Chapter 4
Gabriel didn’t respond.
It wasn’t until early the next morning that his call came through. When I answered, his voice was tense, almost grinding with anger.
“Amelia, what did you mean by that message? My mother was perfectly fine at home last night. Why would you curse her? She’s treated you so well all these years. How can you be so heartless?”
I instinctively shot back, “How do you know she was fine? Did you even go see her?”
There was a pause on the other end, then he snorted coldly. “Angie had a fever last night, and I was at the hospital with her. My mother is fine! If you keep talking nonsense, don’t blame me if I lose patience!”
Before I could respond, the call was cut off.
I stood there, stunned, holding my phone. After a while, Gabriel sent another message.
“I’ve already sent Clarissa’s remains to the crematorium. Go pick up her ashes when you have time.”
When I left the crematorium holding Lillian’s ashes, I ran into Gabriel and Angelica by the lake. Gabriel’s face looked dark. He was probably still upset about my message from the night before.
“Why don’t we skip the funeral? Ceremonies are for the living, not the dead. Angie says it’s a disturbance to the deceased and a waste of resources. I think she has a point.”
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bad thing, right, Mr. Simon?”
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Gabriel looked conflicted. Angelica continued, “If you think it’s inappropriate, just ignore me. I’m only a housekeeper in the Simon family. I’m sorry I didn’t recognize my place.”
Seeing her like that, his concern flared. “Nonsense. You’re not just housekeeper!”
Then he turned to me. “What are you standing there for? Listen to Angie.”
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I was completely dumbfounded. The pain in my chest was so sharp I couldn’t even think, and I blurted out, “Gabriel, do you even have a heart? This is your mother! Are you really going to treat her like this?
“You’re a billionaire CEO, and you can’t even buy a burial plot for your own mother? Aren’t you afraid people will think you’re heartless?”
Gabriel froze for a moment, a flash of pain in his eyes. Angelica quickly added, “Mr. Simon, don’t blame Mrs. Simon. She’s only saying this for her mother, not to attack you.”
The next second, the pain in Gabriel’s eyes was replaced by fury. He had had enough. He stepped forward, snatched the urn from my hands, opened it, and without a word, poured the ashes directly into the river. They scattered, disappearing completely into the water.
“Amelia, I told you, if you keep talking nonsense, I won’t be gentle with you! Do you see? This is what happens when you don’t obey!”
I stood there in shock, my emotions tangled, unable to speak.
Before I could react, Gabriel’s phone rang. It was his father, Patrick Simon. “How is it I’m only finding out now about your mother’s accident?
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If the doctor hadn’t called me, I would still be kept in the dark by you.”
“You bastard! You actually let her die on the operating table over 30,000
dollars!”
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