The Love that Never Really Dies (Sasha and Sebastian)

When Edmund returned to the Cooper residence, he thought everyone would be fast asleep.

He did not expect the lights of the living room to still be on when he entered the building. As he finally stepped foot into the living room, he was immediately greeted by his sister's silhouette.

“You-”

“You finally decided to come home?” Without giving him a chance to speak, Riley stood up slowly from the couch she had sat on as she waited the entire day for Edmund's return.

An ashen expression was etched on her face while her eyes were filled with a foreign look of disappointment, wrath, and iciness.

Edmund froze.

Perhaps it was due to the fact that he had never seen her with that expression, a sense of guilt rose to his chest.

“Why do you want to see me?” he asked.

“Why? Why? You still have the audacity to ask me why?”

Riley was livid. In a swift motion, she picked up the pieces of paper from the coffee table in front of her and threw them in front of Edmund.

“Edmund, I really can't believe anyone could be so cruel. At the end of the day, Tillie lives under your roof. Did you not notice anything at all? Have you no clue? Even if you only have a cat or a dog as a pet, you'd know if they have fallen sick or gone missing, wouldn't you?”

Keeping her gaze on Edmund, Riley interrogated, emphasizing each word she spat.

Edmund was rendered speechless.

It was then did he finally realize something was amiss.

Picking up the papers in front of him, Edmund quickly lowered his head and started reading. To his horror, the first phrase that flashed across his vision was “Stage 4 Liver Cancer” on the report heading.

has stage 4 liver

sudden, his mind became fuzzy. He was so shocked that he did not even pay attention to

had been nicer to her so she could have had a better time in this household, she might not fall sick in the first place. Tell me, Edmund. How long do you think she had suffered

filled the living

rooted in his spot, neither

medical record and investigation report in his

could there suddenly

he opened his eyes in the morning and the last person he saw

consistent as she might disappear from his life forever one day, and she would

to be told, Edmund did not expect such a day

Edmund?” Seeing that Edmund did not react, Riley started to get impatient and

instead of replying, he completely ignored her and crumpled the papers in his hand into a ball

and sudden that Riley called out

he was still totally unbothered by the news

this time, Edmund was not going for a fun night out. Once he stepped foot out of the door, he jumped into his car and sped to the Zander residence. In the dead

End-stage cancer?

did not expect such a fate to befall

been married for five years by then. No matter how much he claimed he did not love her, five long years of living under the same roof

rushed to the Zander residence as fast

seeing the lock on the door, his heart sank

is this that they even

Where have they gone?

by bit, the iciness in his heart

number you have dialed is unavailable.” The robotic voice traveled through the

you have

“The nu-”

Beep!