Love at First Novel by Gu Lingfei

Now, Mr. Jimenez was old. Even though he had once been a master, he no longer had the strength to overpower the gravekeepers.

“I just want to see the head of the family,” Mr. Jimenez said.

“It’s this belief that has kept me going for decades.” Mr. Jimenez was a little out of breath as he walked.

Audrey and her husband worried that Mr. Jimenez was tired, so they stopped and suggested taking a rest before continuing. But Mr. Jimenez didn’t want to rest. “We’re almost there. We can see Clarissa’s bodyguards. Just a few more minutes.”

He was tired but didn’t want to stop. If he rested, he feared he would feel even more tired and lose the will to continue.

Audrey looked ahead and indeed saw Clarissa’s bodyguards.

Clarissa had gone out with ten bodyguards today. Two personal bodyguards followed her closely at the tomb of the former head of the family. The other eight were spread out along the path, keeping an eye on the surroundings.

was the private cemetery of the Farrell family, the tall pines and cypresses blocked the view. They feared someone might be hiding behind the trees, waiting for an opportunity

her group of four came into view of the bodyguards,

had warned them that someone would come to pay tribute to the former head of the family, including the

had been dead for decades, yet her assistant was still alive. It made people

bodyguards also understood why Clarissa had been in a

of course, had heard the rumor that Clarissa was responsible for the previous head’s death. No one dared to confront her directly, but people

overheard these rumors, she would scold those spreading them or even retaliate. If she didn’t hear them, she

the time the incident occurred, most of them hadn’t even been born. The older members of the Farrell family had passed away, and the few who were still around were only in their teens or twenties at

with her sister, took care of the bodies and arranged the funeral. Not

was the only one left of the three