So it was all because of that. Oh… he already knew.

Paralyzed by an overwhelming sense of terror, Sasha was as still as a statue. Her mind was in such a mess she could not make heads or tails.

“Darling?”

Her catatonic state alarmed him, making his heart sink further.

Is there really something going on between them?

The man fell silent.

For a few seconds, the world was reduced to just the two of them sitting side by side in the dining carriage. It was a pin drop silence and definitely resembled the calm before the storm.

The silence was finally broken by the service staff who had returned with the hot chocolate. “Is everything okay?”

He, too, sensed the palpable tension in the air and felt a tingle in his scalp.

Fortunately for him, Sasha snapped back to reality upon his entrance.

“Oh… It’s all right. Is this hot chocolate? Thank you very much,” she said while taking over the cup with her icy cold hand.

Sasha was holding it as though it was not some steamy hot chocolate in a porcelain teacup.

At that moment, he felt as

“Darling?” he uttered softly.

“Yes?”

she tried but failed to conceal the frantic state that

went into a frenzy. She could not even look at the man in

on her that she was the root problem. However, she was

you think.” Many thoughts rushed through her head in an instance. Still

continued to keep silent. He was holding his breath just so he would not miss a

came looking for me

that his mother had told him everything, so I panicked. I was afraid that you’d be upset about his visit, that was why I’ve decided to keep this from

eyes welled up as she recalled how worried and terrified she had felt on those

come looking for me because of

mean she’s

word with you about letting him go. But I didn’t expect her to turn around and did something

other choice. I don’t want that woman to lay a finger on

man started to

I’d let go of her son. And at

right!” Sasha nodded in assent as tears trickled down

me earlier? Do you

like that.” She looked into

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