Nicolas hurriedly stopped the people who were about to nail the coffin shut, “Wait, someone’s coming!”

They all stopped.

Celeste looked up.

Liam, looking nervous and dressed in a suit, quickly walked into the funeral hall.

Their eyes met, and there was neither sadness nor joy in Celeste’s gaze, as if she were looking at a stranger.

Liam suddenly felt a pang of panic.

Sienna noticed his daze and reminded him, “Liam, give your mother–in–law a proper send–off.”

Skyler handed Liam a white flower and whispered, “Bow deeply.”

coffin, bowed deeply,

a bit, but ultimately said nothing.

and looked up, wanting to say something to Celeste, but she turned away, telling the staff, “It’s fine now.”

dare speak up.

the spacious funeral hall, only the sound of nails being hammered into the wood could be heard. With the last nail in place, Caitlyn said her

had reserved a nearby

hastily that many things couldn’t be done properly, so they had

After exchanging a few words with

approached Celeste, swallowing hard before saying with difficulty,

respond, instead turning to Trisha and asking, “Trisha, do you want to go to the

about to say no but changed her mind

“What do you mean ‘sure‘? Didn’t you just go?”

the corner of her mouth and glared at him before pulling Celeste

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