Chapter 1130:

The room was heavy with quiet grief as people moved carefully, packing away Corey’s belongings and preparing his body.

Just then, Corey’s secretary approached Alicia, handing her a crisp, sealed envelope. “Mrs. Ward, Mr. Hampton left this for you,” he said.

Alicia blinked in surprise. Corey was not a man of sentimentality. A letter from him felt out of character. Her hands trembled as she opened the envelope. Inside was a single sheet of paper, marked with his handwriting. “Alicia, thank you for giving…”

Gemma and I had the happiest years of our lives. Please don’t be sad for me. Live happily. Live a long life.”

Tears streamed down Alicia’s face, soaking the thin paper and blurring the ink. The ache in her heart was unbearable.

deeply Corey’s death weighed on her. Gemma’s loss had already left her broken, and

Unlike Corey, she had the support of a loving family and a husband who adored her. Corey, on the other hand, had endured five agonizing months after Gemma’s death,

hours of crying, Alicia finally let her emotions settle. Caden, his heart aching for her, gently wiped her

gave him a

Alicia arranged for Corey’s cremation. She left the remaining funeral preparations in

everything meticulously. Deep down, he hoped Corey would finally find peace and reunite with Gemma in the afterlife. As autumn gave way to winter, the

Hampton was gone,

found little satisfaction in his success. Without Corey, his only

donated Corey’s entire inheritance to orphanages across the country. The substantial sum gave countless children like Corey and Gemma

gesture left her with a lingering emptiness. She couldn’t fill the void left by their passing, and the

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