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.

At that moment, he

“Darling?” he uttered softly.

“Yes?”

locked eyes with Sebastian, she tried but failed to conceal the

She could not even look

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

day, but it wasn’t what you think.” Many thoughts rushed through her head in an instance. Still holding

to keep silent. He was holding his breath just so he would not miss

had said something to him, that was why he came looking for

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

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

didn’t lie about this part. Solomon did come looking for me because

You mean she’s

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 so evil!” With a heavy heart, Sasha told him part

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

started to believe her

that I’d let go of her

exactly right!” Sasha nodded in assent

didn’t you tell me earlier?

not like that.”

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