Trouble in Paradise by Three Way

Chapter 0405

Staying in the Hawk manor suffocated me. I needed to escape, so I went to visit my parents' graves. It had been so long since I last talked to them.

The cemetery was shrouded in a gloomy overcast sky. The sun hid behind thick clouds, giving no hint of the approaching spring. Despite my thick coat, sitting on the cold ground sent chills through me. "Daniel has passed away. Nicholas is an orphan now, Just like me. Normally, a husband and wife would lean on each other in times like this, especially when our fates are so similar...

"But I have no one to rely on. I can't trust him anymore. He's not the person I can entrust my life to. Dad, Mom, what was the biggest lie you ever told each other?"

I had so much bitterness with no place to express it. Tears streamed down my face, the cold wind stinging my cheeks.

The cemetery keeper recognized me. Seeing my sorrow, he offered me his condolences.

A few days ago, Nicholas locked himself in his study for an entire day and night. When he finally came out, he made a decision that surprised even me.

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He chose not to bury Daniel with his biological mother. Instead, he brought me to lay Daniel to rest beside my parents, making him their new neighbor.

She made that choice, I couldn't tell who Nicholas was truly angry with. I asked him why, and his

was indifferent as he replied, "They

his mother had passed from illness, but... I said nothing more. I understood it

to have Frances buried here one day, are

me into his arms, breathing in my scent with a weary look

for a moment, my heart softened. Perhaps, just for

seen the names on the graves before me and remarked, "Mr. Hawk Senior was truly lucky to have

wiped my tears and

courtesy. To live up to his compliment, I walked over to Daniel's grave, staring at the man's smiling face in the

was kind, and his smile warm

four years, I had called that face "Dad". But in the end, no one ever truly cared for anyone else without an agenda. Everyone had their own motives.

come here to mourn you. I came

with the smallest of favors. Those who

loyal to Nicholas as he imagined. From what I knew, she had long

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them, so I would do it myself. Claudia was my

I returned to