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.

smoke from the temple's incense burning, they

the vines tightly against her chest, Vivian fell to the

was when she saw that

him to not show up at all, especially at a critical

really did keep his promise of never showing himself in front of her ever

over and saw

Ms. Vivian! It's all our fault! Will

help me bring these

her spoilt, unreasonable self when she was a kid.

are already withered... How on earth are

herself with a conflicted look

behavior changed drastically ever since she brought the vines home. Instead of staying in the dormitory at

once in the

and even consulted botanical experts for advice. She spent

few strands

about Vivian's condition, the housemaid decided to tell her parents about it when they spoke on the

these days, Mrs. Hayes. She neglects her studies and spends all of her time tending

vines?” Sasha asked in

on, Mrs. Hayes. I'll send you a picture of it right

picture that she received seconds later, only to freeze in

these the vines

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