The Love that Never Really Dies (Sasha and Sebastian)

That was a question Susan contemplated in the past too.

Why did Ian erase his memories?

Back then, she felt that it was because she was not brave enough at that time. However, with the way the two interacted at Yeringham, and with how the young man had returned without a second thought when he heard that she felt bad about the comments from others, she wondered if he truly needed to forget about her.

Susan was suspicious about it.

However, by then, Ian had already forgotten all about her.

She had not dared to ask him about it, and nor did she dare to ask anyone about it. Susan had been afraid that she would not be able to stay by his side if she were to make him mad.

It was only now she finally knew that her suspicions had been right-something else was at play.

"Mom, do you know what you're doing? Do you know... what he had to go through because you kneeled before him? In the end, he had to get a psychologist to erase the terrible memory you gave him to carry on with his life!" Susan screamed as she fixed her bloodshot eyes on her mother.

The heartache and anger she felt were spilling out of her, but all she could do was bellow them in her mother's face.

Yes. Does she know how badly she had hurt him? Does she think that only her children deserve to be treated well while someone else's children don't?

"I... I...”

Sigrith never thought that the boy she had kneeled before and pleaded with had suffered that much. Instantly, she became distressed.

I didn't think that much. I just wanted...

roared. "When Timothy had seizures as a kid and was laughed at by other kids, you were livid. Why didn't you think

Susan burst into tears.

her mother, she let the disappointment and

can she

Timothy understood what was going on, and he whipped his head to the side to look at his mother

you really do that? Why did you say that Ian was mentally ill? Ian is fine. Why

"I... I...*

The Ataraxy back then!"

so she felt that Ian has them too. That was why

How can you think of that? Mr. Hayes went mad back then because his uncle, Charles, destroyed his family. Also, even

Timothy turned furious after hearing his sister's

he grew up under his father's guidance. Therefore, he

Sigrith was as pale

thought that her son would end up chiding her as well. Forced to a dead end, she could only insist that she was doing it for

"For me?"

no longer believe those words, for she realized that the religious and cowardly Sigrith back then would never muster enough courage to

and beg him.

had done

she continued fixing her tearful eyes on her mother,