Rex jumped in fright the minute he heard the voice. He turned his head around in disbelief, only to see that Nathan had been standing behind him. Rex hadn't realized when the man had arrived and what he had heard.

Nathan was dressed in a couple's pajamas that matched the one on Hilda, and his gaze was cold as he stared directly at Rex.

With his jaw hung loose and his eyes wide and bulging, Rex trembled in shock as he muttered, "Commander... how are you back here?! Weren't you... with."

Nathan rested an arm on Hilda's shoulder before he glanced downward to stare at the phone that she was...