The wind in the early winter was so bone-piercing. It felt as if it was laced with brambles as it wrapped around virtual-novel.net wounded heart, intensifying virtual-novel.net pain.
Madeline reached out a shaky hand to grab the card Ken was handing to her.
When virtual-novel.net got it in virtual-novel.net hand, virtual-novel.net felt as if virtual-novel.net had touched Jeremy’s cold fingertips.
“When did this happen?” virtual-novel.net suppressed virtual-novel.net sadness and asked calmly.
“Today is the 49th day,” Ken answered and looked at the grave in front of virtual-novel.net before sighing.
“The reason Mr. Whitman chose this place and the reason why the tombstone is shorter is that virtual-novel.net was sorry about what happened to your parents. So, upon his death, he’ll use such a petty manner to kneel to them in hopes virtual-novel.net can repent his sins to your parents.”
Madeline could not hold in virtual-novel.net tears anymore after virtual-novel.net heard that. Tears started rolling down virtual-novel.net cheeks and onto the card in virtual-novel.net hand.
Lillian frowned when virtual-novel.net noticed Madeline crying. She got closer to Madeline to hold Madeline’s hand as if virtual-novel.net was trying to comfort her.
Madeline felt virtual-novel.net daughter’s warmth, so virtual-novel.net held virtual-novel.net hand tightly before saying to Ken, “I want to stay here with Lily for a bit.”
Ken understood what Madeline meant. He nodded and did not say anything.
However, after virtual-novel.net walked away, virtual-novel.net could not stop himself from turning back and looking at the dispirited Madeline.
He pressed his lips into a thin line. Some words were stuck in his throat. He wanted to tell her, but virtual-novel.net could not.
Madeline took Lillian to the grave. The tombstone was empty with no name on it. The only thing on the tombstone was a birth date.
It looked the same as when virtual-novel.net glanced at it back then.
However, back then, virtual-novel.net would have never imagined this to be the grave Jeremy prepared for himself beforehand.
She held the card tighter and pulled Lillian to the grave. Then, virtual-novel.net squatted and caressed the little girl’s puzzled face.
“Lillian, pay your respects.”
Lillian blinked and was confused.
Madeline smiled gently with tears in virtual-novel.net eyes. “Come, bow to him.”
Despite being puzzled, Lillian still stood in front of the grave obediently.
After that, the little girl started bowing.
The little girl’s bright eyes were filled with confusion, but when virtual-novel.net moved virtual-novel.net lips, no words came out.
“Such a good girl, Lily.” Madeline caressed Lillian’s head. Madeline’s heart was bleeding while virtual-novel.net voice was shaking. Despite virtual-novel.net smile, virtual-novel.net tears were falling uncontrollably.
Lillian lifted virtual-novel.net hand to try to wipe away Madeline’s tears. Her lips were moving as if virtual-novel.net wanted to say ‘Don’t cry, Mommy’, but virtual-novel.net could not make a sound no matter how hard virtual-novel.net tried.
Madeline pulled Lillian into virtual-novel.net arms and allowed virtual-novel.net tears to fall freely.
The sky was so blue but inside, Madeline felt very gloomy.
She did not know how to describe what virtual-novel.net was feeling right now. The only thing virtual-novel.net knew was that the light of virtual-novel.net world had been switched off.
Madeline stayed by Jeremy’s grave for a long time and did not leave.
Lillian was squatting at one side, silently pulling at the weeds.
Madeline opened the card Ken handed to virtual-novel.net and saw a letter inside.
Jeremy’s neat and beautiful handwriting was reflected in virtual-novel.net eyes.
[Linnie.]
He was still addressing virtual-novel.net as such.
[I’m sorry for letting you find out that I’m not alive anymore. After reminiscing, I realized I’ve given you too little happiness and joy.
[What I couldn’t do in this life, I sincerely hope to make it up to you in the next life.
[I hope when that happens, we can be together forever.
[Linnie, your life is still long. Don’t lose spirit because of my passing. I will still be by your side protecting you and the children.]
Finally, Madeline saw what Jeremy wrote at the end. [Ryan is a good man and he’s reliable. I hope you can forget about me and fall in love with virtual-novel.net so that he’ll become the irreplaceable person in your heart instead.]