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Early that morning, Derek was the first person to wake. Once he saw that Gemma was still asleep, he stared at her resting face for a while, then slipped out of the bed. Not wanting to wake her up, he tiptoed to the closet and picked out his clothes then left the room.

He bathed and got ready for work in the guest room and once he was done, he came back to check on his sleeping wife only to find her still sound asleep.

“I'm heading for the office, Nora,” he told his sister the moment he got out of the room.

“And Gemma?” the latter had asked.

“She is still asleep.”

“No one should disturb her, let her sleep in if she likes. She is stressed out,” he instructed.

Nora gave out a mischievous smile and winked at him.

“If only she knows,” Derek thought.

“Pascal will drive her to work if she decides to go to work today. I have an urgent meeting at the office, ” with that, he left the house.

The truth was that he had just lied about having an important meeting. He just wanted to go away for a w
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