NovelGoldChapter 420 They ignored Ethan completely and walked straight toward the heart of the cemetery.
Stumbling after them, Ethan felt as if his mind were unraveling, refusing to accept what he was about to see.
"No, I'm just overthinking this. There's no way anything happened to Claire," he muttered, his voice trembling, edged with despair.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHis legs were heavy as lead, every step a struggle as he followed mechanically behind Sean and Amara, whispering again and again, "This can't be, Claire's fine, there's no way..." The cemetery was eerily silent, broken only by the sound of their footsteps echoing over the stone path.
Sean and Amara finally stopped at a gravestone. Together, they gently placed a bouquet of white lilies at its base, and stood quietly.
"Mom, Dad and I cto see you," Amara said softly.
Ethan approached, his steps dragging. When he saw the words etched on the headstone-*In Loving Memory of Claire, Beloved Wife*-his entire world shattered in an instant.
"No-!" The scream tore from his throat, raw and desperate. "This isn't real, you're lying to me! When I went to prison, Claire was fine-she was fine! How could she be gone..." Hot tears streamed down his face, his whole body wracked with violent tremors.
Sean watched Ethan's breakdown, his tone flat. "Today marks the tenth anniversary of Claire's death." Ten years? Claire's been gone ten years? That meant... she died not long after he was sent to prison? "No. No, I don't believe it." Ethan shook his head wildly, shouting at Sean, "You're just saying this to hurt me, aren't you? Is that it?" "Sean Foster, if you curse Claire's nagain, I swear I'll—!" Amara glared at Ethan, her voice sharp with anger. "Shut up. You have no right to talk about my dad. My mom because of your whole family. I hate you." fo The words hit Ethan like a bolt of lightning.
"Claire's really gone? But when I was sent away, she was alive-how could this be?" Sean stared at him, his eyes cold as stone. "Claire, lost her hearing. Her leg was crippled. She lost a kidney and while they took it, they forced her through hormone injections and harvested over a dozen eggs from her. Even with the best care, her body was already at its limit. But Sophia and Garnett Brown still weren't done with her. They kidnapped Claire, scalded her with boiling water, beat her..." His voice was low and icy, every word striking Ethan like a sledgehammer.
"Stop-please, stop!" Ethan clamped his hands over his ears, his whole body shaking uncontrollably.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmTears streaked his face. "I... I didn't know, I swear I didn't know it would turn out like this. I thought..." The words died in his throat, choked by guilt so thick he could barely breathe.
"You thought what?" Sean sneered.
"Whatever you thought it pushed her straight into hell. She died without ever hearing your apology, without feeling even a shred of warmth from her family."
Ethan collapsed to the ground, m clutching his head in his hands, wishing He could tear himself apart. "Claire, I was wrong. I'm so sorry, so sorry..."
"And now what? Knowing you were wrong changes nothing) Your family destroyed her life. At these words, Ethan coughed up a mouthful of blood.
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