Beyond the Divorce

My words caught everyone's attention, and they looked at me in disbelief.

"Call the cops?"

The neighbor I had entrusted seemed to grasp the situation. He immediately picked up his phone and made the call.

I kept my gaze on Melanie, who stood coldly and impatiently beside Matthew. After a while, I picked up my phone and called the cops.

Before they arrived, Atlas had arranged for us to see the body. Matthew didn't move. He stayed on his knees, wailing, refusing to look up.

"Matthew, go see your mother!" I said it coldly, but he remained motionless. "This is your last chance."

His hands on the ground tightened, but he didn't lift his head.

"Grandma... I want Grandma!" Ava's cries were heartbreaking. After some thought, I stood up slowly and headed inside. Ivanna and Lauren stood by my side.

"We'll accompany you."

"I want to see Grandma!" Ava cried. "Mommy, I want to see Grandma too!"

I smiled sadly and said, "Be good! Mommy will go for you. Grandma wouldn't want you to cry."

emergency room resolutely. There were no medical staff inside, and the stark white of the sheet under the shadowless lamp was glaring. This place was already a realm of the departed, and it felt even more eerie at

seen someone lifeless. She had been a family member closely tied to me for

"What if...we just let it

silently for a long time before

face, seemingly sleeping peacefully. At this

be beyond pain,

I calmly told Lauren. "Lauren, go buy the best funeral clothes for her. The very best, just like

the clothes. It was the first time I had dressed Grace. Enduring the process with tears, I smiled and looked at

more pain in heaven. From now on, you'll be free and happy. I can only escort you this far," I

He looked at me distressed, then shifted his gaze to

him coldly and walked past him, not wanting to say

the emergency room door,

I.n

and saw Johnson approaching through the crowd. He quickly ran over, and before he could say anything, I asked him to assist Matthew in handling the

police were there. The leading officer approached me and asked, "Ma'am, did you

affirmed, then pointed to Melanie, hiding in a corner with a bruised and swollen face. "She abused her seriously ill mother-in-law and caused her

spewing nonsense. Accusing me will not end