However, Lucas and Melody knew they could not let their emotions get the better of them. They still had important things to do. They had to shoulder the burden of the family since Beatrice was still in the emergency ward with Cedric accompanying her.

"I'm worried about Grandma too, you know..." Melody's eyes turned red. She could not bear to say more. She was afraid that she would start crying if she did.

She did not want to think about it, but if she had not had that extra glass of wine, Beatrice would not have come upstairs to check on her. None of this would have happened.

Originally, Beatrice and Amber were chatting happily. It was her birthday, and it was rare to have so many old friends gathered together. Lucas and Melody had thrown such a grand banquet, hoping Beatrice would be happy, but it ended up with such a tragic outcome.

'If I had known this was going to happen, it would've been better for the family to have a quiet dinner together...' thought Melody.

However, there was no turning back time, no matter how regretful Melody was. The only thing she could do was to find out what happened.

Lucas pulled Melody into his arms when he saw her looking so sad. Both of them were going through a lot, and he was so focused on his own distress that he had not realized Melody was also consumed by guilt.

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