. To be precise, Lucas was merely there to keep Carla safe since she might be in great pain whenever there was a heavy downpour. Therefore, he had no intention of hurting Lucas.
Once he had everything sorted out, he marched in the direction of the balcony to draw the curtain.
The ones outside of the residency caught a silhouette next to the window, but they paid no heed to it as they thought it was Lucas.
Once Zayn locked the door from within, he removed his coat and joined Carla in bed, holding her in his arms.
Dr. Feroma's sleep-inducing tea worked like a charm—Carla showed no signs of being roused from her sleep in spite of Zayn's actions. She ended up snuggling against the man in his arms.
Zayn looked at her in the eyes and kissed her on the forehead. He was overwhelmed by the challenges awaiting them and hoped things would turn out just fine at the end of the day.
With that being said, he needed to sleep more than ever after the hectic week he had. Once he set up an alarm to rouse himself from sleep at five o'clock in the morning, he fell asleep next to Carla.
Lucas, who had fallen asleep on the couch, wasn't aware his so-called fiancée was in the arms of another man in front of him.
Meanwhile, Freda thought Dr. Feroma's sleep-inducing tea was awesome since Carla remained asleep throughout the entire night of heavy downpour.
She heard the commotion but paid no heed to it. Prior to her departure, she instructed those stationed outside of the room, "I want all of you to be on the lookout for any form of suspicious activities. If there's any, inform me at once."
"Yes!"
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