Chapter 616


    As soon as Sophia saw the small dirt patch, tears poured down her face, her heart clenching. Slowly


    walking over, she put down the things in her hands. “I’m here to visit you, Grandpa.” Her control


    snapping, she sobbed aloud. “I’m divorced, but John gave me a lot of things aspensation. I now


    have plenty of money, so life is great.” Her voice broke as she added, “I’m even… pregnant.”


    The wind was quite strong on the mountains, rustling the tree leaves around her. Thereafter, she could


    no longer utter a single word, merely kneeling before the grave, weeping. After crying for an


    indeterminate time, she then wiped her tears away. “If only you were alive, you could see my child.


    After all, you love children.”


    Taking the flower she bought, she ced it in front of the grave marker. “My mother came back some


    time ago and asked for my phone number. She imed to miss me, but I don’t miss them. I don’t need


    them. Since you’re gone, I don’t need anyone else. I can live alone.” Then, she promised, “In the future,


    I’ll live here with my child and keep youpany. I won’t be going anywhere else.”


    It was afternoon when Sophia arrived back home. Many vigers knew that she was back, so they all


    came to visit her. As her eyes were red and swollen from all the crying she did, they knew what had


    happened the moment they glimpsed her countenance. Mrs. Hensley came over. “I’ve cooked some


    delicious food at my house, Sophia. Why don’t youe over and eat?”


    A tad exhausted, Sophia replied, “I’d like to rest for a while, Mrs. Hensley. I’m a bit tired after such a


    lengthy round trip.”


    Mrs. Hensley hurriedly nodded. “Yes, yes, of course. I forgot all about that! Go and rest first. I’ll bring


    the food over.”


    There were other people in the courtyard. Sophia knew nothing back when her grandfather passed


    away, so it was these people who helped to settle his funeral. They also knew that she was now all


    alone, so these fellow vigers wanted toe over and look in on her.


    Sophia took some chairs out for everyone before she sat down in the courtyard. An elderly man then


    started speaking of Sophia’s mother’s return some time ago, reckoning that she wanted to


    acknowledge Sophia as her daughter.


    Mrs. Hensley happened to be bringing the food over at this time, and she interjected, “Acknowledge


    Sophia? In her dreams! What has she been doing all those years? Now that she has fallen on hard


    times, shees back after learning that her daughter has married a wealthy man!”


    Sighing, the elderly man continued saying to Sophia, “From your mother’s dressing when she came


    back that time, I don’t think she’s all that well-off. Thus, she probably hasn’t had a good life all these


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    years. As outsiders, we can’t meddle in that, so this is just for your knowledge.


    Sophia, you have no other rtives, and we all watched you grow up, so just tell us if there’s anything


    you find difficult to express. We’ll act in your stead so that you don’t have to be caught in a difficult


    position.”


    Tears trickled down Sophia’s face again, but she tried her utmost best to keep her control intact. “I


    won’t acknowledge her.”


    Everyone understood why she made such a decision. Subsequently, the person beside her sighed as


    well. “It’s understandable that you don’t want to acknowledge her. When your grandfather passed


    away, those two unconscionable wretches didn’t evene back for his funeral.


    You then married into a decent family, but well, is there really no one in your husband’s family who


    coulde back with you this time? They must be unbothered since you don’t have anyone left on


    your side of the family.”


    The elderly man hastily shot him a re. “Zip it, Buddy!”


    Sophia pursed her lips, for she knew that it was an affront to tradition in other people’s eyes when she


    came back alone to visit her grandfather’s grave. No one from the Constance Family has ever been


    here.


    Back when Grandpa passed away, they actually nned to have someonee to help me with his


    funeral, but Old Mr. Constance was also critically ill at that time and had been resuscitated time and


    again in the hospital, so they didn’t have any energy left to care about my affairs here.