The Love that Never Really Dies (Sasha and Sebastian)
Chapter 1435

Chapter 1435 He Appeared Like A God

It was indeed as if the man she was waiting for had disappeared from the face of the Earth. Orperhaps he had gone back to his home country.

On her fourth day at the temple, Ichika carried two big wooden buckets and headed off to the riverto fetch water. Snow had fallen earlier, and the land outside the temple was a vast expanse of white.Having been pampered since little, this was no easy feat for her. With arduous effort, she had finallymanaged to lift the buckets of water off the ground when she suddenly lost her footing.

Thunk!

The girl tumbled to the ground, and the buckets immediately slipped off her fingers, which were bythen red and numb from the cold

At that, she finally burst into tears and wailed uncontrollably, especially at the sight of her handsthat were bleeding from being cut by the sharp ice on the ground.

She was, after all, just a twenty-year-old young woman.

Suddenly, the sound of footsteps crunching on snow and ice sounded, and a moment later, a pair ofblack handmade men’s leather boots appeared in front of her.

"Huh?" Teary-eyed, she blinked and then lifted her head

“So, are you enjoying your new life of silence at solitude at the temple?”

The man who had just appeared before her glimmered under the dazzling sunlight like a god thathad just descended from heaven. The sight was so surreal Ichika thought she must have beendreaming.

"H-Hubby?"

"Who's your hubby? You're a nun now. Where would you get a husband?”

Gazing down at her loftily, the man wore a cool expression on his handsome face. Even his eyeswere chilly as he gazed at her unwaveringly.

Ichika fell silent.

Her face paled a little as she averted her gaze and struggled to get off the ground.

He's right. I don't have a husband anymore. I guess I am really dreaming.

Once she got back on her feet, she picked up the two cracked buckets and began staggering in thedirection of the temple.

“Think carefully before you take another step, Ichika. If you choose to go back to that place now, Iam going to leave and never come back again. I'm not as selfless as you imagine. I'm only anordinary man, vulnerable to hate and resentment like everyone else. I only came here today to givemyself a chance, as should you!” Solomon's voice rang out from behind her.

He did not attempt to coax her.

From his bloodshot eyes, it was evident that he had endured the past few days in a torturous state.Thus, the words he just uttered were not altogether pleasant to the ears either. Instead, they wentstraight to the point and conveyed his attitude plainly.

Besides, he had just recovered from his illness. The fact that he had even managed to do this wasalready beyond himself.

If it were the past, he would have returned to his home country by now, and Ichika would indeedhave become a stranger to him.

Ichika jerked to a halt and froze as if she had just turned into a statue.

Then, as though an invisible hammer was pounding in her chest, all the hurt, pain, and hopes thatshe had held inside instantly broke free and rose to the surface of her heart.

Tears sprang into her eyes once again.

"Y-You don’t blame me anymore?” She turned toward him, tears streaming down her face.

Gazing at her, Solomon did not answer but asked instead, “Well, did you do those things onpurpose back then?”

"Of course not!” Ichika shook her head, unable to stop weeping. “I didn't mean any of it..."

"All right, then. That's all that matters. I no longer want to think about the past anymore. You sawhow I came out of that dark abyss with your own eyes, too. Let's give ourselves one more chance,chika.”

His gaze and tone softened, and he was beginning to sound like the kind man she used to know.Hearing that, Ichika felt a burst of ecstasy spread through her heart.

Dropping the two buckets in her hands, she launched herself into his arms

"Hubby!" she called out to him with the familiar nickname.

Diving into his embrace, she wrapped her arms around him tightly like a lost child who had finallyfound a home and bawled her eyes out.

It was as if he was her salvation.

Previously, she had been his, but now their roles had switched.

Aoi, who had been watching the entire scene from afar, shed tears of joy in the car.

"Mrs. Minamoto..."

“Let's go home. Mr. Minamoto will be glad to hear about such good news,” said Aoi, wiping hertears. With that, they left the temple and headed home.

Two hours later, in a first-class shopping mall in Terrandya, Ichika had resumed her usual livelycharacter, eyes shining brightly.

“Does this look good on me, Hubby?" she asked, indicating the new wig and clothes she was clad in.“Mm-hmm,” came Solomon's reply.

He watched her silently.

By now, he had mostly understood what his heart really wanted.

For the past few days, shut in his villa, he had had the impulse of immediately leaving the city andreturning to his homeland countless times, but throughout none of those times had that decisionmade him feel half as good as he did right now.

Perhaps a hint of bitterness still lingered in his heart, but he was certain, at that moment, that hecould not possibly feel more contented.

They went back once they were done shopping. Seeing as Christmas was merely four days away,Solomon began preparing to return to his home country with Ichika in tow.