The Last Time I Cried Your Name novel Chapter 225

“Here, let me get that for you,” Laura said softly.

Petty didn’t take the handkerchief. She just looked at Laura in her all-black outfit. Given the connection between the James and White families, Petty wasn’t surprised to see her here.

“You know, there’s nobody else around. No audience for your little act,” Petty said, her tone sharp. “Maybe try working on your issues in private, Laura.”

Laura just brushed off the comment. “Grandma loved you so much. Why are you hiding out here instead of saying goodbye?”

She paused, then added, “While you were gone, some of the other family members asked Franco where you were. Do you know what he told them?”

Petty reached for her car door, but Laura’s caretaker pressed it shut, blocking her way. The woman was stronger than she looked, and Petty couldn’t push her off.

Laura let out a little smirk. “Franco said in front of everyone that there’s no Mrs. White. He doesn’t acknowledge you. Not as part of their family.”

Just then, Hans walked over. Without a word, he knocked the caretaker’s hand away from the door. “Don’t you dare put your hands on her car,” he said coldly.

Hans turned his glare to Laura. “So Franco won’t accept her? Why don’t you show us how you’ll get him to accept you? You’re nothing. Who are you trying to impress here?”

He pointed at the caretaker. “Take Laura and leave. Now.”

The caretaker didn’t argue. Still rattled from Hans’ outburst, she picked herself up and hustled behind Laura.

Hans pulled the car door shut and moved around to the driver’s seat. He started the engine, and they pulled away.

…

Adelaide and Townsend were laid to rest together in a plot the White family had picked out years ago, in a quiet cemetery just east of Cabinda.

On a hill nearby, Petty knelt on the ground and bowed in the direction of Adelaide’s grave. Hans stood quietly beside her, keeping her company.

When she finally got up, he said, “Let’s go home.”

Petty repeated the word, almost as if she didn’t know what it meant. “Home?”

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