Chapter 138
Ophelia held Winford’s hand as they exited the car, only to find Erin already standing at the cemetery entrance. Her expression immediately darkened. In her past life, Erin never missed her mother’s death anniversary. At the time, Ophelia felt touched, believing Erin shared a deep sisterly bond with her mother, which further strengthened her trust in Erin. It seemed that way at the time… Ha!
Thinking that Erin had long been involved with Samuel, and that their mother’s death was likely caused by her, Ophelia felt nothing but disgust at seeing her at the cemetery. If her mother knew what was happening, how upset she would be! Immediately, she didn't hide her feelings: “What did you come here for?”
Erin and Samuel, just exiting their car, were both taken aback.
Chapter 139
In previous years, Erin had always come. Ophelia had only felt touched then. Why such a big disagreement this time? Erin thought of her daughter, still crying at home. She was already angry and wished she could tear Ophelia apart. Confronted by Ophelia, she almost couldn't maintain her composure.
She forced a smile and said, “Ophelia, your mother and I were good friends. It was her anniversary, so of course I had to come. What happened to you?”
With a sigh, she weakly said to Samuel, “Honey, I know Ophelia is upset with me, but no matter what, today is Harriet’s memorial day, and we are going to see Harriet now…” Her words implied Ophelia was naive.
Samuel’s expression was unpleasant, and just as he was about to speak, Ophelia stared at him, “Are you sure my mom would be happy to see her?” Her tone and gaze revealed sarcasm, making Samuel doubt whether Ophelia had discovered something.
He immediately said to Erin in an annoyed tone, “Forget it, you can go back. I didn’t ask you to come in the first place!”
Erin’s expression froze, “Honey…”
“Can’t understand what I’m saying, can you? I told you to go back!” Samuel’s expression darkened.
Today was Harriet’s death anniversary. He was already in a bad mood, and Ophelia’s words made him even more uneasy. Seeing Erin’s hesitant demeanor, he felt even more impatient. Ophelia was right; if Harriet had known, how could she have been happy to see Erin? Did you not have any self-awareness about what you did? How could you still have the face to approach Harriet?
In front of Ophelia, Winford, and a group of bodyguards, Erin’s face turned pale and flushed as Samuel scolded her. She pinched her palm and forced a smile, saying, “Then I waited for you down there.”
Samuel waved his hand dismissively and turned to Winford with a flattering tone, saying, “Mr. Winford, this way.”
Winford’s expression was calm as he held his wife’s hand and walked with her. Ophelia glanced at Samuel, feeling a sense of mockery in her heart. Erin felt ashamed to face her mother; did she have the face to do so? It seemed like cheating was something only Erin could do! Seeing such a father, she felt a chill in her heart.
Suddenly, the grip on her hand tightened. She looked up and met Winford’s deep gaze, his brows slightly furrowed. He looked down at her, his voice deep and serious, “Can’t you anymore?”
“I wasn’t that useless!” she immediately retorted softly. Although climbing the mountain was difficult, how long had it been since they started walking just a few minutes ago? She spoke words of defiance, but looking at the extraordinary man before her, whose mere presence instilled a sense of security, Ophelia’s heart, which had turned cold for a moment, warmed up again.
Mom was gone, and there was no one in the family who loved her, but it was okay; she had found someone new. She felt the man’s hand tightly gripping hers. She said, “Let’s go, husband, I will take you to meet my mom!”
Winford paused and said, “Okay.”
As Ophelia walked into the cemetery and found her mother’s grave, the moment she saw the photo on the cold tombstone, her nose suddenly felt a pang of sadness. In her past life, when she was in Minston, she used to visit her mother every year, but after she went to Kingchester, she never had the chance to come back.