Elaine released Stella unwillingly and took a step backward and quickly held Stella's hands tightly, looking sad.
Stella stroke her hair, looked at her red swollen eyes and asked softly, "You looked skinnier. Have you not eaten anything these few days?"
"No appetite… But I had some before coming here."
Stella let out a quiet sigh not knowing what to say to her. "Let's go," she finally said, holding her hand.
Elaine looked up and realized Darnell had disappeared from around her.
They arrived in the main hall and saw Hilbert's portrait placed in the center, looking amiable.
Elaine's nose tingled when she saw the portrait. She followed behind Clarence and Stella to pay her respect to Hilbert, muttering, "Great-grandpa, I'll be obedient and listen to dad from now on and won't ever make him angry again."
She then took her last bow and bid goodbye.
After that, they headed towards the room beside the hall and heard noises coming from outside.
Stella turned around and saw someone walking in slowly across the crowd.
It was Caesar James.
The James families were startled by his sudden appearance. Some were even frightened as everyone thought he died ten years ago.
Caesar ignored the gazes of people around and walked straight to Elaine, smiling, "Elaine."
She quickly took a step backward and
you seem to be less welcome here,"
a ceremony like this,"
went in front of Hilbert's portrait and
was extremely rude in
frowned upon his rudeness, "How could
care less. He took out a napkin, wiped his fingers and turned to them, "Only the living cares
man who spoke just now. He trembled holding his walking stick. Elaine hurried up
it, Elaine.
for the dead, why waste time attending the funeral?" Stella
I'm here today not for the funeral; it's just time
her words were
breath on him,"
was eagerly waiting for someone to start a fight with him. The fiercer the fight, the happier he
the hall, his face darkened when he saw Caesar, "What are you doing
a smile, "Long
them were whispering about the
slightly as
said, "Let's
can talk here. I believe everyone here wants to know
man standing right here, what is his identity and why
to say, Franklin shouted angrily, "Stop
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