Nearby was a tombstone that looked recently visited, fresh flowers neatly arranged in front of it. Intrigued,
Loraine glanced at it, only to freeze in shock.
The netched into the stone was “Jorge Riley”.
A collection of photos was also laid out.
Among them was a group picture of four young men, all smiling broadly.
In the center stood Marco, his handsface adorned with cold eyes.
Loraine could identify two other men in the photograph. The one wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses and a sly
smile, resembling a wily fox, was Jimmie. The second man, with his hand on Marco’s shoulder and a broad grin
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The only stranger was a man with a timid demeanor and a shy smile.
Loraine was taken aback. Could this be the Jorge Riley that Marco had mentioned?
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Loraine was unfamiliar with Jorge, yet she recognized Jimmie and Slater without fail.
Her sentiments for Jimmie and Slater left much to be desired. She often pondered why Marco would associate
with them, particularly with someone like Slater. They shared no common interests.
Upon observing the photograph, she somehow felt a connection between them.
Marco, raised in an environment of high expectations from his tender years, was reserved and aloof. His skills in
social interaction were not his strong suit. Only a handful of loyal companions surrounded him throughout his
childhood.
Was it possible that Marco had genuinely cto pay respects to his deceased friend?
Up to this point, Marco hadn't falsified anything regarding Jorge.
But was Keely truly Jorge's fiancée?
Loraine’s thoughts wandered to the rumors concerning Keely and Marco, rumors that Marco never bothered to
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And even if Keely was the fiancée of his close friend, had Marco taken too much care of her?
Dismissing the flurry of thoughts, Loraine decided she didn’t want to ponder over anything connected to Marco.
Henceforth, she resolved that whatever Marco chose to do held no relevance to her. The moment she witnessed
Marco and Keely together, she accepted that reviving her past relationship with Marco was unfeasible.
She paid her respects to the tombstone in front of her before turning around to depart the graveyard without a
second thought.
Surprisingly, she bumped into Slater and Jimmie just as she was leaving.
The duo seemed equally surprised, sharing a brief Look of confusion.