Sasha went back home in high spirits.
Due to the late hour, her two children were already asleep when she arrived. She went into the nursery
to give them both a kiss and then went to take a shower.
It was a quiet night.
The next morning, Sasha was woken up by a commotion outside her room.
âWhat about Mommy?â
âShh, Mommyâs not awake yet. She must have come home very late last night. Go get dressed quickly,
Iâll cook some eggs for you.â
Those were the voices of her two children.
Sashaâs eyes open immediately and she bolted out of bed and rushed out, yelling, âMatt, donât touch the
stove! Itâs too dangerous! Mommy will do it!â
Even though her son was quite independent and responsible for his age, he was only five years old. She
couldnât let him attempt to operate a stove of all things.
Thankfully, both kids had yet to start doing anything.
With that, Sasha started rushing about cooking breakfast and making sure her kids were well-fed.
Suddenly, she remembered that Ian also had to go to preschool starting today.
âCome on, sweeties. Letâs go to school quickly,â she told them, hurrying them out the door.
âOkay,â they replied.
But Matteo wanted to ask her if she went to Frontier Bay yesterday.
He had texted Ian using his smartwatch yesterday after she left, but that boy didnât even reply to any
single one of his messages!
Is he really mad at me?
Matteo was a little worried.
About ten minutes later, the two kids arrived at their preschool.
âBye, sweeties! Mommy will come earlier in the afternoon to pick you up!â
âOkay, Mommy!â Her two children obediently waved her goodbye.
But once she was out of sight, the two of them went to find a corner in the preschool to hide in.
âMatt, look! Mommyâs here!â Vivian cried out.
She had sharp eyes, and she spotted Sashaâs signal tracker pop up on the screen of Matteoâs tablet as
soon as she sat down.
Matteo found the signal too and stared silently at it until it eventually stopped moving.
âFrontier Bay? Mommy went there again?â
âHuh? Isnât that where mean Daddy lives? Why did Mommy go there? Isnât she scared that Daddy will
bully her again?â
Vivianâs chubby face scrunched up with worry as soon as she heard her brotherâs words.
Matteoâs eyebrows were also furrowed.
He had no idea what had been going on for the past two days, and Ian refused to reply to his texts.
Should I go over and take a look for myself?
The idea planted itself in the little boyâs mindâ¦
Sasha rushed all the way to Frontier Bay.
Unfortunately, it was already past nine oâclock when she arrived. To make things worse, Sebastian hadnât
left for work yet. He sat on a chair in front of the main entrance with his legs crossed as if he was waiting
for her specifically.
Slightly apprehensive and out of breath, Sasha approached him. âYou⦠You havenât gone to work yet?â
âCanât you see that Iâm waiting for you?â
Those words that came out of his mouth were cold and hostile.
âI⦠Iâm sorry. There were just too many cars on the road and I got stuck in the morning traffic. I had to
wait for a long time before I could get a taxi. The road on the way here was jammed as wellâ¦â she
explained, panicking.
She really hoped that she hadnât thrown a wrench into their plans after Sebastian had finally agreed to let
Ian go to preschool.
But Sebastian refused to listen to her explanation, uncrossing his legs and standing up straight to tower
over her. âYouâve lost your chance, Sasha! You canât even be punctual! How am I supposed to trust you
to resolve our kidâs problems?â