Sweet May-December Marriage novel Chapter 187

Chapter 187 I'm Here

Nelson lied without batting an eye as he casually replied, "Yes. You sleepwalked."

Charlotte accepted this explanation in despair.

Nelson said nonchalantly, "I heard your stepmother died."

Charlotte paused for a second before nodding and replying, "Yes."

Nelson then asked, "Are you going to her funeral?"

Aurora died in the police station after all and the things she did were disgraceful. Therefore, the Lopez family didn't dare to give her a grand funeral. They'd quickly contacted the crematorium to cremate the body and chose a burial site. The funeral was scheduled for this Saturday.

Charlotte replied with a nod, "Yes."

Nelson said blandly, "I need to deal with some matters that day, so you'll go by yourself."

Charlotte nodded obediently and replied, "Okay."

...

It was drizzling on Saturday. Holding a black umbrella, Charlotte stood not far away and watched Vivian place Aurora's urn into the tomb.

Few people came to mourn her and most of them were relatives of the Lopez family and the Hunter family. Vivian didn't hold an umbrella and her face was smeared with tears. Anyone who saw this scene would say she was very filial.

She personally placed her mother's urn into the tomb and watched them fill in the tomb.

Charlotte also watched this quietly from a distance.

The tombstone had been engraved in advance. It read, "Beloved wife Aurora Hunter's tomb" with words "engraved by husband Jonathan and dutiful daughter Vivian" in the bottom.

The mournful music of the funeral echoed throughout the cemetery, sounding chilling and sorrowful. Those attending the funeral politely showed looks of sorrow, and some sentimental people even shed a few tears.

Charlotte stared at Aurora's portrait on the tombstone.

It was a photo of her in a dress, smiling elegantly yet falsely at the camera. Aurora's appearance wasn't aggressive, so no one could see the hidden cruelty and schemes behind her gentle smile.

She was dead.

When Charlotte endured her humiliation when she was younger, she never thought about sending Aurora to hell.

But now, when looking at her picture on the tombstone, Charlotte suddenly recalled some long-past events.

Aurora once came to find Madelyn.

Little Charlotte was very curious about this elegantly dressed woman, but her mother, who had always been gentle, didn't introduce this guest to her. instead, she shut her outside the door.

Because of her mother's abnormal reaction, Charlotte became more curious about Aurora and stuck to the door to listen to the conversation inside. At that time, Aurora's maid, Sophia, stood beside her and looked at her with disdain. It was as if she was looking at a piece of trash. But Charlotte was too young at that time, so she couldn't understand the unprovoked detest from a stranger. She just moved away from her, not wanting to stay with the maid.

As a result, she didn't hear what Madelyn and Aurora said. She could just vaguely remember that Aurora's face looked extremely gloomy when the door opened. And little Charlotte was scared by her looks.

Aurora suddenly turned around when she reached the door and stared at Madelyn ferociously, snapping, "Madelyn, I appreciate your schemes."