The Love that Never Really Dies (Sasha and Sebastian)

There were several cigarette butts in the ashtray.

Spotting that, Sasha pinched her brows together. When did he start smoking again? Didn't he quit for

the sake of his health a long time ago?

Sasha felt her skin prickle uneasily.

“Sebastian, are you still angry about the incident involving Vivian? Don't overthink it, all right? After all,

Vivian is safe and sound,” Sasha said in an attempt to comfort him.

Just as she spoke, Sebastian clenched his jaw. Gritting his teeth in frustration, he spat, “It was mere

luck that kept Vivian out of harm's way.”

“Luck?” Sasha echoed in disbelief. “Even if Kurt hadn't arrived, Karl could have been there to save her.

Sebastian, stop trying to shoulder everything alone. It would have been impossible for anyone to have

perfect control over the situation.”

Although Sasha initially planned to comfort Sebastian, her words had the opposite effect on him.

“I could have done it in the past,” Sebastian retorted heatedly.

His curt reply stunned Sasha into complete silence.

“Have you forgotten about the past? I was the one who had planned every step of our journey. From

the Jadesons up until Eddie, not once did my plans go awry,” Sebastian uttered.

For a few minutes, Sasha could only stand there in silence. Although she opened her mouth to say

something, nothing came out.

She felt an icy chill skate down her spine. What is he trying to imply?

The room became so quiet that one could hear a pin drop. Sasha felt her heart leap to her throat.

“Are you hiding something from me?” Sebastian queried.

“W-What?”

“Was my brain damaged?” he continued, making sure to put a clear emphasis on every syllable.

Even so, Sasha kept her lips sealed.

On the second day, Vivian finally woke up.

Since she had experienced a severe shock to her nerves, Karl called over a doctor, who gave Vivian a

mild sedative to calm her down.

As a result of the drug's effects, Vivian fell into a peaceful slumber.

After resting on her bed for a few more moments, she finally freshened up and changed into a fresh set

of clothes.

When Vivian emerged from her room, she immediately sensed that something was amiss.

Quickly, she checked the room opposite hers. Much to her surprise, it was vacant.

“Julia, where is Kurt?” she asked.

However, Julia did not offer her a reply.

Instead, their conversation was interrupted by Karl, who strolled into the living room.

“Good morning, Vivi,” he greeted.

“Mr. Frost!” Vivian lit up and rushed downstairs. “You're here too. Do you know where Kurt is? I can't

find him anywhere.”

It was not until Vivian was in front of him that Karl sighed heavily. “He went back.”

“Huh? Where did he go? Did he return to Atlantius?” she questioned, assuming Kurt had returned to

school, but Karl shook his head.

“No, he has returned to the country. Kurt will probably not show up for the time being. Vivi, is it all right

if I assign a new guard to you?”

The news of Kurt's return was like a bolt out of the blue.

Vivian, who had received this shocking news so early in the morning, felt as if her brain had short-

circuited. Why is Kurt not going to show up? What does that even mean? Where did he go?

Vivian suddenly recalled an incident that had happened when she was twelve. Similarly, Kurt had

vanished for three years. His disappearance had caused her to worry endlessly.

Vivian yelled at the top of her lungs, “No! I don't want a new guard! I only want Kurt! Where is he? Tell

me where he is right now!”

“Vivi—”

“You aren't going to tell me? In that case, I'll go and look for him myself! Even if he has returned to

Elysium, I will find him and bring him back.” Vivian spun on her heel and prepared to race back to her

room.

She was already planning to book a plane ticket back to the country.

Upon seeing this, Karl stepped forward and caught her arm before she could bolt.

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“Vivian, please hear me out. The incident involving you and Kurt has made your dad furious. There's a

chance that he might be kicked out of SteelFort. Hence, Kurt decided to head there and receive the

punishment for his mistakes,” Karl explained carefully.

Finally, Karl revealed the entire truth to Vivian. Kurt had not vanished. Instead, he had returned to

SteelFort.

After Sebastian hung up the call yesterday, Kurt spent the entire night kneeling in the study. Although

he had waited for the whole night, Sebastian did not call a second time.

There were no further instructions from Sebastian as well.

As Karl watched Kurt kneel on the floor, he wondered how the young boy felt.

Although Karl could not place a finger on Kurt's emotions, the latter's pale face told him all he needed

to know. Kurt's eyes had lost all of their usual shine; he looked like a hollow and lifeless puppet now.

Karl could tell that this incident had affected Kurt greatly.

Hence, when Kurt informed Karl that he would be returning to SteelFort, the latter did not object to his

plans.

Four years ago, he had also experienced a similar self-punishment back in SteelFort to regain

Sebastian's forgiveness. Thus, he had no opinion of his own.

“How is that possible? Daddy would never kick him out!” Vivian exclaimed in disbelief as she refused to

believe Karl's words.

Karl let out a sigh. “Vivian, there is no denying that Kurt has committed a grave mistake. I'm sure you

knew that Mr. Hayes allowed you to get close with Daphne because he wanted to avenge Brother Cal.

But since Mr. Hayes regained consciousness only recently, he remained unaware of Daphne's identity

as an Elysium high priest. On the other hand, Kurt knew about this beforehand. Do you have any idea

how dangerous the high priest's tribe is?”q