A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

Chapter 824

"This is the place you picked. The view's really something," Lance said, glancing around the gentle slope of the cemetery, where wildflowers nodded in the breeze and old oak trees cast dappled shadows.

"You like it, don't you?" Calliope replied with a soft smile.

"I'll come visit you often," Lance promised, his voice thick with emotion as he spoke to the headstone.

Calliope stepped forward and addressed the grave with quiet conviction, "Hudson, don't worry. I'll make sure Lance is taken care of."

Their friends and family lingered with them for a long time, sharing memories, hugs, and the silence that only grief can bring. Eventually, one by one, the crowd dispersed, leaving just Calliope, Silas, and Lance among the rows of weathered stones.

...

Back at Lance's old house, Calliope and Silas tried to persuade him to stay at the Myers Manor for a few days, just so he wouldn't be alone. But Lance shook his head. “Really, I'll be okay here. This is home."

After a quiet conversation in the hallway, Calliope let Silas know she'd stay with Lance for a few days. Silas didn't love the idea of being apart from her, but he understood.

loved most wasn't something you

forehead and told her to call if she needed anything, then left

for hours, sometimes about Hudson, sometimes about everything and nothing. To her surprise, he was calmer than

he wasn't falling apart either. He told stories, shared memories, and when he got tired, he simply said, "I'm heading to bed. You should get some sleep too.

years after her own grandfather had passed, she still dreamed about him sometimes, still felt a pang of regret when she

road ahead, learning to live without Hudson. But she also knew he'd get through it Hudson

s

funeral and all the emotion. She fell

head

...

morning,

kitchen, she found Lance already

is sunny self, like the world hadn't just shifted forever.

bacon, toast, and a plate of fresh fruit. The

you're up! Bet you're starving. Come eat!"