“What nonsense are you talking about? How is that possible?” Tristen’s eyes widened, his eyes full of disbelief. “It’s true, Mr. * Corey emphasized with great certainty. Tristen put away his phone and looked at me with a pale face. I was still collecting the ashes on the ground, not wanting to leave any behind. Tristen staggered towards me Books Chapters Are Daily Updated Join & Stay Updated for All Books Updates… “I’m sorry, Natalie. I didn’t know… I’ll help you. ” He squatted down and began to collect my mother’s ashes as well. “Don’t touch my mother. You don’t deserve it!” I shook his hands off, cleaned up the ashes on the ground, and then yelled at him, “Tristen, my mother treated your well! But you killed her and destroyed her ashes! How could you do this to her?!” Tristen looked at me helplessly, like a child who had made a mistake. “I killed her? Natalie, what on earth are you talking about? I thought your mother was getting better. She was stable enough to have the surgery. How could she die suddenly?” Tristen was utterly confused. I stood up and said word by word, “Why? Okay, I’ll tell you why. ” “On our wedding day, my mother got up at three in the morning to help me get dressed. She said she wanted to be a witness to my wedding. She said she wanted to see you holding my hand and walking down the aisle. ” “Tell you what? She was so happy that day that she couldn’t stop smiling. Whenever any relatives and friends came to her, she would tell them that she had found a great son–in–law. She told everyone that you were a great man who took good care of her. She really liked you and couldn’t help but speak highly of you wherever she went. “We waited from morning till noon, but you didn’t come. I called you many times, but you didn’t answer me. ” “My relatives began to wonder and ask my mother, ‘Didn’t you say you’ve got a great son–in–law? Why hasn’t he come to his own wedding yet? My mother was extremely embarrassed, but she still forced a smile and said that you might have been delayed by something and asked them to calm down. ” “So, my mother and I comforted all the relatives and waited for you until night. ” “During that period, I kept calling you, but you never took my calls. My mother became anxious. She wasn’t mad. She was just worried that something bad might have happened to you. ” Chapter 5 Chapter 5