The next day, Madeline bought some fruits and her grandfather’s favorite snacks before going to the hospital.

She went directly to the room her grandfather was staying in but realized her grandfather was not there.

Madeline went to the reception to ask about this. When the nurse saw that she was Len Samuels’ family member, the nurse looked at her with a peculiar expression. Her tone was also unfriendly. “So, you’re Mr. Samuels’ granddaughter? Is this how you should behave as his grandchild? He has been dead for three years. Why are you still here? Go to the funeral parlor. His ashes are over there.”

Clank! The fruits in Madeline’s hands fell to the ground.

She widened her blank eyes and was stuck in a daze. The pain started to penetrate her entire body.

She thought her heart was dead. She thought it was so numb that it would not feel any pain anymore. However, this suffocating pain was making it hard for her to breathe.

Her grandfather was dead.

He had been dead for three years!

She had not even seen him for one last time!

the funeral parlor and took her grandfather’s ashes as well as his

of early winter and it was

her grandfather’s urn and knelt in the rain. Tears rolled down her cheeks

caused her heart to ache. She

crying while comforting the other woman. “Don’t cry, Maddie. It’s all in the past. It’s all over

a burial plot for her

back to the hospital to ask about her grandfather’s death. The nurse replied nonchalantly, “He

Died of old age?

Her grandfather was in tip-top shape the last time

suspicious, she could

butterfly-shaped gold pendant in her grandfather’s belongings. Her real name ‘Eveline’ was

a pang of pain in her heart and put the necklace around her neck with tears still in her eyes. This way, it would be as if

years and could not keep

to find a job quickly, but she was still unable to forget

company. When she was at the front door, she saw Meredith getting out of an

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