The Billionaire's Secret Quartet

Chapter 1357

Lucy’s hand, gently caressing Bruce’s cheek, suddenly stiffened. She turned her head to look at Susan, catching the resolute expression on her daughter’s face.

Lucy’s breath caught, tears spilled over her lashes, and she clenched her teeth with a fierce intensity. Finally, the grip of her jaw slowly relaxed.

Her face was ashen, void of any color, a solitary tear traced her cheek. With a raspy voice she spoke to Susan, “You’ve been a good girl, a real good girl. From now on, you gotta take care of yourself.”

With those final words, Lucy summoned all her strength and hurled herself at a nearby pillar.

There was a sickening crack, her head split open, blood gushing. She collapsed on the spot, lying in a growing pool of crimson. After a couple of short gasps, she was gone, not even a whisper of a last word remained.

Susan watched in horror as her mother died in front of her.

Lucy lay there, eyes still open, as if fixed on Susan in her final moment.

been holding back burst,

wasn’t just grief for her parents’ passing. It was a cry of confirmation, a

themselves and their money; she was nothing to them.

Lucy remained unwavering in her loyalty, choosing to follow him in death. They

nothing. It was as if nothing had changed. No more pretenses, no

fiercely, and the world

funeral service

Bruce together, their ashes mingled in

then let their remains be forever intertwined, as

funeral concluded. Susan stood before her parents’ headstone, the afternoon sun

Scorching and relentless.

as she whispered to the stone, “The pain that woman caused me, she’s