Chapter 452


    Nics hurriedly stopped the people who were about to nail the coffin shut, “Wait, someone’sing!”


    They all stopped.


    Celeste looked up.


    Liam, looking nervous and dressed in a suit, quickly walked into the funeral hall.


    Their eyes met, and there was neither sadness nor joy in Celeste’s gaze, as if she were looking at a


    stranger.


    Liam suddenly felt a pang of panic.


    Sienna noticed his daze and reminded him, “Liam, give your mother–inw a proper send–off.”


    Skyler handed Liam a white flower and whispered, “Bow deeply.”


    Liam took the flower, walked to the coffin, bowed deeply, and ced the flower inside.


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    Sienna nced at it, frowned a bit, but ultimately said nothing.


    Liam finished paying his respects and looked up, wanting to say something to Celeste, but she turned


    away, telling the staff, “It’s fine now.”


    Liam didn’t dare speak up.


    In the spacious funeral hall, only the sound of nails being hammered into the wood could be heard.


    With thest nail in ce, Caitlyn said her final goodbye to the world.


    Nics had reserved a nearby restaurant for lunch.


    They could have booked a better ce, but the funeral was arranged so hastily that many things


    couldn’t be done properly, so they had to do their best in a short amount of time.


    Most of the mourners had already left, and Sienna couldn’t stand it any longer. After exchanging a few


    words with Celeste, she returned to her car, giving Liam a meaningful look before leaving.


    Liam approached Celeste, swallowing hard before saying with difficulty, “My flight was dyed.”


    Celeste didn’t respond, instead turning to Trisha and asking, “Trisha, do you want to go to the


    bathroom?”


    Trisha was about to say no but changed her mind when she saw the expressions on their faces, “Sure.”


    Nics frowned, “What do you mean ‘sure‘? Didn’t you just go?”


    Trisha twitched the corner of her mouth and red at him before pulling Celeste away.


    Nics couldn’t help but look at Liam’s expression, wanting tofort him but also ridiculing him.


    “You’re usually pretty sharp–tongued, what was that just now? What do you mean your flight was


    dyed?


    This is your mother–inw’s funeral, you had toe back no matter what! You should let your wife


    know that you’re just as worried and anxious, not say things like that to brush her off!”


    “She just lost her mom, and she’s vulnerable right now. Even if you don’tfort her with a hug, at


    least let her know your stance, right?”


    Liam froze.


    The Reed family hadn’t held a funeral in over twenty years, so he wasn’t familiar with all the


    procedures, nor did he know what to do as a son–inw in such a situation.


    Liam frowned and asked after a while, “What happened these past few days?”


    “A few days ago, a bunch of people barged into your mother–inw’s hospital room, pulled out her


    oxygen tube to try and collect debts, and then your wife called me.


    Mason and I went over right away. Luckily, we were there, or else they would haveid their hands on


    her. If it wasn’t for the hospital, I would’ve beaten them up.”