âAre you sure itâs her? Do you have any proof?â
âYes.â Sasha took out the USB drive with her manuscripts in it and showed it to Sharon.
âThis is the evidence. All the books I wrote and published are inside this USB. The manuscripts Xandra
has are exactly the same, even the typos.â
âHow sure are you that no one else has seen this before?â
âIâm positive no one else has seen this before. I made a copy for Xenia and brought everything with me
before I went abroad, so thereâs no way thereâs another person aside from her.â
Sharon heaved a sigh and sat like a deflated balloon in front of her. Her face turned pale and the
energetic glimmers that used to shine in her eyes were nowhere to be seen.
Sharon was a strong woman.
The Wand family was indebted to her. She was in no way related to the family, but because she
married Jackson, she shouldered the burden and pulled the family through the hardest time.
She was a woman of pride and ambition.
For her whole life, she strived to perfect everything she laid her hands on, but everything was left in
shreds because of her daughter.
Sasha suddenly felt a pang of guilt and remorse looking at the dispirited woman. She felt she should
not have broken this news to her.
âI hope you understand why Iâm here, Aunt Sharon. All this began with me, and I will end it.â
After a long time, Sharon lifted her head and looked at Sasha. Her pale lips parted as she tried to find
her words.
âWhat are you planning to do?â
Her broken voice tugged at Sashaâs heartstrings.
She shifted her gaze and looked elsewhere. She could not bear to look at Sharon. âI wonât take her life.
I came today just to let you know in advance that if Xenia continues this, I will do everything I can to
make her stop.â
Everything you can?
Terror showed on Sharonâs face. âWhat do you mean? Sheâs your uncleâs only daughter. Canât you just
forgive her and give her a chance?â
Sharon ultimately sided with her own child in the end.
Shasha did not blame her for that. She was a mother herself, so she could totally understand.
âI did give her a chance. I called her before I came over, but she refuse to admit her fault. Aunt Sharon,
you need to recognize the fact that Xenia will pay the price sooner or later. Sebastian and Mr. Hayes
Sr. will still deal with her even if I donât act. They knew Iâm the author of that book. Xandra was already
in their hands. Do you think they will let Xenia go just like that?â
Sharonâs silence was her concession. She knew what Sasha said was right.
She would rather her daughter end up in Sashaâs hands rather than the Hayesâ. She could still beg
Sasha to keep it a secret, but not the Hayes.
Sharon closed her eyes as tears rolled down her cheeks.
âWhat are you gonna do to her? Send her away? Lock her up?â
âI wonât. Iâll just make her lose her memory about this incident,â Sasha pronounced the sentence.
Sharonâs eyes widened like two saucers. Never in her wildest imagination would she expect her niece
to say that.
âMake her lose her memory? What does that mean?â
âMeaning I will make her forget about what happened completely. This is the only way I can make sure
she will never do this again.â
âAre you crazy?â Sharon yelled, springing from the chair. âThen, sheâll forget everything else too!â
Sasha nodded. âBut at least that will save her life.â
Sharon glared at her in fury.
This was not the solution she was expecting from Sasha, but she was at a loss for words to reprimand
her.
She would rather have Xenia lose her memory than lose her entirely. She could still make new
memories with her child from scratch as long as she was alive.
Sharon slumped back in her chair at the thought.
This was not the Sasha she used to know. Back then, Sharon would readily ask her to go easy on
Xenia, but not now.
She wanted to ask why Sasha could not just overlook this mistake just once, but she could not.
Sharon had never felt so helpless before.
âAlright. I will hand her over after new year.â
Sasha nodded again and went downstairs.
She was miserable too.
They were like family to her, in fact, they were her only family. They were the last people on earth she
wanted to harm.