The entire afternoon, he acted as if we were newly in love again. He fussed over me and expressed his affection. However, I just looked at him coldly the entire time until his phone buzzed again.
I caught a glimpse of the screen. It was a message from Yelena.
"Babe, the baby misses you. Do you really have to ignore me for so long?"
"Tonight, you can pick the positions."
Sean instinctively turned the phone face down on the table. Five minutes later, he still couldn't hold back. "Nicki, there's an urgent issue at the office. I need to go handle it."
I nodded in silent agreement. "Sean, I would be nothing more than ashes when you returned."
That evening, a team disguised as nurses entered my ward. They placed a life-like mannequin in front of me. It wore clothes similar to mine and styled to look almost identical.
In the dead of night, the flames jumped up instantly and burned the entire ward. Sean had reserved a private room for me. So, there was no risk of hurting anyone else.