“Yes, Mr Lisa,” Scarlet replied with a lowered head. Though she felt reluctant, she didn’t dare to argue at that moment.

“Cecilia always listened to you since she was young. The way forward depended on your guidance.” Mr Lisa said.

“I will guide her well, Mr Lisa,” Scarlet assured.

Lisa was about to leave when he suddenly thought of something and stopped.

“Isa is my biological sister,” he said.

Upon hearing this, Scarlet felt even more uneasy.

“Don’t cause her any more trouble in the future,” Lisa added.

“Yes…” Scarlet hadn’t expected Mr Lisa to say such words. As she watched his figure walking away, her anger grew.

Who was causing trouble for whom?

The thought of making Miss Cecilia apologize to Isabella the next day filled Scarlet with intense anger and heartache.

The next morning.

Isabella discovered a message she had received from Silvia–Freda’s mother, the previous night.

“Isa, thank you for doing everything you could to save Freda. Today was her funeral. Did you come?” Silvia asked.

“Yes,” Isabella quickly replied.

“Freda liked you a lot when she was alive. I believe she would have been pleased to have you accompany her on her final journey,” Silvia expressed.

Isabella thought of replying with just one word, “Condolences.” But the loss of a beloved daughter could not be comforted with just two simple words.

“I arrived

According to the geomancer, the best time for the burial was ten o’clock in the morning, considering the excellent location of the Heilig Family and the date of the

had to be hastily arranged.

was grand and majestic, with many people

saw a sea of mourners dressed in

entire cemetery outside the Heilig Family Cemetery like blooming

black formal attire, including distant and close relatives, were now

the open- air

side by side attracted even more attention.

at the black-and-white image of Freda and the coffin placed beneath it, recalling

members crying in her ears

tearful appearance, Tel and Silvia, who were leading the

coming…” Tel hugged Benjamin but couldn’t hold back his

his back to

even more overwhelming. The feeling of the sky collapsing after losing a daughter was agonizing

grieving will worry Freda…” Isabella hugged Silvia and said, “Freda’s biggest concern before

knew… but I couldn’t calm down… I only had one daughter… Why did fate cruelly take her away? What was I supposed to do in the remaining years of my life?”

sadness of the

back. She had experienced these feelings, like falling into a deep sea with no hope of rescue, even desperate enough to close her eyes and sink to the

only daughter, growing from a helpless baby to a beautiful young lady. I had imagined countless possibilities for Freda’s future, but I never imagined she would die in such

eyes of the surrounding relatives and mourners. They had never expected such a bright future for the girl to be struck by such

see a path being cleared. Dressed in a

instantly agitated. “What are you doing here? The Heilig Family didn’t invite you. Leave,

say something to

liked you when she was alive. I do not object to you representing the Logan family, but he cannot set foot here! Guards!”

want to see Freda,”

Silvia and Tel already hated him to the extreme, but he had to bid Freda farewell on her final journey. Freda died while trying to save Nora, her adoptive parents. How could he

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