Now, Mr. Jimenez was old. Even though he had once been a master, he no longer had the strength to overpower the gravekeepers.

"I just want to see the head of the family," Mr. Jimenez said.

"It's this belief that has kept me going for decades." Mr. Jimenez was a little out of breath as he walked.

Audrey and her husband worried that Mr. Jimenez was tired, so they stopped and suggested taking a rest before continuing. But Mr. Jimenez didn't want to rest. "We're almost there. We can see Clarissa's bodyguards. Just a few more minutes." He was tired but didn't want to stop. If he rested, he feared he would feel even more tired and lose the will to continue.

Audrey looked ahead and indeed saw Clarissa's bodyguards.

Clarissa had gone out with ten bodyguards today. Two personal bodyguards followed her closely at the tomb of the former head of the family. The other eight were spread out along the path, keeping an eye on the surroundings. Although this was the private cemetery of the Farrell family, the tall pines and cypresses blocked the view. They feared someone might be hiding behind the trees, waiting for an opportunity to harm Clarissa.

Audrey and her group of four came into view of the bodyguards, who immediately became defensive.

them that someone would come to pay tribute to the former head of the

dead for decades, yet her assistant was still alive. It made

Clarissa had

a long time and, of course, had heard the rumor that Clarissa was responsible for the previous head's death. No

those spreading them or even retaliate. If she didn't hear them, she pretended to be unaware. After all, no one had proof

most of them hadn't even been born. The older members of the Farrell family had passed away, and the few who were still around were only in their teens or twenties at the time and knew little about what had happened. Their only

her sister, took care of the bodies and arranged the funeral. Not long after, her sister also died in an

was the only

to the negligence of their nanny.

was as if the sky had fallen on Clarissa. She lost so many loved ones

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