Uncovering My Wife's Secrets (Annalise and Julian) novel Chapter 285

Inside the Xander residence, the atmosphere was gloomy. There was an ice casket in the funeral hall. In front of the ice casket, there was an altar lamp. A brazier was placed in front of the funeral hall, too.Lily and Yechiel were lighting candles. Lily sat on the ground while Yechiel knelt. Yechiel sighed as he lit the candle. Lily lit a candle, too. She was crying. Occasionally, she would say, “Nancy, may you rest in peace. I’ll keep praying for you. I hope you’ll visit me in my dreams and tell me who hurt you. I won’t keep you waiting. No matter who it is, I’ll make her pay with her life.” From time to time, she would cry in silence. Beads of teardrops would fall onto the ground.

It was indeed uncomfortable to watch. The event host and his employees were giving a eulogy at a nearby table. They shared fond memories of Nancy. Some people wrote condolence letters. These ceremonial rituals were the oldest traditional rites of Chanaea. Nancy’s friends, juniors, and the servants of the Xander family were wearing white mourning clothes. The elders were not wearing mourning clothes but had changed into black or plain white garbs. Dressed in black, Sybil looked at the ice casket and sighed. Seeing Lee coming over, she immediately helped him. “Lee, please don’t be too upset.”

She had heard that Nancy was the bone marrow donor for Lee’s transplant procedure. She was worried that Lee would feel upset when he knew that Nancy had passed away. “Alright,” Lee replied. He did not feel too upset about Nancy’s death Firstly, he was not that close to Nancy. Secondly, in the few times they had interacted, he felt that Nancy was cunning. However, as her uncle, he should attend her funeral and pay his respects. Besides, he also wanted to know which bastard had accused Annalise of murdering Nancy. “Lee, you’re here. Come light a candle for Nancy, too,” Lily said with red eyes. Lee nodded and knelt.

Lily took a few candles and handed them to him. Lee lighted candle after candle. Lily said, “Lee, you’re Nancy’s uncle. You’ll treat her with fairness, won’t you?” “What?” Lee asked. He could vaguely guess what Lily was trying to say. He was not too happy about it. If he had the same measure of affection for everyone, he would treat them equally. If he did not, how could he treat everyone equally? Nancy was his niece, whereas Annalise was his daughter. He cared for Annalise much more than he did Nancy. How was he supposed to treat them fairly? Although Annálise was not related to him by blood, she was Heather’s daughter. Heather had already passed. He would protect Annalise even if he had to risk his life.

How could he abandon Annalise for Nancy’s sake? Even if Annalise had caused Nancy’s death because of her willfulness and terrible temper, he would still protect her. Besides, Annalise was a reasonable person. Nancy’s death might not be related to Annalise. Even if it were, Nancy must have caused trouble first. That was the only reason why Annalise would have killed her by accident. Lily cried and said, “You will treat Nancy and Annalise equally, won’t you? If Annalise had killed Nancy, you wouldn’t cover up the truth for her, would you?” She had to be prepared beforehand. In case they killed Annalise, Lee might retaliate against them.