The Love that Never Really Dies

Sasha did not have it in her to disobey. She muttered a quick apology to the other secretary and went to Sebastian’s side.

The two of them parted ways with their acquaintances. “Why did you stop me? Don’t you need some documents for the summit?” she asked uncomprehendingly.

Sebastian scoffed like she just asked something stupid but deigned to explain. “Use your brain for a second. If the documents are so important, the organizers would’ve emailed us in advance already.” He spared a glance at the girl beside him. “Which they have, by the way.”

Oh. Sasha clamped her mouth shut and meekly followed him into the conference hall.

The grandeur of the hall and its setup immediately awed her. Despite having a background in finance and experiencing her fair share of formal business events, the summit was certainly something else.

“Are you sure this is a summit for business leaders?” she muttered incredulously.

“What else would it be?”

She shrugged and found her seat behind Sebastian. “The way it’s arranged… It’s like a summit for the heads of governments.”

The latter’s eye twitched, but he said nothing.

their seats, other business leaders started filing in. As Sasha took out

to focus on what these few people are saying later on,” Sebastian told her, pointing

“Why them?”

of explanation. “If you want to get into the business of plastics, you should know that the market has already reached saturation. The only way to stand out from the competition is to innovate and absorb new knowledge. Otherwise, you’ll get flushed out even if you revamp the

of speechlessness. Internally, she was awash in a turmoil of

of conducting an actual business. Though she wanted to rebuild the Wand family business, she had been undecided about the best approach to take beyond following in

somehow. That’s why he brought me here to this top-level summit to learn the strategic vision and business wisdom from those who are at the top in their fields… Sasha could feel her throat tighten. Tears were forming, but she struggled not to

avoid being seen by Sebastian, she pretended to scrutinize the programme booklet and

to arrive at the conference hall, just a few minutes before

let out an involuntary gasp the moment she

Their eyes met. There was a warm smile lurking in the depths of the

she felt the chilly aura emanating from the person in front of her that she jolted out of her stupor. In the next instant, her vision was obstructed by

tried to appease the man. “Don’t be mad. I was just surprised to

knew he must be angry, judging by the cold shoulder he was giving

did not turn around, nor did