After that night, the Morgans fell into a deep silence.

Lila stayed by the memorial, receiving visitors one after another to pay their respects. Dressed in mourning clothes, she knelt there, never once lifting her gaze. She seemed like a wooden post, quietly guarding her own little corner of the world.

"Lila." Nicole's heart ached for the young lady as she crouched in front of her, dressed in black. "Please eat something."

Lila shook her head, her voice hoarse, like sandpaper scraping across her throat. "I'm not really hungry yet, Aunt Nicole."

But it had been two days since she'd last eaten.

Looking at the pale, fragile girl, Nicole felt tears welling up in her eyes. Except for the night Amelie passed away when Lila had cried uncontrollably, she had remained quiet and composed. She had stayed by Amelie's side the entire night.

The next day, she had become the person she was now-quiet and expressionless as if she had returned to the moment she first arrived at the Morgan residence.

Nicole took Lila's cool hand in hers. "Lila, you can cry if you're hurting. We're family, and we'll face everything together. You don't have to keep it all inside." Yet, her expression remained unchanged, distant.

seeing off another round of guests, Kieran approached them. Nicole sighed and stood up to walk away, giving them some

her, Lila looked up and met Kieran's gaze. It was like looking through a layer of mist—calm on the surface,

down, crouching in front of her, and gently brushed his fingers across her thin face. His hand, which was usually warm, felt cold that day. "Grandma loved you the most, so she wouldn't want

her eyes filled with sadness. "If I had

She knew you didn't hold anything against her, and that

"She'll be buried tomorrow. I want to stay with

by Amelie's side

...

year fell in Northridge. Lila held the urn, while Kieran walked beside her, holding a black umbrella. This was something that should have been done

quietly behind, and none of the

was facing

issues, with Kieran's strong

before things

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