âDaddy, are you having a fight with Mommy again? Why is she trying to run away from home?â
Sashaâs eyes widened in disbelief.
What does he mean by Iâm trying to run away from home? Iâm merely going back home, okay? Can Ian
phrase his sentences properly and be mindful of his choice of words?
As soon as the startled Sasha took over the little boyâs smartwatch, she heard Sebastianâs low and
hoarse voice. âWhat do you mean sheâs running away from home? Where is she going?â
âI donât know, Daddy!â Ian replied petulantly.
Sasha wanted to explain she would be making a trip back to her leased apartment instead of running
away from home, but seconds after she lost herself in a train of thoughts, she heard the manâs voice
from the other end of the conversation again.
Perhaps Sebastian was aware Ian was frustrated. He chuckled and instructed the little boy, âIan, go tell
the bodyguards to keep an eye on your mother, okay? Tell them if they let her get away, Iâll break their
legs once Iâm home.â
Sasha was completely stunned while her children rushed out of the room after they heard their fatherâs
instructions.
They approached the bodyguards and repeated their fatherâs instructions to keep their mother
grounded against her will.
That scum must have been possessed by an evil spirit, hasnât he?
Sasha had no choice but to spend another day at the spacious villa with her beloved children.
In the evening, Sebastian finally arrived home.
Sasha, who was cleaning up the living room after playing with her children, was about to sprint up the
stairs. Unfortunately, it was too late. He had walked into the foyer with a bunch of files and a laptop.
âWhere are you going? Come over and hold this for me.â
âO-Oh⦠O-Okayâ¦â
Sasha finally brought herself up and dreaded her steps over, holding the bunch of files and the laptop
he had with him.
Sebastian had to deal with all sorts of things. Occasionally, he would bring some documents home and
carry on with the unfinished work at home.
Oddly, Luke, who would usually tag along with him, was nowhere to be seen.
Holding on to the things he had handed over to her, Sasha stood right where she was rigidly and
avoided the manâs gaze at all costs. She couldnât wait to hand the things back to the man after he
changed into a pair of indoor sandals.
She was on the verge of breaking down, but he showed no signs of retrieving his things.
Instead, he looked down upon her and held his chest high while delivering his instructions, muttering in
a callous tone, âBring those upstairs for me.â
âHuh?â Sasha arched her brows in confusion. But the man with a slender pair of legs had long departed
after he made himself clear.
She braced herself and brought the documents upstairs as demanded.
As it was the last quarter of the year, Sasha didnât have a lot of things on her schedule. She spent most
of her time trimming the blooming flowers in the garden and decorated the entire villa with pots of
exuberant-looking flowers.
She was also the one who had placed two pots of flower with incandescent colors on the stairwell. As
they made their way up the dimly illuminated stairs, their long shadows could be seen shading the
flowers.
When Sebastian returned to his study, he switched on the light and the heater before removing his
jacket.
The woman behind him entered the room and asked, âW-Where should I put this?â
âOn the table,â Sebastian replied gently as though he was afraid scaring her.
Nonetheless, it didnât stop the horrified woman from fleeing. After she placed the things on the table,
she scurried out of the room again.
When Sasha was merely a step away from the entrance, she heard the manâs callous voice.
âCome over here. I believe itâs time for us to talk about the things that are bothering you.â
âHuh?â Sasha stopped right where she was.
W-What could it possibly be?
The helpless woman stood right where she was and thought she could hear her heart racing
ferociously once again.
She knew she was being a coward.
Over the past five years, she held a grudge against him and blamed him for her misery. She shouldnât
have been so flustered just because he showed signs of improvement.
Regardless, she succumbed to the manâs attractiveness over and over again.
She couldnât help but curse herself for being such a useless woman.
âWhat happened in the morning? Where were you planning to go?â
âI-Iâm not going anywhere⦠I-I just think itâs about time for me to move back to the leased apartment
with Matt and Vivi⦠You said it wouldnât be safe for me to stay there since Sabrina was still out there,
but since sheâs no longer around. I guess itâs time for usâ¦â she stuttered while avoiding the manâs
gaze.
Sebastian frowned.
How did she figure out Sabrina is no longer around? Who told her that?
His expression darkened. Within seconds, the temperature of the room fell drastically from the tension.
âLetâs assume Sabrina is no longer around. Why would you want to move back? Have I not made
myself clear previously? I donât want them to grow up in a single-parent household. Itâs going to affect
their growth!â
âB-But I canât stay here forever!â she blurted.
Then she returned to her usual timid self and continued, âYouâre supposed to move on with your lifeâ¦
Besides, it has been a long time since your fiancéeâs last visit. Iâm afraid sheâs going to be mad if she
knows Iâm here.â