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.

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

“Darling?” he uttered softly.

“Yes?”

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

a frenzy. She could not even look at the man in the eyes without

dawned on her that she was the root

but it wasn’t what you think.” Many thoughts rushed through her head in an instance. Still holding onto the hot chocolate, Sasha

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

Solomon’s mother had said something to him, that was why he came looking for me at the hospital to thank me for begging you to let

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

eyes welled up as she recalled how worried and terrified she had felt on

for me because of that and Yancy was very much involved in that matter

You mean she’s aware of

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 did something so evil!” With a heavy heart, Sasha told him part of the

I 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

started to believe her

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

Sasha nodded in assent as

didn’t you tell me earlier? Do you still not trust

like that.” She looked

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