Chapter 478 Martha Left You A Letter
After what felt like an eternity, Cecilia finally spoke up. “Nathaniel, the New Year is almost upon us.
“Yeah.”
“Martha has left us.”
Cecilia tightly clenched onto Nathaniel’s clothes.
He held her tightly. He wasn’t good atforting others, but he nted a kiss on her forehead.
Cecilia thought her tears had already run dry, but at that moment, she broke down, and tears began falling uncontrobly from her eyes again.
“It’s all my fault. If it weren’t for me, she wouldn’t have gone to find Pa, let alone…”
“Martha left you a letter,” uttered Nathaniel. “Wanda brought it over.”
Cecilia looked up at him. “Where is it?”
Nathaniel got up, pulled open the bedside drawer, and handed the letter to her.
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She swiftly opened the letter, and what came into her sight was a few short lines of text: Ceci, by the time you open this letter, I am no longer around. Please don’t be sad. This is my fate. Do you still remember what I told you? Everyone gets old, and eventually, we all have to die. So, I’m not scared. All I want is to be able to do something for you before.I leave this world. The doctor said that I won’tst more days. I know I can’t win against Pa, so the only way is to send her to prison. This way, she won’t be able to bully you anymore. Finally, please don’t resent me for calling myself your mother, as I’ve always considered you my own daughter. This time, allow me to shed my pride just once. If there’s a next life, let’s be mother and daughter, is that all right?
Cecilia read Martha’s letter over and over again, feeling as if her heart had been torn apart.
“So that’s how it is.”
Cecilia came to understand Martha’s intentions. The reason she had left her this letter was, in essence, to reveal the truth to her.
Martha had thought that if Cecilia didn’t wish for Pa tond in jail, she could present this letter. Furthermore, Cecilia wouldn’t need to harbor resentment and unhappiness because of her. death.
Cecilia clenched the letter tightly. “Nathaniel, my heart hurts. It hurts so badly.”
“Everything will get better,” heforted her.
The day after Martha’s incident, the news reported that Pa, after retiring from dancing, had been arrested for intentionally causing a fatal injury Evans Group’s stocks also took a significant plunge..
Cecilia was preupied with Martha’s funeral and didn’t keep up with the news.
Martha had always been alone, with no rtives to speak of. She didn’t care much for bustling social scenes and had very few friends.
As such, Cecilia only invited a few friends who regrly chatted with Martha.
On the final day of the funeral, a heavy snowfall nketed the surroundings.
d in in clothes, Cecilia led the way, carrying Martha’s photo and the urn containing her ashes.
Elliot trailed behind her, and Nathaniel also tagged along.
At the cemetery, Cecilia watched as Martha wasid to rest. The thick and heavy white snow soon nketed her burial site.
After the funeral, Martha’s friendsforted Cecilia, saying, “My condolences.”
After bidding them farewell, she had Elliot and Nathaniel leave first as she wanted to spend some final moments with Martha.
Knowing that she needed time to process everything that happened, Nathaniel left with Elliot.Text property ? N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org.
Cecilia stood silently before the tombstone, allowing the heavy snow to cover her, almost as if she was impervious to the slightest chill.
“Mom, why are you so foolish? Why didn’t you tell me sooner? I feel so guilty. Why didn’t I stay by your side and protect you?”
She was lost in her own murmurings, oblivious to the passage of time, until her hair was dusted white with snow and her face was a frozen shade of purple–blue.
Suddenly, arge umbre was hoisted above her head.
She slowly lifted her gaze and saw a man dressed in a ck coat, his features strikingly aloof.
“Why are you standing here alone in the snow? If Martha knew, she’d surely be worried about you,” Nichs said gently.