Chapter 388 Great-Grandma is Blessed


    Roma helped J get off the car as they arrived at the old house. There were already several cars


    parked in front of the gate. Puzzled, J identally caught a glimpse of Sven''s car as she walked


    into the old house.


    Was there a party today? Why was Sven here?


    Jerry was smoking in front of the door. J looked at Sally in surprise. His brother was rarely seen


    smoking.


    He would only have a cigarette or two when he was frustrated or depressed about something.


    It seemed like Jerry and Sally had a fight.


    Sally''s red teary eyes met those of Jerry''s. He put out the cigarette, came over to the living room, and


    ced his arm around his wife who held his sister''s hand.


    There was no one else in the living room but them. "Where''s Dad?" J asked.


    Jerry looked at his sister, "Upstairs, Jane..."


    He bit his lip before he said anything else. J looked at his brother in wonder, "Bro, what is it with


    you and Sally? Why did you make her cry? Apologize to her."


    Jerry was smart enough to know what she meant. J misunderstood the situation. She thought that


    Sally''s eyes were red because the two of them fought.


    Jerry took them upstairs, without saying a word. An atmosphere of gloom surrounded the whole second


    floor.


    Then... she heard sobs.


    J grew increasingly anxious. Who else was crying?


    She was afraid to ask Jerry who it was.


    As they approached Melody''s room, J could feel her hands shaking because the one who was


    crying seemed to be... her mom.


    The three of them stood by Melody''s room''s door. Inside were many people.


    E and Samuel, Vi and Vincent, Sven, and a middle-aged man that J had never seen before


    were there.


    Melody was in her bed, her eyes closed.


    Vi and E were crying, while everyone else wore a mncholic look. J tried her best to stop


    herself from trembling. She moved closer to the bed and uttered, "Grandpa, Grandma... Mom, Dad...


    Sven... Is Great-grandma sick?"


    Melody''s eyes were closed. She seemed to be calm and at peace. Her pale, frail face looked content.


    J felt somewhat relieved because her great-grandma looked like she was sound asleep.


    But... Samuel broke the silence, "Jane, your great-grandma... is gone."


    Gone?


    J smiled, "Dad, you can''t joke about that. Great-grandma is here, isn''t she? What do you mean


    she''s gone?"


    Ever since she was born, J had never experienced the loss of a family member, not until now. She


    had wanted to argue with Samuel more on what "gone" meant, But E held her daughter tightly, trying


    to hold back tears, "Jane... Your grandma is not around anymore!"


    No matter how hard J sought to contend, she could not escape the facts before her eyes.


    She sat down by the bed, weak and limp, and took hold of Melody''s hand.


    It wasn''t until then that she realized how... icy cold her hand was.


    "Great-grandma... Great-grandma... It''s me, Jane... I am here for you." Tears streaming down her face,


    she tried to wake her great-grandma up, whom she naively believed was sleeping.


    "Great-grandma, if you... don''t open your eyes... Jane will get so mad. Great-grandma..." J''s heart


    Sven went over, touching J''s hair, and said, "Jane, Great-grandma passed away peacefully and


    painlessly in her sleep. We don''t have to be aggrieved."


    "That''s right, Jane. You are pregnant now. Please don''t stress yourself out emotionally, " E tried to


    J removed Sven''s hand from her head and red at him, "Am I supposed tough about it? My


    great-grandma... My great-grandma... She... She''s gone! I can''t see her, nor talk to her anymore. How


    would I not be aggrieved? I..."


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    J almost fainted due to the emotions that overwhelmed her.


    The crowd stepped forward tofort her, "Jane, don''t be. You''re pregnant. This is not good for the


    baby."


    "Sven is right. Your great-grandma had passed away without pain. Many suffer before death, but your


    great-grandma did not. Death is a reality of life. We should not be so aggrieved." Vincentforted his


    granddaughter.


    Sven knew how she felt. He rested his hands on her trembling shoulders, "Jane, I''ve seen worse


    illnesses that im the lives of seniors. They look like nothing more than a bag of bones when they


    die... or they scream and shout in pain when they pass. You see, Great-grandma took herst breath in


    her sleep. She was luckier than others."


    J did not know what to say. All she knew was that she felt pain in her heart. It was too much that


    she could not even breathe properly.


    The kindest and most understanding person in her life... Her great-grandma was taken away from her...


    She knew the day woulde, but she thought her great-grandma would have at least a dozen more


    years. But she passed so suddenly and unexpectedly...


    "I don''t want her gone. I want her back..." She was crying hard in the arms of E. She did not know


    what else she could do other than cry in hopes of bringing her back to life.


    Her devastating sobs echoed throughout the room...


    On the second day of the lunar month of June, Melody, the Senior Lady of the Shaos died in her sleep


    at the age of 108.


    As Melody''s son, Vincent took charge of the funeral, with the help of Samuel and Jerry.


    The absent-minded J was apanied by Sally. Felix was under the care of E. The twins and


    L stayed in Leroy Manor.


    After the seventh day following the death, a gathering was held in the old house. A lot of people came.


    Samuel thought it over and allowed an online news tform to break the news of Melody''s passing.


    Anyone with a high social standing in C Country came. There were even those who flew from abroad.


    There were also some who were there to simply pay respects and show support, despite them not


    personally knowing Melody.


    Melody''s students came, too.


    She had been a teacher her whole life, making an impact in numerous students'' lives.


    A myriad of students were there to see off their well-respected teacher...


    J knelt on a soft cushion prepared by E. She took no notice of people who paid their


    condolences. She only bothered about burning the paper money.


    Some would approach her to try tofort her, but J would either shake her head or simply nod.


    After the funeral, people started talking. Everyone who was rted to the Shaos was there, except


    Daniel, the great-grandson-inw.


    L and Harry greeted and received guests the whole day, but they couldn''t answer to the fact that


    Daniel was not there.