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.

be asleep. After dinner tonight, Ms. Wand took the children upstairs

sees that Ms. Wand isn’t asleep yet, he’d ask her to make something for him to

rejected Wendy’s

fine. Go

that, he climbed

didn’t insist and went

the third floor after putting down his notebook and changing into

along the corridor and unclasped the watch encircling his wrist, stuffing it into the pocket of his

sleep so early and wanted to

the second floor, he went to

to see that the little figure on the bed was indeed sound asleep.

to check on Matteo

of his lively and mischievous temperament. Sebastian covered

for Vivian, Sebastian didn’t go into her

he bypassed it and went to the room furthest in the back—Sasha’s

coming from the bedroom. Sebastian’s brows shot

Asleep, huh?

lips curled up in amusement, and he reached out to flip on the

about to pretend

cheeks

you sleeping? Why were you looking at your phone

hands into his pockets, wearing a laid-back expression

question caused Sasha’s heart to

I-I-I was about to sleep, but then I received a message

“Who’s it from?”

gulped nervously before squeaking out

Willow?

brow and strode

What’s he doing?