Pasted on the gravestone was a photo of two people. They were a married couple, and the wife was obviously Michael’s sister, Celine; she looked a lot like Michael in the photo. Despite being a military queen who was both beautiful and mysterious, she actually had a cheerful and handsome smile.
Standing next to her was a man dressed in military uniform, and he was unusually good-looking as well. No words could describe how well-matched and harmonious they looked.
A brief account of their lives was carved onto the gravestone. They were killed about six years ago during a counterterrorism operation when the terrorists detonated a bomb that killed tens of elite soldiers. Both Celine and Justin died on the spot, but Celine’s remains couldn’t be gathered, so a cenotaph was erected for her instead.
They must be Nate’s parents… Sophia thought to herself.
Sophia couldn’t stop herself from clutching Nathan’s hand, and the little boy stood expressionlessly under the umbrella. Nonetheless, his round eyes had a look of sorrow that shouldn’t have belonged to people of his age.
Six years ago, Nate was only a few months’ old at most, Sophia thought to herself.
She looked everywhere but couldn’t find Elizabeth’s grave. This is the Fletcher Family’s ancestral graveyard, yet Elizabeth isn’t buried here…
As the rain slowly stopped, Sophia crouched down and laid down some offerings in front of the two graves. Then, she and Nathan bowed to the graves one by one to pay their respects as per the Cethosian custom.
Michael didn’t stop them as he gave them his silent approval; the Fletchers usually gave military salutes to the graves of their deceased relatives. However, seeing how serious Sophia looked as she bowed to the graves of his father, sister, and brother-in-law, he decided not to interrupt them.
Michael stood steadily for a while in front of the graves of his father, sister, and brother-in-law before he finally moved. He said with a heavy heart, “Let’s go.”
The sunless sky looked gloomy even in the afternoon. Unable to tell the emotions concealed behind Michael’s big sunglasses, Sophia silently got into the car after him and left the Memorial Garden.
The family of three ate something in the car, but none of them spoke up.
After they finished eating, the cars stopped near another public cemetery.
Cemeteries near Bayside City were also divided according to their prices. The rich could, of course, afford a more auspicious cemetery plot; some of them would even spend a fortune on an entire piece of land to use it as their ancestral graveyards.
It was already afternoon, yet there were still lots of people visiting their families’ graves at the cemetery.
car had stopped, Michael didn’t step out of it. Instead, he sat in the car and wound down the car
special; not only did it cover an area of more than ten square meters, it was
that Elizabeth was his mother, not many people would have learned about her death. After all,
away, and many of her fans used to lay flowers
sat in the car just like that while
go for a walk outside with your Mommy?
the car with Sophia. After they left, Michael took
her umbrella, she stepped toward Elizabeth’s tomb and stood in front of her statue before looking up at the diva who had been popular throughout the entire Cethos
she is… she
flowers in front of Elizabeth’s grave, she noticed that Elizabeth’s
they reached
came to visit the cemetery on this day,
“Sophia!”
and saw Richard, who seemed to be visiting the cemetery as well. Dressed in a black suit,
here to visit the cemetery as well?” he asked, puzzled. The cemetery plots here were priced at an average of 100,000 per square meter, so
as it said, “She’s probably here to stage another meeting by
sat in a car parked at the roadside parking lot. She opened the car window a crack, revealing a well-maintained face that wore a
her, Richard was pleasantly surprised upon hearing her words. He said, “You’re here to meet me,
answer, though the coldly elegant black windbreaker she was wearing masked her awkwardness with a veil of mystery. She frowned in displeasure, for Richard would keep clinging to her no matter
it would take only about 20 minutes to walk here from the Memorial Garden,
expected, Richard’s face went ghastly pale at the mention
admit that she was consumed with jealousy. What a good
still doesn’t have the nerve to disobey my son; if
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