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 never gave me a

passed from illness, but... I said nothing more.

to have Frances buried here

his arms, breathing in my scent with a weary look

and for a moment, my heart softened. Perhaps,

the names on the graves before me and remarked, "Mr. Hawk Senior was truly lucky to have such a devoted daughter-in-law like

my tears and smiled

I walked over to Daniel's grave, staring at the man's

his face was kind,

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. A wave of sadness washed over

didn't come here to mourn you. I came to

with the smallest of favors. Those

as he imagined.

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them, so I would do

I returned to the

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