---- Chapter 401 The next morning, they headed to the cemetery. On the tombstone, Old Mr. Miller's hair was white. The Millers all looked young for their age; when Sally divorced, he was only in his fifties and hardly gray at all. But within a year of Sally's accident, his hair had turned completely white. He died of illness. Only last year did Maggie learn that his illness had something to do with years of pent-up grief. If he hadn't fallen sick, he might still be alive.

Thinking of how, even before he died, the person he worried for most was Sally-and how, after so many years, she still hadn't recovered and started anew-Old Mrs. Miller's eyes reddened first. Jason helped her squat by the tombstone, where she stroked the photo with trembling fingers. "Old man..." She seemed to want to say she'd failed him-that their ---- precious daughter still wasn't well. But in the end, none of the words came out. She only touched the photo and wept in silence. Maggie's eyes were red. She loosened Isabella's hand and turned her face away.

Isabella peered up, full of confusion. "Mom?" Maggie shook her head and said nothing. They left more than an hour later. The Millers still had a few old friends in town and would visit them each year. At the Sutter home, Old Mrs. Sutter-about the same age

for work. Now that the girl was here, what about her father? Franklin had only accompanied Maggie back to Miami once to visit her grandfather's grave-that was two or three years ago, when their relationship had just warmed. With Isabella present-and still unaware of the impending divorce-Maggie simply said, "He's busy." Seeing Maggie's indifferent expression at the mention of Franklin, Old Mrs. Sutter didn't pry

one-and. her very capable boyfriend... I hear things are getting serious. The families came back to Miami the other day and said the young couple will be getting married soon." Ordinarily, the Millers wouldn't care much for talk of the Greens and Browns. But today, their moods were fragile. Hearing those names, everyone fell silent. ---- After a long

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