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!

even pointing at the grave to question, "Are

Florence was taken aback.

she not believe her? Was she going

could I lie about this? If

it would disturb Grandpa. Starting off by digging up a grave

with such righteousness that Parisa stared at

up a grave right after returning felt

her daughter. She couldn't believe she'd be so heartless towards her

ashes should have

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

space next to it

Keegan wasn't even dead, and she couldn't care

command, "Florence, go down to the cemetery office now and buy the adjacent plot at a high price. While

are you really going to stay here and oversee

for Keegan

annoyance. Why did she always

tone slightly stern, "Go down now, deal with the cemetery management, buy the plot, and arrange for the renovations.

with the state

that Parisa might cause more trouble; she just wanted to get

and handle it, but I'm worried about leaving you here alone!

was mainly worried that if she left Parisa here, she might

few bodyguards, they were all Erik's

was firmly against

furrowed her

Her headache was getting worse, and she was struggling to breathe, losing patience. She spoke coldly, "I'm not feeling well, Florence. You should be able to handle this! Can't you share the burden

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

around the cemetery. She was unfamiliar with the area, unlikely to leave, and couldn't ask for directions if

"I brought your calming medicine, Mom. Let Erik help you

chest, breathing heavily, her brows tightly knit. Florence reluctantly descended the steps, turning back with every few steps until she disappeared

was sure Florence had truly left, his gaze deepened as he crouched next to Parisa. "Chairwoman, did you

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

"Just now, while I was looking at my father's tombstone, my mind was splitting with pain, and I saw flashes of many