Returning from the Dead: His Secret Lover

“Mother? So she’s their Mom? How about the woman standing on the ridge with him? That was not the mother?” one of the parents inquired.

“Of course not! Can’t you tell?” another parent said. “Look, the husband told her to take care of the seedings because he doesn’t want her to get her hands dirty. He’s doing everything on his own instead.”

At least there were still parents who were observant enough to notice their interaction.

Upon hearing that, the other parents began to nod in agreement.

Meanwhile, Roxanne had completed her task and brought Vivian back.

She was all smiles when she returned with a basket full of fruits, but the grin on her face instantly vanished into thin air when she overheard the remarks those parents made.

It was hard for Roxanne to wrap her mind around the weird feeling that arose within her.

For years, she had always cherished the professional relationship she had with Sebastian.

But witnessing this in person somehow made her feel a little uncomfortable.

She felt as if another person had snatched something that belonged to her. It was the same feeling she had felt when Sasha visited Sebastian the last time.

Roxanne’s eyes dimmed, and her expression turned grim.

Sasha and the rest had planted all the seedlings before noon.

lunch now, Mommy?” the two

They must be exhausted.

up from the field and said, “Sure! But before that, we need to clean up first. Then

then carried Mattheo to a

seeing that, Sebastian, too, brought their elder son

clean yourself. I don’t have any dirt on me,” Ian said as he looked at the soil on

felt disgusted just thinking

clothes?”

at her. “Would you like

crude remark rendered

wearing wet clothes, but she

like a prince had zero tolerance for anything dirty and

on this pair of disposable socks later, and once we are back to the village, we’ll try to get you a pair of new

resorting to coaxing

in her hands, the

you have these socks with you?” he asked while dipping his feet into

down and gently washed the dirt off his

moment she touched his feet, Sebastian

was an indescribable feeling that he had no

course, I’ll have to prepare a few pairs

the expression on the man’s face as she was paying full attention