Chapter 66 Don’t Make Me Ask Twice
Chapter 66 Don’t Make Me Ask Twice
Angela lowered the curtains and switched on the lights in the dark living room.
The living room was in the worst condition. The couch, chairs, and tables were all destroyed, and the walls were painted red.
The painter had repainted the walls white to cover up the glaring red paint, but they still needed to buy new furniture.
Although things could be replaced, they were different from Grandma’s belongings.
Angela felt the house was unfamiliar because it was empty, and all the familiar items were gone. She looked around and left the house.
Angela went to the alley and purchased red candles, three incense sticks, and joss paper. Then, she took the bus to the cemetery on the outskirts. Charlotte was buried in the public cemetery in Northcity. George had paid for it and made it luxurious due to his reputation.
It was almost 9 p.m., and the cemetery was quiet. There were no streetlights, and the cold wind blew loudly. She was dressed lightly and felt cold. The exposed parts of her limbs had turned slightly blue from the cold. Finally, she arrived at the cemetery. The caretaker was an old man. He shone his flashlight on Angela’s face and said, “We’re closed now. If you want to pay your respects, please come back tomorrow morning.”
Angela was taken aback momentarily and said, “I’m sorry. I didn’t know I couldn’t come at night.” She was afraid of causing trouble and apologized before turning around and leaving.
The old man saw Angela standing outside in the cold night while dressed lightly, holding a few candles in her hand. He felt she must have suffered some grievances but had no one to talk to. Thus, she could only come to visit her deceased loved ones. In that split second, he. felt that she was pitiful.
“Never mind. Come in. After paying your respects, you should hurry back home.”
Angela expressed her gratitude and followed her memory to find Charlotte’s tombstone.
On the black and white photo was Charlotte’s face.
Angela felt like crying as she silently lit up the candles and incense. She also burned some
paper money.
With the help of the burning paper money, Angela’s frozen body gradually warmed. she felt a hint of warmth.
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She said softly Grandma, I’ve come to see you. Fin useless. I was bullied in my past life and
annet fight back this time. Maybe God thinks I’m too much of a fool, so they let me be reborn instead of seeing you. Say, why did you pass on so early? After you left, no one loved me. They all favored Fanny. I’m not doing well, not at all. Today, Christopher even scolded me, saying him greedy and arrogant. See? No one protects me anymore after you are gone. They even dare to come
sit easily. I sent him to the house. Samuel destroyed your belongings, but I didn’t let him
ot easily. I sent him to jail for a week. Even George couldn’t save him.” Angela rambled.
By the end, the large stack of paper money had burned away, and the surroundings became utterly dark
Angela could no longer see Charlotte’s face.
She sniffled and stood up, brushing the dust off her knees before turning to leave.
Just as she stepped out of the cemetery, her phone rang. She took out her phone and saw that it was Donald calling.
“Angela, it’s already 10 p.m. Why aren’t you home yet? Is something wrong?” Donald’s anxious voice came through the phone.
Angela had been talking for quite a while, so her throat was hoarse. “I went back to Grandma’s house. The painter called me and said everything had been repaired, so he asked me to look at the finishing touches. I’m sorry. I forgot to tell you. Don’t worry.” Angela explained.
Quincy raised an eyebrow and stared at her coldly. “Don’t make me ask twice. Tell me honestly, where have you been?” After all, even if Angela had gone to Charlotte’s house, it was still too late. The house was small, and she could have seen it hundreds of times by now. Thus, she should have come back sooner.
The only people who knew about her treatment of Jonathan were the Lawsons, and they believed her.
“Forget it. Go wash up and rest early. Don’t let Uncle Donald worry about you again.” Quincy glanced at her faintly. Then, he went back to his room.
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