“You forgot about that time a year ago when you mistook me for Jane while you were drunk… That’s how these two children came to be… And the next day when you woke up, I was already gone. The trip abroad, although you personally sent me away, you had no idea that I already had children.”
“Now, these two children have been brought to your doorstep. Are you still going to deny it?” Melissa said, her voice filled with grievance as tears welled up, looking very pitiful.
Unfortunately, all these actions and words meant nothing to Patrick.
“Where did you learn these tricks and this set of arguments? There is no relationship between us!” Patrick stood up again and walked directly to the door.
“I will personally investigate to see if what you said is true.”
Saying that, he left the apartment.
Melissa, seeming to have achieved her goal, made a call on her phone, saying to the person on the other end, “Continue.”
Feeling annoyed, Patrick sat in the car and couldn’t help but think about Melissa’s words. The more he thought about it, the more something felt off. There was no intimate connection between the two of them, so how could something like this happen?
So, he went to the hospital again and retrieved all the previous investigations done on the two children. He discovered that although the children had the same blood type as Melissa, it was merely a coincidence.
They were not truly related.
Patrick couldn’t believe that these two children were actually Melissa’s.
Thus, he began to hire a private detective to investigate Melissa.
The next day…
Jane, accompanied by her people, sent her father and mother to the crematorium. Throughout the process, she didn’t see Patrick anywhere. Perhaps he was with Melissa at this moment.
Jane’s assistant supported her all the way, afraid that she would collapse at any moment.
Despite the argument between Jane and Finley yesterday, she still came as promised today.
Only Jane’s close friends and some employees from the company attended the cremation. None of Patrick’s people were present.
There wasn’t even basic courtesy. This moment left Jane utterly disappointed.
Watching her parents being pushed into the raging flames inside, burning until an hour later when their bodies turned into ashes, it was a heartbreaking sight.
The staff inside brought two urns and presented them to Jane. “Ms. North, please accept our condolences.”
At that moment, Jane couldn’t hold on anymore. She collapsed onto the ground, sobbing loudly as she looked at the two urns in front of her. The people present lowered their heads, sobbing along with her.
Finley stepped forward, holding onto her arm. “You need to stay calm now!”
She had been holding on for so long, couldn’t she relax at this moment?
“I really don’t want to face this truth! I don’t want to face such a person! Am I not deserving of a harmonious family?” Jane cried and spoke, her words carrying a hint of blame towards Patrick.
Finley made countless calls to Patrick, but no one answered.
After a while, when Jane’s emotions stabilized somewhat, she carried the two urns and arrived at the cemetery. She didn’t let her children participate in any part of the process.
After all, the children were too young. They weren’t suitable to witness such scenes.
Jane placed the two urns in their designated spots and placed the fresh flowers she had prepared in front of the tombstone. They were her parents’ favorite flowers.
Sometimes, she envied the love between a father and mother in the world. How wonderful it would be to have such love.
When one person leaves, the other person left behind must feel incredibly lonely in this world.
“Mom and Dad, you can finally be together!” Jane choked out these words, her heart filled with a bitter sorrow.
The people present were saddened by this scene, unaware that behind them, Patrick had also arrived at the scene but chose not to approach. After all, he didn’t want to argue in front of the tombstone on such an occasion.
An hour later, the ceremony was over, and Jane returned home accompanied by the crowd.
As soon as she entered the house, the children started crying loudly. Jane held Steve and Nova, her two biological children. Steve was a boy, and Nova was a girl.
The other two children, Mayank and Sia, were the ones they had taken from the welfare institution.
Finley also brought Mayank from the nanny’s care.
“Look, your bad mood is affecting these children, and there are relatives waiting inside. You can be sad after this matter is resolved.”
After all, with such a large household, Jane needed to take care of things. Some friends of her parents had also come to offer their condolences. Jane was currently sitting in the house, unable to leave the guests waiting.
Jane handed the two children back to the nanny.
She returned to the house and personally served tea to the uncles and aunts.
“I’m sorry to make you all feel sad today.” Jane expressed her apologies again. These people weren’t truly sad; they just felt a little heartache for Jane.
“Why haven’t we seen Patrick? Did you two have a fight?” Kelly looked around but couldn’t find Patrick. She usually had the best relationship with Jane’s mother and was the most heartbroken today.
When Jane lowered her head and refused to speak, Kelly continued, “Young couple, if there’s something wrong, just talk it out. It’s true that it’s not right for him to be absent from such an important occasion. The days ahead are long, so you need to face it properly. I also want to remind you not to be too stubborn in everything. It’s good to be a little more flexible, just like your mother. She was too stubborn herself, knowing that before she left…”
Kelly choked up, unable to finish the sentence. Jane hurriedly went up and gave her a hug.
“Kelly, I’ll remember what you said.” The two embraced and cried uncontrollably. At that moment, Jane felt comforted.
She released all the suppressed emotions of the past few days. Finley, who was standing outside, also quietly shed tears. Seeing her like this made Jane feel even more uncomfortable.
“Don’t cry anymore! It’s all in the past.”
Jane sobbed while saying, “I feel so bitter in my heart.”
“You’re a child who has suffered, and also a child who deserves compassion! You have to stay strong even when living alone in the future.”