Chapter 184

The next day was a rainy day.

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At 8 AM sharp, two cars parked at the entrance of South Hill Cemetery.

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Alexei got out of the car first, opened a large black umbrella, and then helped Natasha, who was holding flowers, out.

Behind them was Teri, whose face was even paler than the hostas Natasha held.

She silently followed the young couple in front, looking at the long upward steps, each step requiring all her strength.

Unity and her grandparents were interred in the cemetery’s most scenic spot. The three stood before their graves, and Alexei and Natasha stepped forward to pay their respects first.

Natasha placed the flowers before the tombstone and, as usual, chattered to them about Alexei’s recent situation, also complaining that he was too clingy and always interrupted her drawing, and asked them to tell him in a dream to behave better.

Alexei quietly held the umbrella for her, listening to her complaints with a smile.

This warm atmosphere, even on stormy days, felt comforting and endearing, as if they were truly a family gathering and sharing intimate conversations.

Teri’s hand, holding the umbrella, was subtly trembling.

She knew Alexei had relocated Unity’s grave out of the Turner family cemetery, disregarding Dereck’s objections, but she had not inquired where he had moved

her.

Even though Unity was dead, she was still the person Teri least wanted to see in her life.

Natasha finished speaking with Unity’s family of three and finally looked at Teri, who was standing stiffly aside.

Natasha said, “The Westwood family must love you very much, and you must love them too. It’s the same for Unity’s family; her grandparents cherished her dearly.

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They just wanted to take their daughter, let her live far from you, and spend her life peacefully and well. But even this simplest wish could not be realized due to your cruelty.”

The deaths of Unity’s grandparents seemed like accidents, but who could say the Westwood family wasn’t involved?

Since Dereck was unwilling to divorce Unity, they wanted their relationship to be completely fractured, making reconciliation impossible even without a separation.

Teri’s love, many people

lips tightly pressed. As the fine rain drifted onto her,

said, “I assume you can’t say anything decent, so today, you don’t need to confess or

It was the same calm, piercing, and soul–stirring look she had seen years ago when she tried to abandon him in the mountains to

unable to

caused the death of her unborn child. Teri had never begged

was very calm. “You don’t have to kneel, and you can turn around and leave right now. It just depends on what’s more important to you, Chloe or your

Teri was cornered.

couldn’t admit she was wrong,

Chloe’s betrayal, that was her niece, whom she had watched grow up.

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was still so long; she couldn’t stay cowering

trapped Unity, and now they

of patience and were not in a hurry

that reached out and intertwined fingers with his, and smiled

kowtows could not outweigh the pain Unity had suffered because of

has indeed lived

shattering the pride she had worked so hard

one knew how much time passed. Perhaps ten minutes, twenty minutes, or even an

very quiet; besides the sound of wind and rain,

hand fell to the

slowly and with great

Bang.

was the sound of a head

looked at Unity’s gently smiling face on the

the most worthless thing. If it weren’t for Dereck and Teri,

past could

from now on, she would also

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in this

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had endured, Alexei would help them reclaim, piece by

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supervising, Teri bowed her head genuinely

kowtowing to Unity, her forehead was already bleeding, the blood

when Dereck, the man she had secretly loved for years, held the hand of a shy,

Regret it?

Yes, probably.

had no regrets, she had already

knelt, kowtowing. She lost all dignity in front of her rival’s son. When

stumbled out of the cemetery with great

that Alexei had agreed to have Dylan treat Chloe,

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