Chapter 1417

Time flew by, and before they knew it, the end of the month had arrived.

Because the priest at the local church had changed the date twice, the final exhumation was set for 10 a.m. on September 26th.

It was only a few days before Tarquin's birthday, which fell on September 29th.

The night before the exhumation, Elysia went over the checklist for the next day, reading it again and again.

After she'd memorized every detail, she double-checked all the things they'd need, determined not to let a single thing slip through the cracks.

She genuinely admired Kendrick and Elizabeth, her late parents-in-law, from the bottom of her heart.

Elysia never quite knew how to express the love she felt for them as a daughter- in-law. All she could do was make sure tomorrow's reburial ceremony would go perfectly her own way of showing respect.

By the time she finished, it was already 11 p.m.

The kids were fast asleep, so Elysia headed to the study to find Tarquin.

He was sitting at his desk, smoking, but quickly stubbed it out when he saw her. Elysia walked over, picked up his lighter, and lit a new cigarette for him herself.

"If you're stressed, just smoke," she said softly.

Tarquin put out the cigarette again, then pulled her into his arms.

"No matter how bad I'm feeling, I just need to see you. You're better than any cigarette, you know that?"

around his neck


"Everything's set for tomorrow. No mistakes. First thing

"Thank you, babe."

"It's already eleven.

was kept in the family

had asked Tarquin to spend the night there, joining in prayers with the monks to prepare for the reburial in

peace

glanced at the clock. "Yeah, I should get going. You get some rest. I'll

be too

smiled pinched her cheek affectionately, "I won't be sad, you're

be together again. It's

"Exactly. If we're happy, they'll

shoulder:

me


you,

He ran his hand gently through

Tarquin's phone rang-Lowell was calling, reminding him it was time to

and climbed off his lap. "Alright, go

You get some

"I will."

more time and

to their bedroom, watched her get into bed, tucked the blanket around her,

couldn't help but

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