“Yes, I believe you. But keeping that secret with you is ultimately too dangerous.”
“What… are you trying to say?” Sasha took some time before she could squeeze past her sobbing to ask.
Frederick smiled. “What I meant is that you’ll be safer with me around. After all, Sebastian’s life cannot be at risk. This time, you were alert and prevented a crisis. What about the next time? Sasha, none of us wants to take this risk.”
The old man was finally making his intentions clear.
Sasha was stunned.
What does he mean by this? He doesn’t want to risk his son’s life, so he’s going to imprison his best friend’s daughter instead? For how long? One year? Ten years? Or is it going to be forever?
At this point in time, Sasha felt even more disappointed.
She felt lost as she looked at the man that once told her he would treat her as his own. In the end, she let the tears she held in for so long fall. “Actually, you don’t have to be so tedious about it. Just kill me. That would be the safest option.”
“What are you talking about? How could I kill you? I’ve watched you grow ever since you were young! Moreover, you are the mother to my two grandchildren. Why would I ever do that?” Frederick was furious.
Sasha showed no signs of reacting after hearing what he said.
He won’t kill me? What’s the difference between imprisoning me forever and killing me? Maybe he doesn’t want to bear the guilt.
Sasha grinned and said nothing.
Seeing that she was not going to say anything, Frederick felt a little awkward.
“Alright. I’ll send someone to pick you up tomorrow. You enjoy your time with the kids tonight and don’t worry. I’m not going to mistreat you. Everything will be like it was back then when you’re with me.”
Silence ensued.
After another long pause, Sasha finally responded, “Like how it was when I was your daughter-in-law?”
In an instant, Frederick’s expression turned even more rigid.
“Since you don’t want to be with Sebastian, you won’t be my daughter-in-law. You’re my daughter. I’ll recognize you as my goddaughter.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes. I’ve already agreed upon the marriage between Xandra and Sebastian. She will be my daughter-in-law from now on, but you don’t have to worry. You will always have more authority than her in the Hayes family!”
Frederick gave Sasha a promise as if he was trying to assure her, giving her some special treatment.
When Frederick left, Sasha stared into his back. She felt the blood in her veins run cold, remembering a lot about what happened in the past and felt nothing from them anymore.
So, blood will always be thicker than water.
…
After Sebastian got out of work, he came to the hospital just as expected.
However, this time around, he noticed that Sasha was even slower. When he came in, she carried a chair over and sat at the window, enjoying the cold breeze. There was no response from her even after Sebastian called out to her multiple times.
Has it gotten even worse?
Sebastian immediately became tensed and hurried over to her while tossing his laptop to the sofa. “Sasha Wand, are you deaf? Did you not hear me calling you?”
“Huh”
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