That same night, Noah took a flight back to Nihonburg.

The lights were still on by the time he made it back to his villa. The entire place was decorated with strings of Christmas lights, from the yard, to the door, and to the living room.

Gwynn was wide awake.

She was decorating the house while wearing an all-white nightgown. Walking around in bare feet, she was engrossed in hanging up the ornaments.

She looked so exquisite, as if she had jumped out of a painting. She might’ve recently give