The Love that Never Really Dies

“Mother? So she’s their Mom? How about the woman standing on the ridge with him? That was not the mother?” one of the parents inquired.

“Of course not! Can’t you tell?” another parent said. “Look, the husband told her to take care of the seedings because he doesn’t want her to get her hands dirty. He’s doing everything on his own instead.”

At least there were still parents who were observant enough to notice their interaction.

Upon hearing that, the other parents began to nod in agreement.

Meanwhile, Roxanne had completed her task and brought Vivian back.

She was all smiles when she returned with a basket full of fruits, but the grin on her face instantly vanished into thin air when she overheard the remarks those parents made.

It was hard for Roxanne to wrap her mind around the weird feeling that arose within her.

For years, she had always cherished the professional relationship she had with Sebastian.

But witnessing this in person somehow made her feel a little uncomfortable.

She felt as if another person had snatched something that belonged to her. It was the same feeling she had felt when Sasha visited Sebastian the last time.

Roxanne’s eyes dimmed, and her expression turned grim.

Sasha and the rest had planted all the seedlings before noon.

we go for lunch now, Mommy?” the

They must be exhausted.

that, we need to clean up first. Then we’ll look for the owner of this paddy field and

Mattheo to a

too,

you can just clean yourself. I don’t have any dirt on me,” Ian said

away the dirt, but he felt disgusted just thinking of the wet socks, shoes, and

wrong? You don’t feel like wearing wet clothes?” Sasha asked Sebastian after she was done cleaning

at her. “Would

remark rendered

but she decided to keep her opinion

a

sigh. “Come here. Let me help you. Put on this pair of disposable socks later, and once we are back to the village, we’ll try to get you a

to coaxing Sebastian

the disposable socks in her hands, the man

you?” he asked while dipping his feet

down and gently washed

she touched his feet, Sebastian felt a tingling

an indescribable feeling that he had

I’ll have

the expression on the man’s face as she was paying full attention to the