Zach was so shocked by Benson's stern warning that he took a step back.
Zach looked at him and saw that he looked cold, serious, and very earnest, not at all like he was joking.
Benson was serious. He was more serious about Juliana than he had ever been before!
After a short silence, Zach said in a deep voice, "I will not say another word about her not being Juliana again, but I won't respect her either unless she can convince me!"
He could respect Benson's choice of Juliana.
But he would not respect Juliana unless what Juliana did would not hurt Benson and would convince him.
Only in that case would he respect Juliana and approve of her as Benson's wife.
...
Juliana had only just gotten home when she saw the unexpected guest in the living room.
Selene sat gracefully on the sofa, looked up at Juliana, then smiled gently and said, "Juliana, you're back."