“I’m sorry, Frederick!”

With that, Sasha started crying.

Frederick slowed to a halt and stared at her while panting heavily, his eyes turning red immediately.

“You… you’re still alive? Why didn’t you… why didn’t you tell me? Don’t you know how depressed I was for the past few years?” he asked, his voice shaking uncontrollably.

As onlookers watched in much shock and disbelief, Frederick began to sob like a child, despite being over seventy years old.

Sasha’s fingers dug into her palms painfully.

She looked up to meet his eyes pleadingly. “Yes, Frederick, it’s all my fault. Please don’t be too hard on yourself.”

She offered him her hands, as though she was waiting for him to punish her.

Frederick simply stared at her wordlessly, the lump in his throat making it hard for him to say anything.

It reminded him of the older times, where she would stand before him and let him scold her as he wished whenever she made a mistake.

He used to be decisive in his punishments, but as he stared at his long-lost daughter-in-law crying before him, he found himself hesitating.

find words to expressed just how relieved he

his side and helped him

over what she should say in the event she met him,

then, and now

has a daughter too. Maybe I should just come clean

How were things there?” Frederick asked after he had a sip of

back for a

ago that you’re still alive! How am

Sasha fell silent.

know about

just to meet him? Why

to Sasha, and Frederick’s bewildered expression resurfaced

didn’t

say? ‘You’re still

the truth from his

he do

Just… why?

heart sank further into her stomach the more

it if you don’t want to,” Frederick said with a wave of his

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