“I’m sorry, Frederick!”

With that, Sasha started crying.

Frederick slowed to a halt and stared at her while panting heavily, his eyes turning red immediately.

“You… you’re still alive? Why didn’t you… why didn’t you tell me? Don’t you know how depressed I was for the past few years?” he asked, his voice shaking uncontrollably.

As onlookers watched in much shock and disbelief, Frederick began to sob like a child, despite being over seventy years old.

Sasha’s fingers dug into her palms painfully.

She looked up to meet his eyes pleadingly. “Yes, Frederick, it’s all my fault. Please don’t be too hard on yourself.”

She offered him her hands, as though she was waiting for him to punish her.

Frederick simply stared at her wordlessly, the lump in his throat making it hard for him to say anything.

It reminded him of the older times, where she would stand before him and let him scold her as he wished whenever she made a mistake.

He used to be decisive in his punishments, but as he stared at his long-lost daughter-in-law crying before him, he found himself hesitating.

to find words to expressed

by his side and helped him into the building as Sasha

what she should say in the event she met him, and she had been sure that a simple apology would be

time had passed since then, and now she had kids to inform him

Sebastian that he has a daughter too.

did you come back? Where have you been the past few years? How were things there?” Frederick asked after he had a sip of tea to sooth

with a start. “I’ve been back for a while,

that you’re still alive! How am I

Sasha fell silent.

didn’t know about my

back just to meet

fishy to Sasha, and Frederick’s bewildered expression resurfaced in her mind

looked like he really didn’t know

say? ‘You’re still

that guy hide the truth from

would he do

Just… why?

sank further into her stomach the

have to talk about it if you don’t want to,” Frederick said with a wave of his hand upon

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