Unforgettable love - Chapter 865

Chapter 865:.

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Time passed in the blink of an eye. On the day of the funeral, the weather was cloudy and gloomy.

All the men attending the funeral wore jet black suits. The women accompanying their husbands were also dressed in black, some of them also wearing black suits. The women were very well made up.

Many people attended the funeral. There were at least 1.5 times as many attendees as at Victoria’s funeral.

Funeral wreaths were lined up from the foyer to the road. Dolores and Matthew were standing at the entrance to the hall. They also wore black and wore name tags, indicating that they were relatives of the deceased.

They greeted and thanked the people who came to mourn their loss.

“I’m so sorry for your loss, I’m sure you’ve gone to a better place.” Marina and Jeffrey approached. They were about to enter the living room when Marina noticed that Dolores did not look well. She took her hand and said, “You have to take care of yourself, okay?”

Dolores replied, “I will.”

Dolores wore no makeup. She wore her hair pulled back in a simple ponytail and a white flower behind her left ear. She and Matthew thanked Marina and Jeffrey for coming. Marina sighed lightly and walked into the parlor with Jeffrey. The hall was huge, solemn and somber.

They entered the room and stopped in the center of the room. They said their prayers to the departed.

After praying, Jeffrey glanced at the black and white picture in front of the casket, the frame of which was decorated with black and white flowers. He felt overwhelmed. His eyes turned red and he remembered the day Jayden married his sister. He was wearing a black suit, he looked tall, handsome and yet restrained standing in the wedding hall. He stood next to his sister, they seemed made for each other. But, unfortunately, fate made people go crazy.

In the blink of an eye, they had all grown old.

He regretted it. He regretted making his sister marry him. He ruined both their lives. No, three lives. It almost ruined his son’s life too.

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He looked at the photo and whispered in his heart, “Jayden, I’m sorry. You were one step ahead of me. But don’t worry. I’ll surely run into you soon. When we meet again, I will apologize to you; sorry for everything I have done.”

Since he discovered the truth, his health deteriorated. Marina took care of him all the time.

“Okay, let’s go,” Marina whispered to Jeffrey. There were still many people lined up to mourn Jayden.

Jeffrey nodded. He prayed again and whispered, “Rest in peace.”

“My condolences. He has passed away; please take care of yourselves too.” Kenneth and Camden approached.

Camden, who normally dressed shabbily, was wearing a nice black suit today.

Kenneth and Camden tried to comfort Dolores and Matthew as they mourned the dead man.

Benjamin only came in around noon. The woman who made Dolores call her madame last time was here with Benjamin. There were a lot of people and hence she acted normally and didn’t do anything outrageous today.

The memorial service went on until two o’clock in the afternoon. Dolores and Matthew were there from morning till afternoon. Theresa brought them water and made them drink some. They stood there the whole time and did not have a chance to eat or drink.

About three o’clock in the afternoon, it was time for the burial.

The black cars, one after the other, drove through the city. They were heading for the outskirts.

They stopped at the roadside as they reached the Q cemetery.

People got out of the car, they were here to say goodbye to Jayden for the last time.

Matthew was in front. He was holding Jayden’s picture. His children were standing next to him. Dolores was standing next to his daughter and the others were walking behind them. They walked slowly into the cemetery.

A light wind was blowing and the conifers were swaying. The scent of chrysanthemum filled the air, the atmosphere was somber and gloomy.

They stepped on the quartz ground and walked towards the grave. They changed the grave, now there were two pictures and two names on it. On the left was Jayden’s name, and on the right was the name of his wife, Victoria.

The gloomy sky began to rain softly.

It was also raining when they buried Victoria, but this time it was raining harder.

Matthew gave a somber look. He bent down and placed the photo in front of the grave. He clasped his hands together and said his prayer. The others also did the same.

“Andrew, Amanda, pray for your grandfather and grandmother,” Dolores said quietly to her children.

The children came forward and sobbed. They rubbed their faces and knelt in front of the grave.

“Grandpa, say hello to Grandma when you see her. Tell her we miss her. We miss you very much too,” Andrew said with his hands clasped together.

“Dad, we don’t have Grandpa or Grandma anymore,” Amanda cried as she clutched Matthew’s leg.

Matthew squatted down and wiped her tears away. He hugged his daughter and son and said softly, “Don’t cry, your grandpa and grandma wouldn’t want to see you so sad.”

The children still had tears in their eyes, but they quickly dried up when they heard what Matthew said. They didn’t want their grandparents to see them so distraught, they wanted them to rest in peace.

The day got dark around five o’clock in the afternoon because it was cloudy to begin with.

The burial ceremony was over, and so was the funeral.

People left one after another. Only Matthew, Dolores and their children remained.

They knelt in front of the grave in the rain, saying their last goodbyes.

Suddenly Boyce, who was waiting outside the cemetery, came running up. He looked at Dolores and then whispered to Matthew, “Joshua is gone.”

Matthew lifted his head abruptly, his gaze turned sharp, “What happened?”

The superstition his family believed in was that pregnant women and babies should not attend funerals. Babies had pure eyes and could see something a normal adult could not see. If the baby saw Jayden, Jayden would not want to leave.

Since it was not customary for a pregnant woman to attend the funeral, Jasmine stayed home to take care of Joshua.

She went downstairs to get a glass of water and Joshua disappeared.

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