The Love that Never Really Dies

“Huh?” Sasha stared at her dumbly.

Wait, I agreed to go with Brandon?

I guess I did? I can’t even remember. Alright then. Since he’s helped me in the past, this is just me returning the favor.

Sasha nodded absent-mindedly. “Mm, Sebastian’s father asked me to go as well.”

“Ah, I see. I’ll inform Mr. Hayes about this-”

“No, no, it’s fine. I-I-I’ll tell him myself. Don’t worry and just go back to work.” Sasha immediately turned the housemaid down, then got up from the ground and went back in.

Wendy was at a loss for words.

Forget it. Since Mr. Hayes Sr. asked her to go, then I guess I don’t have to tell his son about this.

Wendy decided to just let it be.

…

It was slightly past nine when Sebastian returned from work.

Because it was year end, there were lots of matters to settle at the company. Hence, he had been coming back at this hour for quite a long time.

However, when he came home that night, the petite figure who would usually be huddled on the sofa watching TV in the living room was nowhere in sight. The first floor of the enormous villa returned to being desolate once again.

“Mr. Hayes, welcome back.”

“Mm, where are they?”

While changing his shoes, Sebastian asked the housemaid with a frown on his face.

the children upstairs very

he comes home late every day and sees that Ms. Wand isn’t asleep yet,

rejected

fine. Go to

that, he

didn’t insist and went

on the third floor after putting

encircling his wrist, stuffing it into the pocket of his

children to sleep so early and wanted to see them before calling it

floor, he went

and peeked in to see that the little figure on the bed

to check on

his blanket away, which was befitting of his lively and mischievous temperament. Sebastian

didn’t go

bypassed it and went to the room furthest in

heard coming from the bedroom. Sebastian’s

Asleep, huh?

in amusement, and he reached out to flip on the

to pretend to sleep, was

could do was watch the man walk in with wide eyes. Her cheeks were flushed with embarrassment as though

at your phone in the dark? Are you avoiding

pockets, wearing a

caused Sasha’s heart to lurch in

sleep, but then I received a

“Who’s it from?”

before squeaking out

Willow?

raised a brow

What’s he doing?