The Love that Never Really Dies

Dinner lasted for over an hour.

The meal might not be as rich as the food in hotels but, because it was entirely prepared by Sasha, the children showed their utmost support. They asked for seconds, even third helpings until they were completely stuffed.

“Ian, do you like Mommy’s meatballs? It’s made from shrimp.”

“Yes, I do!”

Ian stabbed the last meatball with his fork and nodded without hesitation when Vivian asked him.

The girl was happy to hear that.

She was Mommy’s loyal fan. She would support her mommy no matter what.

But when Vivian turned to look at Daddy to ask the same question, she was suddenly spooked by the look he had on his face as he stared longingly at the plate in front of him. Her face turned pale. She did not dare to say anything after that.

What’s Daddy looking at? Why does he look so scary all of a sudden?

It was as if Sebastian had just witnessed something unfathomable. Grave horror could be seen projected in those dark eyes of his!

What’s up with Daddy? Does he not like Mommy’s cooking?

The little girl had a bad feeling about it.

Sasha did not notice that. She was doing the dishes in the kitchen. The children, after they finished their food, had left a pile of dirty dishes for her to clean.

Therefore, she was not in the mood to take note of him.

way, she might not have stayed calm while she went

long-standing habit of hers. Sebastian never liked peeling oranges himself. He did not like having the sweet, sticky feeling of orange juice

several pieces, plant a toothpick on one of them, and slip the dish under his door while the Hayes family

have I

clearly. The first time she did it, she was in her first year of elementary school. By the time he was sent abroad, she

kitchen, she thought about the promise she had made to their eldest son. She contemplated how she should tell Sebastian that Ian

help me

“Okay.”

playing with Matteo, immediately rose and went to the kitchen

still have to tell Daddy, alright? Can you please take these grapes to

for sending her eldest

would not expose Mommy’s true intentions. At the same time, he was

he was wondering where Daddy could be, he noticed that the

gone

with the grapes on

as he thought! When Ian got to the

puzzled to see Daddy flipping through the books on Mommy’s study table like he was looking for something. Several books on Mommy’s table, which was usually so neat and tidy, had been

What’s Daddy doing?

room. “Daddy, what are

the books

What am I doing?

Sebastian was not sure himself. It could be that the idea he hatched just a moment ago had been so scary that he felt the urge

what if he

lost in a daze. For a

want to stay here