Monica interpreted Luke's request as though she and Laila had somehow offended him the previous night. Maybe they did something to sour his mood or the way Laila had acted this morning...?
That was why, in her mind, Luke was suddenly asking for something he almost never did.
To sleep alone.
The thought completely caught her off guard and filled her with anxiety.
With teary eyes, she looked at him and asked, "Luke... do you hate me now...?"
Luke immediately grew flustered seeing her on the verge of tears. "What? No, of course not."
He answered without hesitation. "I will just be working late tonight, so I don't want to disturb your sleep."
Monica blinked in surprise. "Working on what?" she asked, confused. Luke usually worked during the daytime, and rarely inside the house.
"Ah... actually, I will be preparing some medicine. Healing medicine."
