The Love that Never Really Dies

So it was all because of that. Oh… he already knew.

Paralyzed by an overwhelming sense of terror, Sasha was as still as a statue. Her mind was in such a mess she could not make heads or tails.

“Darling?”

Her catatonic state alarmed him, making his heart sink further.

Is there really something going on between them?

The man fell silent.

For a few seconds, the world was reduced to just the two of them sitting side by side in the dining carriage. It was a pin drop silence and definitely resembled the calm before the storm.

The silence was finally broken by the service staff who had returned with the hot chocolate. “Is everything okay?”

He, too, sensed the palpable tension in the air and felt a tingle in his scalp.

Fortunately for him, Sasha snapped back to reality upon his entrance.

“Oh… It’s all right. Is this hot chocolate? Thank you very much,” she said while taking over the cup with her icy cold hand.

Sasha was holding it as though it was not some steamy hot chocolate in a porcelain teacup.

and studied her stupefied expression carefully. At that moment,

“Darling?” he uttered softly.

“Yes?”

locked eyes with Sebastian, she tried but failed to conceal

frenzy. She could not even look

blaming Sebastian for behaving unreasonably and making her upset. It now dawned on

but it wasn’t what you think.” Many thoughts rushed through her head in an instance. Still holding onto the

keep silent. He was holding his breath just

mother had said something to him, that was why he came looking for me at the hospital to thank me for

her to elaborate on the matter, Sasha continued, “I’ve already denied my involvement in that matter, but he insisted that his mother had told him everything, so I panicked. I was afraid that you’d be upset about his visit, that was why I’ve decided to keep this

as she recalled how worried and terrified she

didn’t lie about this part. Solomon did come looking for me because of that

You mean she’s aware of

go. But I

him to believe me this once. I have no other choice. I don’t want that woman to lay a finger on him.

man started

has planned all these so that I’d let go of her son.

exactly right!” Sasha nodded in assent as tears

earlier? Do you still not trust

that.” She looked into