A Moment in Destiny novel Chapter 451

Leila did not speak, but her expression remained woeful.

No one spoke again on the way.

They arrived at the hospital.

It was already a few hours later.

Leila sped all the way.

“Slower, Leila, be careful!” Vincent shouted anxiously from behind.

She entered the elevator, all the way to the wards.

Leila heard the sound of crying and froze at the moment, there was a bad feeling in her heart. Was it because of her father?

“Brian… how could you leave me behind?” It was her mother’s frenzied cries.

Leila’s heart was pierced once more, becoming even more erratic.

“Don’t rush, Leila! Don’t run!” Vincent was worried that she would slip, following closely behind her.

But when they reached the ward, they were both dumbstruck.

Mabel was crying at the bedside.

Macey was also in tears.

The face of the person on the sickbed was already fully covered by the sheets.

“Father… father…” Leila’s tears filled her eyes instantly. She screamed in anguish; her saddened tone carried her regrets. “Father…”

“How could this happen?” Vincent was in shock. He was fine a few days ago, how could this happen out of the blue? He had passed away suddenly!

President Lawrence saw Vincent and came to explain, “We have done our best, Mr White. Brian’s body was peculiar, and it wasn’t known how he had been provoked, his already frail body couldn’t handle it at the moment, and it caused multiple minor capillaries to bleed, and he went into a coma! But this isn’t the direct reason for his death, we didn’t expect that when we stopped the bleeding, the veins in his heart were blocked. The consistency of his blood was too high, the bleeding was stopped but the veins were blocked instead. In the end, he died due to a sudden heart failure!”

Vincent nodded, he was already gone. He believed as well that the hospital had undergone a comprehensive treatment, but it was unable to save him.

“Leila…” Vincent went to hug her, but Leila escaped from him and fell before the sickbed.

“Mum… father, he…” Leila bit her lip, her tears falling like large unstrung beads dropping down.

“Leila, your father, he’s gone… gone…” Mabel’s cheeks were also filled with tears, the mother and the daughter hugged each other and cried.

“It was all my fault; how could I have just left? I didn’t even manage to see him for the last time… it’s my fault… my fault!”

“My child…” Mabel cried as well.

Leila cried for a while and leaned against the beside. Kneeling there, her hands trembled as she unveiled the sheets.

Brian was lying there silently, his expression peaceful and his lips were shut tightly. It was rather not obvious about the pain he was in, but Leila’s heart broke. “Father… I’ve been a bad daughter, sorry… sorry…”

She was actually not by his side at the last moment.

Macey was also crying, she cried until her entire face was filled with tears. She sobbed, not having the slightest strength.

Charles embraced Macey from behind. “Don’t cry, Macey!”

Arthur had not expected this to happen as well. When he rushed here after parking his car, he was actually seeing this scene.

After Leila cried, she became even more silent. She was already a quiet person usually, but now she was even lonelier.

Brian’s funeral was three days after, no one had expected him to pass away so soon.

Further, no one expected his grave to be right next to Eric’s. There were two empty graves next to Eric’s grave which had been bought many years before. There was one on each side, Brian was on the left.

During the burial, Director Gordon rushed by. Following Brian’s earlier arrangements, he shifted April’s ashes from another graveyard to be buried together with him.

Until all the relatives and friends have departed, and only Leila, Vincent, Mabel, Macey, Charles, Arthur and Julian had left behind, Director Gordon explained. “The one on the right is mine, the one in the middle is Eric’s. The three of us had made a pact that we would be buried in the same graveyard together after we die! We were once best friends and the closest brothers! They are already gone and I’m the only one left. Julian, when I die, bury me here at the right!”

Julian called out in anguish, sobbing, “Father…”

“All men die, don’t be sad about it! The dead are already gone, so let us be stronger for them to leave peacefully!” Director Gordon then walked to Mabel’s side, “My condolences, Mabel!”

“Thank you!” Mabel had already calmed down.

Due to Brian’s sudden passing, Macey missed her flight, so she would not leave for the time being.

“Thank you all, you should all go back first, I would like to stay here by myself for a while!” Mabel continued.

“Mum!” Leila was quite worried about her.

“I’m fine, Leila. I would like to stay for a while longer with your father and your aunt. You should go back with your sister first!” Mabel patted Leila’s hand, looking calm.

Vincent frowned and a sense of blame flared inside him. “Mother, I’m really disappointed in you. All of this to this day, what are you doing it for?”

Nora’s eyes froze and she pursed her lips. She then asked, “I’m your mother, am I that unworthy in your heart?”

Leila lowered her eyes standing still, at this moment, no matter how she pestered Nora it would never bring her father back to life.

Nora’s question had made Vincent speechless, silenced Leila, and had cause Charles to frown. Arthur was expressionless, Julian being calm yet sceptical, while sorrow appeared in Director Gordon’s eyes. Meanwhile, Macey’s eyes glared at Nora in anger.

There was deep sorrow in the atmosphere, and the sky was also grey. Time trickled away bit by bit like sand between the fingers.

Macey was the first to accuse sharply, “But are you any kind of a good person? You know clearly what you have done, do we still need to state it once more?”

“He’s already gone, are you satisfied?” Director Gordon asked as well. “Surely it must feel bad living in hatred, Nora?”

Nora’s body froze at Director Gordon’s question, and she snorted. “To not repay a favour would not make you a good person, but to not take revenge would be inhumane!”

“So, you still think that my father is your enemy?” Leila suddenly spoke up in a low voice. “So you would have your revenge no matter what? Even if the revenge that you claimed was just a fiasco, you still wouldn’t let go? Does your life have any meaning? You can even use your only son, everything else was insignificant in your eyes. But look back at yourself, is there still anyone around you? Don’t you feel lonely in the middle of the night? What would be the purpose of living for a person who only has hatred in her heart?”

Nora’s insides stumbled, as the calmness in her eyes were torn apart.

Leila continued, “My father is already gone, he wouldn’t have hoped that we caused any trouble towards you because you were once Uncle Eric’s wife. But that was also in the past. We tolerated you due to the relationship that my father and Uncle Eric once had. Yet today, who are you and what position do you have to appear before the graves of Uncle Eric and my father? You have remarried and is no longer one of the White family!”

Hurling these sentences at Nora, Leila held onto Macey’s hand. “Let’s go home, sister!”

Macey had wanted to continue, but hearing what Leila said she gave up as well. Glaring at Nora who was pale-faced, she left together with Leila.

Leila did not look once at Vincent, as if this person never existed. Vincent immediately felt hurt.

Nora lowered her head and raised it again after a while, glancing at them as if she was thinking of something. After a while, she still decided to go to the graveyard.

Vincent glanced at Charles, while he nodded silently, leaving behind Nora.

Vincent chased after Leila in large strides. He rushed forward and caught up with Leila. Holding her hand, he started speaking with a tightened expression, “Leila…”

Macey saw that Vincent was catching up, and she said to Leila, “I’ll go wait for you in the car!”

“Alright!”

“I’m so sorry, Leila!” Vincent felt very bad.

Hearing Vincent’s words, Leila turned slowly. Staring into his deep, dark eyes, Leila only replied calmly, “Go back to rest, and stop following me!”