Chapter 761:

Now, decades later, standing before his old friend’s descendant, Kendall felt an overwhelming surge of emotions he couldn’t quite put into words.

His hand slipped, and the bottle of water tumbled to the floor. Rising to his feet, he instinctively reached for Carrie.

But as his hand hovered near hers, a sudden hesitation stopped him. Realizing she was a woman, he awkwardly pulled back, rubbing his hands together in discomfort.

He stood there, hands rubbing together, unsure of how to proceed. After what felt like an eternity, he finally managed to ask,

“Is… Is your grandfather well?”

Carrie’s expression softened, her eyes clouding over slightly.

“My grandfather passed away a long time ago.”

“What about your grandmother?” Kendall asked, a sense of dread creeping into him.

Carrie’s gaze lowered.

away recently

a heavy sigh, taking a staggered step

moved forward, steadying his arm, and Arion, noticing, stepped in to support

Kendall back to the sofa, helping him

Kendall’s voice thick with

last goodbye

moment, he added, almost to himself

grandparents are together again now, in a better place. Perhaps they’ve found the

the loss of his old friend.

play the piano, right? Your grandfather’s final piece…” Kendall started, his voice filled with urgency, but he stopped himself, worried he might

Carrie nodded and replied,

grandfather’s final piece. But I wasn’t directly taught by him. I grew up listening to my grandmother hum the melody, and

expressions shifting as their surprise

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