Rafael returned home and immediately sensed the somber atmosphere lingering in the house.

He smiled as he embraced Eileen from behind. "Who's upset my babe?"

Eileen, aware that Rafael knew about her visit to Felix, pushed him away nonchalantly. "No one has upset me."

"Why do you look so preoccupied then?" Rafael took a tomato from Eileen's hand and began slicing it.

"No reason." Eileen replied, glancing at herself in the bathroom mirror before returning to the kitchen, where Rafael was busy cooking. "You caught me."

Rafael chuckled. "Wait here; I'll call you when it's ready."

Eileen stayed, leaning against the wall, observing Rafael's busy figure in the kitchen. After...