Chapter 415
Chapter 415 Give Her the Final Advice
They split up and sneaked into the study of the old mansion as well as Alfred’s sleeping quarters,
privately searching for the secret manual. After several hours, the siblings met in the room.
“Sis, how did your search go?”
“I found two.”
“I found three.”
Both of them took out the second half of the secret manual from their pockets. Cecelia looked at the
five manuals in front of her and furrowed her brow.
“Which of these is the real one?” Adam asked while looking at the identical covers of the manuals.
Cecelia inspected them one by one and, after reviewing their contents, concluded, “None of these are
real! They are all imitation manuals created to deceive thieves.”
“So, where could the genuine one be?”
Cecelia shook her head. “Perhaps the old man was telling the truth. It’s possible that the genuine
manual is not in the Songo family, and it might have been taken away by our grandmother. As for why
only the upper half remains, there must be a reason for that.”
The siblings couldn’t figure out what had happened in the past. The situation required further
investigation. For now, the search for the manual in the Songo family was abandoned.
The next morning, Mariah returned from the hospital and went directly to Alfred to report, “Grandpa, I
just came back from the hospital. My mother-inw underwent emergency surgery and was saved, but
the doctors say her brain is damaged, and she might be a vegetable. What should we do now?”
Alfred sighed, “For now, just arrange for someone to take care of her.”
“Okay, I understand, Grandpa.”
Mariah then made another request. “Grandpa, with all the recent events in the family, I want to go back
to my parents’ home for a while.”
“Alright, go ahead.”
Without trying to persuade her to stay, the old man already sensed that the Songo family couldn’t retain
anyone. With his grandson in jail, there was no hope of keeping his daughter-inw as a widow at the
Songo family estate.
Mariah packed her belongings and left the Songo family, dragging her suitcase. She ran into Cecelia on
her way.
Seeing Cecelia, her eyes still carried a lot of hostility. She said, “Cecelia, you’ve sessfully harmed
us, causing the Songo family to be what it is now, just as you wished.”
Cecelia didn’t respond directly. Instead, she gazed at the ornate wooden beams above. “Big sister-in-
law, do you think these wooden beams overhead look beautiful? But if you don’t strip them open, you’ll
never know how many pests are inside.
The Songo family is the same way. It may appear to be a harmoniousrge family on the surface, but in
reality, it’s a ce that harbors corruption and impurity. The Songo family has reached this point
because the pests have eroded it too severely, causing the main beam to copse.”
“I don’t understand your metaphor. I only know that you’ve caused me to lose my husband and my
family.”
Mariah held a grudge against her. If it weren’t for Cecelia, she would still be the eldest granddaughter-
inw of the Songo family, enjoying the prestige and luxury as the heiress to a prominent family.
Now, she had nothing.
“Big sister-inw, you should be thankful to me. By leaving Warda, you can enjoy a new life. However,
following a dangerous criminal like him, you will never achieve true happiness.
“What kind of person is Warda? You know better than anyone else!”
Cecelia stared at her face, which was marked with scars. She continued, “Do you remember why your
mother-inw used incense ash to apply on your face after it was scalded with hot oil?
Anyone with somemon sense wouldn’t do that, but she did. What did your face end up looking
like? Did it leave behind an indelible scar?”
Upon hearing this, Mariah instinctively covered her cheeks. There were indeed many ck scars on
her face, which greatly affected her appearance.
“Hmph, do you really think your mother-inw is looking out for your best interests? Let me tell you the
truth, she’s only thinking about her son.
Her son was in jail, and she was afraid you wouldn’t remain a widow. That’s why she used this method
to ruin your face.
With your face scarred, it’s challenging to remarry, which is most beneficial for her and her son. Do you
understand now?”
Mariah was shocked because Cecelia’s words, when carefully considered, were indeed urate.
Her mother-inw didn’t do it for her sake!
Afterward, she had talked to her mother-inw about the scar on her face, and her mother-inw
imed her son wouldn’t mind, and so on. Now, thinking back, her mother-inw’s actions were indeed
despicable.
“Whether you believe what I’ve said or not, just heed my advice. Leave quickly, get out of this
quagmire!”
Cecelia gave her this final piece of advice and then walked away, leaving Mariah behind.
Cecelia’s main adversaries were the people in the Songo family, and she had no direct conflicts with
Mariah, so she was willing to give her a way out.
Mariah watched Cecelia’s back, pondered over her words, and suddenly understood something.
She could sense that Cecelia wasn’t trying to give her a hard time but was instead advising her to seek
a new life.
It was a way of offering her an escape route.
So be it!
The Songo family’s fate was sealed, and it was time for her to go.
In the morning.
Numerous vehicles arrived and parked outside the Songo family’s private cemetery.
Within the cemetery, there stood tombstones, with the two newest graves being for Carol and Anisa.
These two graves had some distance between them, leaving an empty space in between for Alfred’s
final resting ce when he passed away.
The children and grandchildren from the Songo family’s second and third concubine were all present,
including Benson from the fourth concubine.
They had all received notifications toe here, hearing that Alfred would announce something today,
but they didn’t know what he was going to say. They were puzzled as to why he had chosen the
cemetery for this gathering.
Shortly after, vehicles from the Songo family’s old mansion arrived, with Johnson apanying Alfred
as they stepped out of the car.
They both walked into the cemetery, and as they arrived, family members greeted Alfred.
“Grandpa!”
“Dad…”
“Dad, you’re here!”
The children and grandchildren approached Alfred, and he nodded, leaning on his cane as he
continued to walk forward.
“Dad, what are you going to tell us today?” Bowin asked.
Alfred came to a rtively old tombstone, which belonged to Jessie.
Beside Jessie’s grave, there were two other older graves. One for her husband, Vemon, and the other
for her father, Edmond.
Alfred turned to face the remaining children and grandchildren and asked, “Is everyone here?”
“Dad, only the ones here now. The man wife is all in trouble, and the fourth son’s illness has red up,
so he couldn’te.” Bowin replied.
Alfred nodded and asked, “What about Cecelia? Has she arrived?”
Benson nced at his watch and said, “Cecelia just contacted me and said she would be here in a
moment.”
As his words fell, several private cars pulled up outside the cemetery.
Cecelia, apanied by Remington, Adam, Snow and arge group of people, walked towards the
cemetery.
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“Why those leaders of Porema are also here?”
“Media reporters are here too. What event are we having today?”
They all started to gossip, unsure of what was about to happen. Even Benson had no idea what
Cecelia was going to do.
However, everyone had a premonition that something significant was about to unfold.
Alfred saw Cecelia arrive with Remington, which was unsurprising. But when he saw that she had
invited city leaders from Porema and various mainstream media outlets, he felt a bit displeased.
He had agreed to kneel down and apologize, but he didn’t want to do it in front of so many people. It
felt like he was being humiliated in front of a crowd.
“Cecelia, why did you invite so many important figures?”
Alfred asked, suppressing his anger.