What did she do?
What just happened?
Astonished, everyone stood rooted to the spot. When they finally recollected themselves and glanced at
Berta again, she had stopped twitching on the floor. They only realized what had happened when they
saw a long needle glistening on her neck.
My goodness!
At that instant, everyone felt goosebumps all over their bodies. Meanwhile, blood drained from Xandraâs
face while her entire body was trembling in fear.
âSasha Wand, what have you done? Are you crazy? How dare you murder someone here! Have you
gone mad?â
Sebastian finally came to his senses. Staring at the housemaid who was lying motionless on the floor, he
roared as rage surged within him.
Sheâs mad! She has gone mad!
Is she even aware of what she is doing? This is a human being, not an animal! How could she kill
someone so impulsively? Is she out of her mind? Since when did she become such a cold-blooded and
brutal person?
Sebastian felt as if he was about to have a heart attack.
Unperturbed, Sasha stared at him and said scornfully, âWhy? Are you scared now? Remember this,
Sebastian Hayes, donât ever try to cross my boundaries!â
Like a phantom, she gritted out those words through clenched teeth before storming out of the villa.
Everyone was rendered speechless.
Xandra was still trembling with fear and could barely utter any words.
It did not come to anyoneâs mind to stop her from stepping out of the enormous villa. Xandra only came
to her senses when Sashaâs figure almost disappeared from her sight.
âQuick! Stop her! Sheâs killed someone! How can we just let her leave like that! Go and get her at once!â
Xandra shrieked hysterically.
She finally tore off her facade, revealing her true self. Her eyes were loaded with abhorrence as if she
intended to rip Sasha into pieces.
But she was fated to be disappointed.
The moment Sasha reached the main entrance of the villa, a miracle occurred. Gulp! Berta, who was still
lying motionless on the floor a while ago, suddenly let out a deep breath.
âCough! Cough! Cough! Ms. Green, I finally⦠finally made itâ¦â
There was only dead silence in the dining room.
Again, everyone was stupefied.
At Sashaâs rental apartment in Old Town.
When the clock almost struck four in the afternoon, Ian received a call from Matteo. At that moment, he
was watching anime with Vivian in the living room. He was not keen on anime, but his mommy had
reminded him to look after his sister. So he had no choice but to accompany her.
When the phone rang, he answered at once.
âHello?â
âIan, is Mommy home?â Matteo asked Ian right after he answered the call.
Mommy?
Ian scanned his surroundings and frowned; the two of them were the only ones at home. âNo, sheâs not
home yet. Why? Isnât Mommy with you in the villa?â
Matteoâs face became grimmer.
Itâs been quite some time since she left Royal Court One and yet, sheâs still not home. I bet Mommy is
hiding somewhere and crying right now. When they were overseas, Sasha would never cry in front of her
children in order not to let them worry about her. Whenever she was upset, she would go somewhere
else till she felt better.
Matteo could not wait to leave the villa at once to look for his mommy.
âIan, letâs swap back.â
âHuh?â Ian was startled and asked curiously, âSwap back? Now? I thought you said tomorrow?â
He was starting to like this place and yearned to spend more time together with his mommy. At the
thought of the villa that was void of warmth, he did not feel like going back.
His question triggered Matteoâs frustration on the other end of the line. He yelled in anger, âNo, I canât
stay here any longer. What a terrible place! I canât stand it anymore!â
âWhy?â
âYou should ask your daddy! Ian, whoâs that woman named Xandra? Her acting skills are horrible, yet
Daddy still chose to turn a blind eye to what she did. He even sided with her and reprimanded Mommy.
What happened to Daddy? He doesnât know how to make judgments, does he?â
Ian was at a loss for words.
After a while, he replied coldly with a scowl on his face, âSheâs Daddyâs girlfriend.â
âWhat did you say? Girlfriend?â Matteoâs face fell. âSo does that mean she might become your
stepmother?â
Shaking his head, Ian said unhappily, âIâve no idea. But I donât like her, and I donât want her to be my
stepmother.â
He had clearly expressed his stance on this matter.
Matteoâs anger was slightly appeased upon hearing this.
âIan, Iâm glad that we share the same sentiments. You know what? Initially, I intended to get Daddy and
Mommy back together after discovering our identities. However, I was really infuriated by what I saw just
now. Iâm really disappointed with Daddy. Iâve never seen such a scum like him!â
Matteo practically roared out his last sentence. He even used the word âscumâ to describe his daddy!
There was no doubt that he was traumatized by the incident in the afternoon.