Gwendolyn’s rationality was being overturned repeatedly. Her hands trembled uncontrollably when she lowered her head to look at the vase.

Gwendolyn handed it back to Nico. However, she bit her lower lips and shook her head, sneering coldly, “I don’t believe this. I dare you to make him tell me personally!”

“Ms. Shalders…”

“Get lost!” Gwendolyn yelled. She took a step back and slammed the door shut, shutting everyone out.

Taking a deep breath, Gwendolyn tried to calm down and regain her rationality.

As Gwendolyn sat on the couch, she saw the stack of sticky notes she had earlier taken down.

Gwendolyn picked them up again and carefully read through them.

She recalled the moment he pulled her into his tight embrace before they got into the car. Gwendolyn did not notice at that time, but she now realized that the corners of his eyes seemed a bit red.

Has Maverick known all along that this day would come, and was he prepared for the last time we would meet before I left for Fairlake? But… I didn’t see his corpse. I don’t believe it! There’s no way!

Justin was not at the villa previously because he accompanied Nico and the others to the crematorium. Now, he had finally arrived.

Justin’s face was full of grief when Gwendolyn called him inside.

Gwendolyn sat on the couch in a stupor. She was cold, devoid of emotions and tears.

Gwendolyn stood up suddenly and gave Justin a tight slap when he drew near.

“Uh…”

Justin staggered a step back, caught off guard. Blood seeped out from the corner of his cut lips.

Justin did not dare to wipe away the blood. Perceived the metallic taste in his mouth, he stood obediently to bear Gwendolyn’s anger.

“Ms. Shalders, go ahead and beat me to death if it makes you feel better. I’m drowning in guilt from causing Mr. Wright’s death. I’d feel better dying in your hands.”

Gwendolyn glanced at him. She withdrew her hand slowly and sat back on the couch after seeing he was truly upset.

“What exactly happened?”

eye on you, but I couldn’t bring myself to harm you. Those people didn’t want to let me off the hook and gave me an ultimatum three days ago to lure you to the abandoned warehouse on the eastern outskirts of the city. Mr. Wright found out about it, and he told me not to tell you. Mr. Wright said he

he… have something to tell me before something

thought for a

pursed her lips

Shalders, it’s all my fault.

“Get out!”

“Ms. Shalders…”

“Get lost.”

only let

living room was open. Gwendolyn’s face was cold when the chilly

stared at the stack of sticky notes on the coffee table, but the images of Maverick pretending to be aggrieved and fragile appeared in

aloof and indifferent

was his pitiful expression. She could not even recall what he used to

that had been stored on top of the cabinet in her

the photos of us? Where are our wedding photos? They

and finally found half of the wedding photo under the box. There was only her smiling

when she decided to seek

phone’s photo album and searched for a long

picture of the man she had been married to

only thing left was an audio recording, and she clicked to play

to disappear from

weakly collapsing to the ground. Tears began welling up

one year had

a chance to bid

night was extraordinarily long

eyes became dry and

Knock! Knock!

someone knocked on

away her tears and asked

was outside the

Shalders, Nico has already brought Mr. Wright’s ashes back to the Wright residence. The date for his

her

Three days? So soon?

Maverick’s funeral were taken care of by Treyton, Nico,

the situation upon his

to shoulder this responsibility to

families dared to spread Maverick’s death

was kept

Fairlake had been terrible

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