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
His smile widened when he looked towards
be less welcome here," Clarence said
one is welcome to a ceremony like this," Caesar replied.
front of Hilbert's portrait and pay his
extremely rude in others'
his rudeness, "How could
care less. He took out a napkin, wiped his fingers and turned to them, "Only the living cares about rules,
stick. Elaine hurried
young to understand it, Elaine. You'll agree with
the rules and have no respect for the dead, why waste time attending the funeral?"
her, "Such a good question Ms. Radomil. I'm here today not for the funeral; it's
her words were
your breath on
someone to start a fight with
room beside the hall, his face darkened when
with a smile, "Long time no see,
many of them were whispering about the sudden appearance of
frowned slightly as his face darkened.
said, "Let's talk
believe everyone here wants to know how I
as he spoke, "Or who is this man standing right here, what is his identity and why do
what he was about to say, Franklin shouted
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