So it was all because of that. Oh… he already knew.

Paralyzed by an overwhelming sense of terror, Sasha was as still as a statue. Her mind was in such a mess she could not make heads or tails.

“Darling?”

Her catatonic state alarmed him, making his heart sink further.

Is there really something going on between them?

The man fell silent.

For a few seconds, the world was reduced to just the two of them sitting side by side in the dining carriage. It was a pin drop silence and definitely resembled the calm before the storm.

The silence was finally broken by the service staff who had returned with the hot chocolate. “Is everything okay?”

He, too, sensed the palpable tension in the air and felt a tingle in his scalp.

Fortunately for him, Sasha snapped back to reality upon his entrance.

“Oh… It’s all right. Is this hot chocolate? Thank you very much,” she said while taking over the cup with her icy cold hand.

Sasha was holding it as though it was not some steamy hot chocolate in a porcelain teacup.

of her and studied her stupefied expression carefully. At that moment, he felt as though he had just fallen into

“Darling?” he uttered softly.

“Yes?”

tried but failed to conceal the frantic state that she was

could not even look

for behaving unreasonably and making her upset. It now dawned on her that she was the root problem. However,

hospital the other day, but it wasn’t what you think.” Many

to keep silent. He was holding his

to him, that was why he came looking for me

denied my involvement in that matter, but he insisted that his mother had told him everything, so I panicked. I was afraid that you’d be upset about his visit, that was why I’ve decided to keep

she recalled how worried and terrified she had

because of that and Yancy

mean she’s aware of this

this matter. I thought I only needed to have a brief word with you about letting him go. But I didn’t expect her to turn around and did something

to lay a finger

man started to believe

these so that I’d let go of her son. And at the same time, she

in assent as tears trickled

you tell me earlier? Do you still

not like that.”

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