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.

to the smoke from the temple's incense burning, they

vines tightly against her chest, Vivian fell to the

that it was Karl who had saved

for him to not show up at

his promise of never showing himself

running over and

away, Ms. Vivian! It's all our fault!

T-These are tears of joy! Now, I need you all to help me bring these vines back to life! Otherwise, I'll tell Daddy to fire you all!” she

unreasonable self when she was a kid. All

vines are already withered... How on earth are we going to save

thought to herself with a conflicted

whatever reason, Vivian's behavior changed drastically ever since she brought the vines home. Instead of staying in the dormitory at

in the

an extensive research online, and even consulted botanical experts for advice. She spent so much time and effort on it that

is going on with her? It's just a few strands

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

Mrs. Hayes. She neglects her studies and spends all of her time tending to a pot of vines. We've tried to talk some sense into her, but she won't listen. What should

What vines?” Sasha

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

seconds later, only to freeze in shock when she

vines from

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