The Love that Never Really Dies (Sasha and Sebastian)

The housemaid felt bad for not doing her job well, but Vivian fell into deep thought while staring long and hard at the ribbon.

Withered flowers? What withered flowers?

As she continued to rack her brain, she noticed a faint scent of sandalwood on the ribbon.

Sandalwood? Could this be...

Suddenly, Vivian felt a sharp pain in her chest as all sorts of emotions surged uncontrollably through her mind.

She then grabbed the housemaid by the wrist and asked, “What about the flower? Where is it?”

“Flower? Uh... W-We threw it in the trash outside, Ms. Vivian!”

Vivian got so agitated that she leapt to her feet and ran straight outside in her pajamas with her hair unkempt.

I knew it! It was my birthday yesterday! There's no way he wouldn't come!

With tears running down her face, Vivian made a mad dash for the town's dumpster and began rummaging through the trash.

Fortunately for her, the waste collectors had yet to arrive, as it was still very early in the morning, so she was able to find the withered flowers.

In fact, they weren't even flowers.

They were actually vines growing just outside Aquene Temple's entrance, which was the only place one would ever find the plants.

were constantly exposed to the smoke from the temple's incense burning, they had a distinct scent of sandalwood on

her chest, Vivian fell to the

how disappointed she was when she saw that it was Karl

expecting for him to not show up at all, especially at

promise of never showing himself in

housemaid panicked when she came running over and

Vivian! It's all our fault! Will you please stop crying?” she

to help me bring these vines back to life! Otherwise, I'll

have returned to her spoilt, unreasonable self when she was a kid. All she

these vines are already withered... How on earth are we

housemaid thought to herself with a conflicted

staying in the dormitory at school like she usually did, she started coming home

would check on the vines once in the morning, and once in the

and even consulted botanical experts for advice. She spent so much time and effort on it that

with her? It's just a few strands of vines! Why is she so obsessed with

the housemaid decided to tell her parents about it when they spoke on

time tending to a pot of vines. We've tried to talk some sense into her, but she

vines?” Sasha

I'll send you a picture of it right away,” the

received seconds later, only to freeze in shock when she saw what it

vines

next to her at the time, leaned in to have a look when he