My Husband Is a Gary Stu

Chapter 238 She Still Loved Him

to Armand because the two men grew up together. She did not expect Steven to have such a terrible childhood.If it were not for Armand’s act of kindness, Steven probably would not have had the means to help Patrick.Genevieve’s eyes immediately teared up after listening to Steven’s story, but she was unsure what to say.Hence, Genevieve simply watched in silence as Steven positioned the urn under the guidance of a staff member. Then, the man walked over to Genevieve’s side, and together, they bowed their heads respectfully at the tombstone.Genevieve waited until Steven placed his bouquet before setting her white daisies and the two boxes of cream puffs before the tombstone.When the woman looked at Patrick’s photo, her eyes could not help but grow wet once again.Genevieve had thought her grandmother would be the last loved one she had to part with, but she was wrong.“Thank you, Patrick,” uttered Genevieve under her breath.When the funeral was over, Genevieve and Steven left the cemetery and walked to the parking lot.Taking another small urn out of his car, Steven gave it to Genevieve. “This is the other half of Patrick’s ashes; I’m handing it to you now. I know Patrick was good at slipping under the radar. Back then, I wanted to let you two escape, but…”In response, Genevieve smiled bitterly. “If Marilyn’s people hadn’t recognized the ring, we would’ve gotten away. I ruined Patrick’s plan.” I should’ve tried a few more jewelry stores to see if they could help me get the ring off.Steven stared at Genevieve in silence until he could no longer hold it in. “Mrs. Faulkner, Mr. Faulkner doesn’t think of you as a tool. Please understand that there are just a lot of things that he can’t talk about.”“It doesn’t