"It doesn't hurt. I just feel sad. I don't even know the truth about my mother's death." Violet's tears fell off, and it just fell on Stanley’s thumb.
Stanley let go of her hands and wiped her tears.
Violet threw herself directly into his arms after he wiped her tears off. She said with sobs, "Stanley, I don't have my mother anymore..."
"I know." Stanley hugged her and patted her back gently, "But you still have me, two children, and Steven."
"Steven?" As if being reminded of something, Violet pushed him away, raised her arm, and wiped away tears with her sleeve at will, "You are right. Steven, I almost forgot to notify Steven."
With that, she took out her mobile phone and dialed Steven's number.
Steven was sleeping right now. After all, it was still night abroad. Hearing the phone ring, he got the phone beside the bed sleepily. He didn't even look at it. He just put it to his ear, "Who is it?"
"Steven, it's me." Violet was helped by Stanley to sit down.
Stanley also sat beside her, took the file in front of her, and flipped through it again.
Abroad, Steven smiled when he heard Violet’s voice. His smile was very quiet and gentle, like an angel, "Sister, what's the matter?"
"Steven, I..." Violet moved her lips, not knowing what to say.
Steven said in a puzzled voice, "Sister?"
"Steven, mom..."
"What's wrong with mom?" Hearing the sorrows in Violet’s tone, Steven completely woke up in an instant. He sat up from the bed and asked eagerly, "Sister, what happened!"
He urged.
Violet's hand holding the phone was shaking, "You have to be calm, okay?"
Although Steven's heart had undergone bypass surgery, there was still a problem with his heart after all. Violet was very afraid that after hearing the news of their mother's death, he would not be able to stand the stimulus and had a heart attack.
"I see. Don't worry, sister, I’ll be calm." Steven took a deep breath and said.
Violet put her hand on Stanley's arm, trying to borrow some courage from him. Then she said cryingly, "Mom, she... is dead!"
Thud!
Steven only felt as if he had been struck by lightning. He was dumbfounded. It took a while to speak. The voice was already very hoarse, "Sister, what are you talking about?"
"Mom is dead!" Violet bit her lips and said again.
The phone slipped from Steven's hand and fell onto the bed.
Violet stood up in shock when she heard the noise on the phone.
Stanley became serious when he saw her like this, "What's the matter?"
Violet didn't answer him, but tightly grabbed the phone and shouted into the phone, "Steven, Steven, are you okay? Don't scare me, Steven!"
Listening to Violet's eager shouting on the phone, Steven finally came to his senses and went to pick up the phone on the bed.
It was just that his hand trembled so badly. He picked up the phone several times before getting it. Then he raised it to his ear tremblingly. When he spoke, his voice was choked, "Sister...why is it like this? Why is mom dead? She called me yesterday!"
Listening to Steven's cry, Violet couldn't help but cried again. She buried her head on Stanley's shoulder, and told Steven what happened.
After hearing it, Steven muttered, "It was me... I killed mom. If it weren't for me, mom would not go to the Hunt’s. It was all me. Sister, it's all my fault......"
"No, Steven, it's not your fault." Violet raised her head and said quickly.
However, Steven couldn't listen to it. He thought it was his fault and blamed himself all the time, just like Violet did yesterday.
Stanley took Violet’s mobile phone, "Rather than blaming yourself there, you might as well go back to H Country and deal with your mother's funeral."
"Who are you?" Hearing it was not Violet but a man on the phone, Steven suddenly asked with a low voice.
Stanley looked at Violet, "Your brother-in-law."
Violet was blushed.
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