“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.

struggled to find words to

by his side and helped him into the building as Sasha

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

passed since then, and now she had kids to inform him

he has a daughter too. Maybe I should just come clean with

come back? Where have you been the past few years? How were things there?” Frederick asked after he had a sip of tea to sooth his

with a start. “I’ve been back for a while, Frederick.

out five minutes ago that you’re still alive! How am I supposed to know where

Sasha fell silent.

know about

me back just to meet him? Why doesn’t he know

to Sasha, and Frederick’s bewildered expression resurfaced in her mind all

he really didn’t know that I am

say? ‘You’re still

the truth

he

Just… why?

into her stomach the

about it if you don’t want to,” Frederick said with a wave of his hand upon noticing how uncomfortable

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