Sasha paused briefly in surprise before replying, âNo, Iâm not.â
âI know you are, Mommy! You havenât been talking much tonight, Mommy! Did someone bully you? You
can tell Vivi! Vivi will avenge you!â
Vivian waved her meaty fist in the air as she said that, and Sasha couldnât help but smile in response.
Sheâs such a sweet child, but thereâs no way I could tell her even if I really was bullied!
Sasha returned to her bedroom after Vivian had fallen asleep, but her suffocating restlessness kept her
awake.
Feeling like she needed someone to talk to, she whipped out her phone and began scrolling through her
list of contacts.
After a bit of scrolling, she finally saw a name that caught her eye.
âWillow?â
âWell, well, well⦠If it isnât the great Ms. Nancy? I didnât think youâd call!â
A familiar voice could be heard saying that in a joking manner the moment the call got through.
Sasha let out a helpless chuckle and asked, âHaha! What are you saying? Anyway, what have you been
up to lately? Where have you been?â
Willow sighed the moment she heard that. âWhat else could I be up to? Iâm still working the same job
every day, shuttling between my house and the office. Life is as boring as watching paint dry if you ask
me!â
Sasha went silent as she recalled how someone who claimed to be Willow had come looking for her at
the hotel in Corleon.
Had Lance not been there to stop me, god knows what wouldâve happened to meâ¦
Her fingers went pale as she tightened her grip on the phone.
âHey, whatâs with the silence? What about you, huh? What are you doing?â
âI just took a shower a while ago. Willow, can I ask you a question?â Sasha was a little hesitant at first,
but decided to bring up the topic anyway.
Willow froze when she heard how formal Sasha sounded and realized she was getting serious.
âSure, go ahead! What is it?â Willow responded in a more serious manner as well.
âWhat if I told you that I feel like getting back together with him? What do you think?â
âPffft!â Willow was drinking a glass of water when she heard that and spat it all out in shock.
What the hell is wrong with this woman? Why on earth would she want to get back with that scumbag?
âAre you crazy? Have you not suffered enough because of him? What, dying once wasnât enough for
you?â Willow lashed out at her as she remembered how he had hanged her out on the deck back then.
Sashaâs face went pale instantly, and she began to regret talking to Willow about it.
Oh, right⦠Willow doesnât know the truth about us⦠Damn it, why did I ask for her opinion?
âCalm down, Willow! I was just kidding!â
Willow wasnât buying it at all and pressed on even when Sasha had tried to drop the topic. âKidding? Iâm
not a fool, Nancy! Weâve been friends for so many years now! Do you think I donât know you well
enough? You wouldnât just bring this up for no reason!â
Sasha simply pursed her lips and kept quiet.
âCome on, out with it! Whatâs going on? Is he that charming that you ended up having such funny ideas?â
âNo, itâs not that. There are a lot of things between us that you donât know about.â
âSuch as?â
âItâs true that I died for him once, but I had also made him suffer quite a lot since we were kids,â Sasha
replied as she came to realize that neither of them owed the other anything.
Back then, I decided to cut ties with him because I found out the truth behind my marrying into the Hayes
family. On top of that, Xeniaâs death made it impossible for me to face Uncle Jackson and Aunt Sharon.
But now, I realize that he doesnât play much of a role in this tragedy of mine⦠Just like me, he had
always been a mere piece on the board. First of all, he never agreed to marry me, let alone live with me.
Second of all, Robert was the one who killed Xenia and caused the Wand family to go bankrupt. He had
nothing to do with any of that, so I shouldnât be pinning the blame on him like that. In fact, I donât hate
him all that much anymore.
âSo, thatâs the reason why you want to get back together with him? Remember, the damage that the
Hayes family has caused you and your family is irreversible. Are you sure you can forget about
everything and pretend none of it has ever happened?â
Willow had calmed down a lot more after hearing her explanation, but she still couldnât quite comprehend
the logic behind it.
Of course I canât possibly forget all that has happened, but he has done a lot for me time after time, so
Iâm willing to take that first step. He is the father of our children, after all!
Sashaâs lips twitched slightly at the thought of that.
Having made her decision, she hung up the phone shortly after.