Chapter 402
Chapter 402 The Falling ss
Cora''s expression changed, and she quickly withdrew her hand.
"What''s wrong?" Byron asked before shooting a cold nce at Nichs.
Obviously, he had also noticed something.
Nichsughed out loud, not at all looking like someone who had just lost his mother. "It was just a
joke. I didn''t expect her to be so surprised!"
"Don''t joke carelessly, or I assume Uncle Lionel will no longer see you as a son anymore."
Byron''s warning was evident.
"There''s no need to be that harsh."
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Nichs was still smiling, as if what happened just now hadn''t affected their rtionship as cousins at
all.
Later, he even took Byron and Cora to the mourning hall with an expression as if nothing happened.
Byron''s aunt would be buried in a few days.
As soon as Byron and Cora arrived at the mourning hall, they paid their respects first before looking at
the deceased''s face.
Cora took one look at the body and immediately frowned.
Once they were done, Byron''s uncle, Lionel Morwick, approached to greet them.
"Your aunt left so suddenly. I don''t even know how to tell the Hansen family about this."
Lionel''s expression looked weary.
Byron said, "Birth, old age, sickness, and death are the inevitable course of life. My father is also aware
of this. However, he believes it isn''t appropriate for the elder ones to mourn for the younger ones, so he
asked me toe here in his stead."
"That''s fine." Lionel nodded, then suddenly looked at Cora, who was standing next to Byron, and said,
"She is..."
"She''s my wife, Cora."
Byron turned again and introduced his uncle to Cora, "Cora, this is my uncle, Lionel."
"Nice to meet you, Mr. Lionel Morwick. I''m Cora."
Lionel nodded at Cora, then said to Byron, "Thisdy is a good match for you. But when did you get
married? All of us here in Burcane didn''t know about it."
Cora was unsure whether it was only her imagination, but she seemingly sensed Lionel''s displeasure
from his words.
"We have just obtained the marriage certificate, and there is no wedding yet," Byron still answered
politely before adding, "Of course, I will invite you to our wedding in New York when the timees."
"All right. Then I can''t wait to attend your wedding ceremony."
After exchanging some pleasantries, Lionel asked Nichs to show them to the Morwick Mansion''s
guest room.
"You must be tired after traveling all day. I''ll have the food delivered to your roomter."
Aside from his frivolous attitude at the beginning, Nichs looked quite well-mannered.
Nichs then left after Cora said her thanks.
But the moment Nichs left, Byron immediately called Carter.
"What have you found?"
Cora didn''t know what Carter was saying on the phone, only that she thought Byron''s expression was
slightly cold.
After Byron ended the call, Cora asked, "Did your uncle tell you the cause of your aunt''s death?"
"Heart attack."
"Was it merely a heart attack?"
Byron looked at her and asked, "What''s wrong?"
"I keep thinking that her face looks gruesome. It was as if she was angered to death."
Byron frowned. He didn''t answer and only instructed Cora, "I may have to go out tonight, so you have
to lock the doors and windowster. If something happens, call me right away."
"All right."
Cora had an inkling that Byron also suspected something was wrong with his aunt''s death. He probably
wanted to look into it when he went outter, but he didn''t tell her straight away, as to not scare her too
much.
As night fell, Byron left.
When Cora had done showering and was about to sleep, she thought of something and put a ss of
water on the doorknob.
She was very sleepy, but due to the unfamiliar environment and Byron''s absence, she kept tossing and
turning, unable to fall asleep.
A few hourster, when she finally felt drowsy and was about to fall asleep, she heard the breaking
sound of a ss falling to the floor.