Substitute Marriage With the Illegitimate Son novel Chapter 705

The weather was unusually pleasant on the day of Charis's funeral. It was rare for the sun to come out in the middle of December, but today, it shone brightly.

Mr. and Mrs. Turner held a simple funeral for their deceased daughter. It was mostly because they knew that Charis was a quiet girl who kept to herself. However, it was also partially due to the fact that she didn't have many friends towards the end of her life. Most of the guests who came to her funeral were her relatives.

After the service, Catherine squatted in front of the tombstone and burst into sobs.

Ever since Charis was scarred from the fire, Catherine had worried about her daughter day and night. Now, her daughter was dead. Catherine was mentally and physically drained, and many grey hairs sprouted on her head overnight.

Luke also changed. Since he lost his daughter, he stopped going out to socialize but stayed at home all the time to comfort his wife. When Charis was still alive, he didn't take good care of her. Now he felt terrible for not being there for her.

Garrett attended the funeral with two bouquets of flowers with him. He only came out of respect for his old friendship with Charis.

The second bouquet was from Brandon. Although she had done countless bad things, Brandon still valued the friendship between them. In the past, Charis had gone out of her way to help Brandon build the Larson Group from the ground up, despite everyone's objections. This simple bouquet symbolized his deep gratitude towards her.

"I'm sorry for your loss, Mr. and Mrs. Turner." After saying that, Garrett turned to leave, but Catherine suddenly stopped him.

"What did Brandon say?" Catherine asked harshly, wiping away her tears with the back of her hand.

She still held a grudge against Brandon, thinking that he was the reason behind her daughter's miserable death. But the police had already closed the case. No matter how dissatisfied she was, she had nothing on him.

"In honor of their previous friendship, Brandon agreed to protect Charis' reputation. He'll release a statement saying that she fell off the building by accident, and that it had nothing to do with her illness."

At first, even Garrett was surprised that Brandon would be so considerate. Later, upon thinking about it carefully, he realized that Brandon was being respectful to the Turner family for the sake of his friendship with Charis.

He had always been so kind to her.

Catherine nodded slightly to show her gratitude. Charis had always cared deeply about what others thought of her. She made it a point to look perfect in other people's eyes. If she could be remembered in a decent way, she could rest in peace.

After Garrett left, Catherine and Luke also gathered their things and were about to leave.

Just then, a girl in a black windbreaker and a black umbrella approached from a distance.