In the late night, Eileen finally drifted off to sleep.

Rafael stepped into the bathroom, taking a cold shower for over two hours to wash away the heat from his body.

When he emerged, he saw Eileen sleeping peacefully.

She lay on the bed, only her fair face visible, unlike when she was awake and always smiling. Now, in her sleep, she furrowed her brows as if wrestling with some unresolved issue.

Rafael couldn't help but kiss her forehead.

As he got up, his body reacted again.

Feeling agitated, he went out and stood downstairs, letting the cold wind blow against him.

Just as he arrived downstairs, his phone rang....