The Love that Never Really Dies (Sasha and Sebastian)

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.

her stupefied expression carefully. At that moment, he felt as though he

“Darling?” he uttered softly.

“Yes?”

with Sebastian, she tried but failed to conceal

not even look at the man in the

few days, she had been blaming Sebastian for behaving unreasonably and making her upset. It now dawned on her that she was the root problem. However,

think.” Many thoughts rushed through her head in an instance. Still holding onto the hot chocolate, Sasha started to recount

silent. He was holding his breath just so

to him, that was why he came looking for me at the hospital to thank me for begging you to

matter, Sasha continued, “I’ve already denied my involvement in that matter, but he insisted that his mother had told him everything, so

her head. Her eyes welled up as she recalled how worried and terrified she had felt

because of

she’s aware

might have approached my dad. I’m not so sure. But my dad came looking for me regarding 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

need him to believe me this once. I have no other choice. I don’t want that woman to lay a finger on him. But at the same time, I cannot let him find out the secret about his

man started to believe her

has planned all these so that I’d let go of her son. And at the same time, she also tried to sow discord

Sasha nodded in assent as tears trickled down her

tell me earlier?

not like that.”