“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.

replied, “I

funeral was about to take place in the Heilig Family Cemetery. 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 deceased’s birth,

to be hastily

constraint, through orderly preparations, the venue was grand and majestic, with many people

Isabella and Benjamin arrived, they saw a sea of mourners dressed in black, demonstrating the extensive network of

couplets surrounded the entire cemetery outside the Heilig Family Cemetery

dressed in black formal attire, including distant and close relatives, were now in front of the memorial hall. weeping uncontrollably, deeply immersed in

the flowers, Benjamin and Isabella approached the open- air memorial hall

beautiful, and standing side by side

coffin placed beneath it, recalling Freda’s cheerful and

Family members crying in her ears as if she relived the pain of losing Old

members bowed to each person who came to pay respects. Despite their tearful appearance, Tel and Silvia, who were leading the ceremony, still bent down to thank Benjamin

thank you for coming…” Tel hugged Benjamin but

Benjamin patted his back

the sky collapsing after losing

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

inconsolably, “I 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

of the other Heilig Family members.

understand, I do.” Isabella patted Silvia’s back. She had experienced these feelings, like falling into a deep sea with no hope of rescue, even desperate enough to

wish she could talk to me. She was my only daughter, growing from a helpless baby to a beautiful young lady. I had imagined countless possibilities for Freda’s

from the eyes of the surrounding relatives and mourners. They had never expected such a bright future

her tears to see a path being cleared. Dressed in a black suit, Mathew walked into

you doing here? The Heilig Family didn’t invite you. Leave,

Isabella wanted to say something to Mathew.

her, saying, “You saved Freda, and she liked you when she was alive. I do not object to you representing the Logan family, but he cannot set foot

to see Freda,”

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 live

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