The Love that Never Really Dies

“Mommy!” Matteo’s voice echoed loudly in the ward. “Matt! My sweet little boy!” Sasha hugged him tight as she called his name, her voice almost breaking in tears. She could not believe she was holding Matteo in her arms again just when she thought she had lost him. In the meantime, Ian stood in the distance as he watched the exhilarated lot. He also wanted to run into his mother’s embrace, but he did not dare to. It was his fault that his brother almost ended up dying, and it was his fault his mother was severely injured. The guilty child stood still at his place, worried that his mother would not like him anymore and that she would never forgive him.

But amidst the excitement of meeting her two children again, Sasha turned around and blinked her watery eyes, looking for her eldest son. “Ian? Ian, why are you standing there? Come here…” Sasha already knew that Ian had found out that she was his mother since Jackson had told her about it in the morning. Ian’s face lighted up in joy when Sasha called out to him. He sped over and plunged himself into her mother’s arms. Just as the mother and children were enjoying their reunion, a towering figure appeared at the door. Sebastian’s silhouette was clearly defined under the rays of the setting sun.

in. “You’re here…” she greeted him weakly. She knew she was partly to blame for the whole incident. If she had told him from the very beginning that his other son was still alive and was with her, all this might not have happened. More importantly, she

lost so much weight because I missed you too much.” She crawled into her mother’s bed and snuggled in her mother’s blanket. The girl poked her head out of the blanket and put her face up close to Sasha so she could have a good look at her. Sasha giggled and stroke her cheeks tenderly. “Hm, I think my little sweetie did lose some weight.” “Promise me you’ll make me fried chicken when you feel better, Mommy? You always make the best fried chicken,” Vivian requested. Her soft and affectionate voice could simply melt anybody’s heart. Sasha pinched her chubby cheeks and smiled at her

at the unwelcoming man and mustered her courage to strike a conversation. “Thank you for taking care of the kids for the past two days.” Regardless of how he had felt towards her earlier, she was grateful to him for saving her and Matteo. Thus, Sasha could only tread carefully to see if he was still resentful. “You don’t have to thank me for taking care of my own kids,” Sebastian replied apathetically, “But since you’re awake already, you can take the girl with you.” Sasha’s brows arched in surprise. “Take her with me? Where