NovelEnglishAfter the entourage of black luxury cars left the airport, they sped all the way.
Finally, the cars stopped in front of parlor No.1 at Municipal Funeral Home.
All sorts of black luxury cars were parked in the parking lot.
There were white lanterns hung all around the courtyard where the funeral was held.
The sky seemed gray and dull.
It was as if the entire world was shrouded in a haze.
The door of the parlor was wide open.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtXyla Quest could clearly see Emily Quest and May Conner's coffins surrounded by a large pile of wreaths. There were also countless wreaths placed neatly by both sides of the parlor's entrance.
There were also black-and-white photos of the both of them smiling widely on the wall behind the coffins. Jeremy Quest was sitting motionless in front of their coffins. He seemed to be hunching a little from behind. It was as if he had suddenly aged by a few years.
All the Quest family's close friends and family members were here. Right then, sof them were lining up to pay their respect while others kneeled next to Jeremy to console him. Sstood on both sides as they cried continuously with their heads down.
Once upon a time, Xyla used to argue and fight with Emily and May. But now, these two had died just like that. Xyla felt that life was very fragile.
Everything that happened between these two women and Xyla years ago was still fresh in Xyla's mind.
Stanley Batton held Xyla's hand gently. "Are you alright?" he asked.
"Yeah... I'm fine. I'm just worried about Dad. He sounded very emotionally unstable over the phone," Xyla said.
"Twill wash away the scars in his heart," Stanley said.
With that, Stanley naturally hugged Xyla by her shoulder.
Xyla let out a long sigh and nodded. "Let's get out of the car," she said.
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The two of them quickly got out of the car and walked side by side into the funeral parlor.
When people in the funeral parlor saw the two of them had arrived, they suddenly shifted their gazes to them. Xyla ignored everyone else around. She directly walked with Stanley to Emily and May's coffins to pay their respects. After that, the two of them walked over to Jeremy.
By then, Jeremy's eyes were red from crying. He didn't say a single word, and he seemed extremely aggrieved.
Xyla immediately kneeled, stretched out her arms, and naturally pulled Jeremy into her arms. "Dad... I'm sorry for your loss..." Jeremy nodded with reddened eyes.
Xyla didn't say anything more. Instead, all she did was silently hug him.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmShe understood how much grief Jeremy was feeling right now.
Regardless of how Emily and May behaved, they were still e still Jeremy'sn family. He couldn't possibly not be sad about their deaths... This was especially the case for Emily, who was born of his blood and flesh.
It must have felt terrible for Jeremy to have to bid farewell to his daughter.
"Dad, I'm sorry. I wasn't by your side during your saddest moment..." Xyla said.
"Silly girl, what's there to be sorry for? Things happened so suddenly, You able to uldn't have been able to predict it." Jeremy's voice already sounded hoarse.
Just as Jeremy finished speaking, Tom Sullivan wheeled Julian Sullivan into the funeral parlor. They weren accompanied by Bailey Ronson, Tony Sullivan, and Mary Sullivan. The entire family was wearing black outfits. Each one of them had somber expressions on their faces. They all looked sorrowful.
However, Xyla knew very well that, apart from Mary, everyone else's expression of grief was all fake.
They went to pay their respects before gathering around Jeremy to offer him words of condolence funereally...
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