On the anniversary of Liana's passing, it was soon Caleb's, and the couple, along with their children, set off for Greenwood Cemetery.

No sooner had their black Lincoln pulled to a stop than Damian caught sight of a fawn darting out from the woods.

Whether it was the thrill of the chase or a bid to wriggle free from Bernard's watchful eye, the young boy pushed open the car door and bolted into the forest the moment the adults were distracted.

Eleanor, seeing her son's sudden dash, hurriedly exited the car and gave chase, while Bernard, seated inside, simply waved his hand. Aidyn and Scott immediately got out and followed Eleanor and Damian.

Bernard gazed toward the distant graveyard, lost in a silent reverie, before stepping out of the car. He opened the trunk, retrieved a bouquet of chrysanthemums, and made his way to Caleb's gravestone, where he bent down to place the flowers.

"Caleb, I've brought the kids to see you again."

imagining. Imagining if Caleb were still alive, would he dote on his son like Aidyn and Scott did, indulging him

up his son, perching him on

his son's hand, strolling down a street bathed in the glow of a setting sun, their shadows stretching

the final credits of a movie had rolled; everything became ethereal, faces disappearing

figure clad in a black coat and a beret, leading a boy

recognized the newcomer at a glance. Fearing that his presence might stir Katharine Spencer's painful

Bernard around, she assumed he had gone ahead. She asked Aidyn to bring the basket of chrysanthemums and,

brushed past a woman in a beret who was walking

was too preoccupied with scolding Damian for running off

saw two bouquets of chrysanthemums on the ground that she realized who the woman with

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