Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 1089

Parisa's eyes held a hidden coldness and sharpness. "Mom asked you, how long ago did he die, exactly?"

Why was she asking this suddenly?

Florence felt a chill run down her spine as Parisa's piercing gaze settled on her. Her eyes followed Parisa's previous line of sight and finally noticed the clue.

The tombstone was temporarily placed. Bryce was meticulous in his work, but the soil still showed signs of having been disturbed. Despite the grass covering it well, it wasn't enough to fool a woman as suspicious as Parisa.

Florence narrowed her eyes and quickly changed her tone, speaking with a sorrowful voice, "Mom, Uncle passed away six months ago.

A year ago, when I moved from Banyan City to Emperor City to reconnect with my father, that's when the hard times for Uncle and me began.

Later, Whitney cruelly took Uncle's life. At that time, Ludwik abandoned me and even sided with her.

I lost the only support I had, and I couldn't rely on my father.

In a rush, I collected Uncle's ashes and brought them back to Grandpa's place outside of Banyan City.

I didn't have time to give him a proper burial then, so I just buried Uncle's ashes under Grandpa's soil.

This new tombstone, I asked Mr. Lutz to make it for me, thinking that if I couldn't find Mom and ended up dying abroad, at least Uncle would have a place.

The tombstone must have been finished recently; that's why there are signs of fresh soil.

In any case... it was my mistake. I was overwhelmed at the time.

I'm sorry, Mom!"

Her explanation, cleverly woven, managed to cover the traces of the disturbed soil.

Parisa's furrowed brow didn't relax. Listening to Florence, her mind was filled with thoughts.

The predominant feeling was disbelief at how unreliable Florence seemed to be.

Her own uncle had died, and she hadn't buried him properly? A tombstone only recently put in place!

Florence, a hint of coldness in her eyes, even pointing at the grave to question, "Are your uncle's ashes really

Florence was taken aback.

she going to dig it up and

"Mom! I respected Uncle like a father; how could I lie about this? If you don't believe me,

afraid it would disturb Grandpa. Starting off by digging

stared at her

a grave right after returning felt

was still her daughter. She couldn't believe she'd

should have been brought

over her brother's new tombstone. She glanced at her father's burial plot and the care given by the cemetery staff. She stood up, dissatisfied. "How can your uncle and grandpa be crammed into one place? You didn't think this through. Why

the space next to it is still

Florence was at a loss for words. Keegan wasn't even dead, and

to the cemetery office now and buy the adjacent plot at a high price. While I'm here

you really going to stay

for Keegan

always feel like Florence was indifferent

her tone slightly stern, "Go down now, deal with the cemetery management, buy the plot, and arrange for the renovations. I'd like to spend

was unhappy with the state of the

might cause more trouble; she just wanted to get her back

accommodatingly and with a hint of grievance, "Mom, don't be upset. I'll go and handle it, but I'm worried about

left Parisa here, she might encounter someone or

few bodyguards, they were all Erik's men and didn't listen to

was firmly

her graceful

struggling to breathe, losing patience. She spoke coldly, "I'm not feeling well, Florence. You should be

was heavy and cold, and Florence could see she was really unwell,

was unfamiliar with the area, unlikely

full of concern, "I brought your calming medicine, Mom. Let Erik help you sit down and rest for

or I'll have a hard time finding you!" "Okay." Parisa clutched her chest, breathing heavily, her brows tightly knit. Florence reluctantly descended the steps, turning back with every

gaze deepened as he crouched next

chest pain genuine, her face alarmingly pale. She gestured for Erik to help her

a frown on her face. "Just now, while I was looking at my father's tombstone, my mind was splitting with pain, and I saw flashes of many scenes that I've never remembered before! There was a place, a villa, very vivid, and I even recalled