It was as though she was finally freed from the shackles of her past. The feeling of being liberated was so overwhelming that her whole body was trembling.

I’m finally free.

She would no longer allow herself to harbor the faint hope of reuniting with Sebastian and find excuses for him every time he hurt her, telling herself that he did those things for a good reason.

Who am I kidding? I was my own prisoner, but I no longer am. I’m going to have a new life after this.

While Sasha sat on that chair, tears started to roll down her cheeks. Clutching her chest, she wanted to cry her heart out. But as she took a deep breath, she realized that her aching heart did not allow her to do so.

She felt as though her heart had been pierced through with a dagger.

Sasha remained at the Hayes residence the whole afternoon.

Since Sebastian had indicated that he would have the divorce papers sent over, she wanted to be there when the documents arrived.

But hours had passed, and there was still no sign of Sebastian.

After a while, Sasha grew drowsy from getting too worked up earlier on and fell asleep in the house.

their mother, they saw a sleeping Sasha. They then scuttled to

booklet in his hand when a child’s voice broke his daze. He quickly put down the booklet and replied, “Yeah, she’s asleep. What are you guys doing here? I thought

go back now,” said Matteo smilingly

pick Vivian up from her preschool, or

the old man’s face as he looked at his grandson and asked tentatively, “Well, I was thinking… maybe you could sleep here tonight and spend some time with

“Huh?”

unexpected suggestion

had spent a lot of time here growing up.

in a strange

we need to go back home so that we won’t be late for our preschool tomorrow. Grandpa, why don’t we come back to visit you on the weekend?” Matteo had cleverly turned his rejection into a

only made the old man’s heart

holding onto was the Hayes family’s household register. Frederick was just

question that he will have

to put himself in Sasha’s shoes

family owed her that

what a sweet and cheerful little person Matteo was compared to his frail twin brother. The old

you guys to school, and I promise that I won’t be late. What do you think?” Frederick

“Huh?”

your room. I’ve

Frederick beckoned his butler over and instructed him to bring the

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