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."

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 this

heart pounded violently. This was the first time I had seen someone lifeless. She had been

whispered, "What if...we just let

long time before straightening

I saw her face, seemingly sleeping peacefully. At this moment,

be beyond pain, worry, and

the best funeral clothes for her. The

was the first

be free and happy. I can only escort you this far,"

distressed, then shifted

coldly and walked past him, not wanting

the emergency room door,

I.n

over, and before he could say anything, I asked him to assist Matthew in handling

neighbors had gathered, and the police were there. The leading officer

to Melanie, hiding in a corner with a bruised

me will not end well for