Pushing open the door to the study room, he caught a dark figure at the desk.
Your imagination thrives at galnovels puntocom The room was lit with a white lap. The room was very quiet, and a wide desk was placed in the center of the spacious room.
There were brushes, papers, ink and inkstone on top of the table where Jayden used to practice his calligraphy on the desk. However, the man who used to hold the brush and bend down to practice calligraphy in front of the table was no longer there.
The black ink inside the ink stone that was placed on the table had already dried up. The fragrance of the ink had filled the room.
Then he walked over and took a look at the man standing in front of the table. He hesitated several times because he did not know how to speak to him at that moment. Then, she approached him and hugged him.
After a long while, she said to him in a hoarse voice, âSomeone will come in the evening, you have to adjust your emotion as soon as possible.â
Matthew took a look around the room that made him feel two contradictory feelings. The room was familiar to him, but also unfamiliar at the same time. Then he said in a low, hoarse voice, âLola, Iâve lost another family member.â
She had lost her mother and now she had lost her father.
A lump rose in her throat, so she hugged him tightly in her arms. She choked back sobs, âYou still have me and our children. We will always be with youâ¦â
Matthew wrapped his arms around her as he pushed too hard, Doloresâ body almost crashed. He buried her face in his chest and her body trembled slightly.
Dolores could find no words to comfort him and all she could do was just keep him company in silence.
After a long while, Matthew released her until the sky outside became brighter.
Dolores looked at his calm face and knew that at that moment he was hiding all his grief and sadness, for this was not the time to mourn.
Since Jayden had passed away, she had to take good care of the funeral so that Jaydenâs soul could go in peace.
Knock, knockâ¦
There was a sudden knock at the door.
Matthew said, âYou can come in.â
Coral pushed open the door and said, âSomeone is coming and crying in the room.â
Coral had previously met this person who appeared to be the only member of the Nelson Family clan.
âI know.â Matthew got up. The two children were not resting well at night, so he asked Dolores to watch the children while he went to the room.
Before he could enter the room, he heard loud crying but no sad emotion.
She was only performing some perfunctory actions.
When Matthew entered the room, he saw a man dressed in a Mao suit, lying on the bed and crying.
Although Matthew had never seen him before, he could recognize that he was Jaydenâs cousin.
He was Matthewâs uncle.
He didnât get along with people much because of his disability.
The man was thin and stylish, he had combed black hair mixed with white. His skin was white and he had some age spots on his face. Overall, he gave a rather spiritual appearance.
She was surprised to see him here so soon.
âMatthew, why didnât you tell me about my brotherâs ill health? I missed seeing him before he left. How can you do such a thing as a son?â he was questioning Matthew.
This person must have come to his house with some other intention once Jayden had passed away since he didnât normally contact them.
What did he want to do?
Matthew narrowed his eyes slightly and said calmly, âWhy are you free to come?â
âIâ¦â Benjamin Nelson was speechless for a moment.
In the past, he didnât like coming here either, even though he brought his relatives.
âMy last name is also Nelson and Iâm not a stranger. Your father has passed away, shouldnât I come?â his voice was stern.
Matthew looked at him silently, whether he came today sincerely or with other intentions, he couldnât argue in front of Jayden. Since the deceased was the greatest, he had to let him go quietly.
âI know a good funeral serviceâ¦â
âIâve already arranged it.â Matthew interrupted.
Benjamin looked slightly embarrassed as he felt Matthew was not showing him respect or being polite to him.
In fact, Matthew didnât want to confront him. After all, Benjamin was still his relative. If he was a person who interacted with them regularly, he could get by with a good attitude. But when a person who didnât normally greet him suddenly became suddenly âwarm and passionateâ toward him, it only made him think more.
If he had come during the day, Matthew would have thought nothing of it.
He couldnât stop thinking about why Benjamin knew about Jaydenâs death so quickly and pretended to be sad.
As the saying went, when things werenât normal, there was always a problem!
Benjamin growled and walked out of the room disdainfully.
Matthew said nothing, but glanced at the bed. There were some emotions in his eyes, but he quickly regained his composure. He had hidden all his emotions deep down in his heart.
He pulled out his phone and dialed a number. After a few words, he hung up and put the phone away, walking slowly towards the bed.
Dolores went to the upstairs bedroom to give attention to the children, where Jessica was taking care of them. Joshua was awake but not crying or fussing.
Jessica told Dolores that both Andrew and Amanda had been crying for a long time and had only fallen asleep when they got tired of crying. However, they didnât sleep very well as they would sometimes wake up and look for their grandfather once they were awake.
He watched the children for a while and saw that none of them had woken up. So, she initially planned to go downstairs to see who was coming, but when she pushed the door open, she saw Matthew sitting in the chair at the end of the bed.
She gently closed the door behind her again.
This might be the last time Matthew would be able to spend his time with Jayden, and he would never be able to see his father again.
At dawn, the other would be arriving soon, the last moment he had with Jayden was running out, so he didnât go in to disturb him.
At nine oâclock, the funeral service arrived to take Jaydenâs body away.
Matthew went along with Boyce while Dolores stayed at home.
Once the news was out, people would visit their home. Dolores had to accommodate the guests at home. According to their custom here, the family had to hang linens.
However, Matthew had already decided. The funeral service would come to make the arrangements and take care of all the affairs. What he had to do was to accommodate the guests.
Not too many people would be coming since it wasnât Jaydenâs Memorial Day that day.
âWhy is the house so deserted?â a woman in a black dress came through the door.
Dolores didnât know that woman, but she thought that woman must have a good relationship with them. Otherwise, she would not have come today.
Nevertheless, she felt uncomfortable about what she had said.
What did she mean by âabandonedâ?
Did she think that people should cheerfully celebrate the loss of a family member?
She was indifferent: âWho are you?â
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