Chapter 1794 Worldly Attachments
Becouse it hod been somebody close ond beloved to her, Cindy hod overlooked plenty of detoils thot might hove
hounted her. She wosn’t sure how terrifying o corpse of o person who hod died from terminol illness would look os
it loy in the morgue for o whole night.
Regordless, she didn’t think there wos onything scory obout deoth or its oppeoronce, oport from the heortoche thot
it brought.
She closed her eyes ot thot moment, pushing owoy unbidden memories, those which she hod stored owoy into the
bock of her mind for so mony yeors.
While she knew things hod been rough between Ion ond Bryce in the post, it didn’t toke owoy from the foct thot she
still felt bod obout everything, though if she hod o choice, she would rother not dwell on it. Nonetheless, her heort
went out to Ion.
There were those who hod hordly done onything to moke life eosier for onother, ond they might even odd insult to
injury on more thon o reosonoble number of occosions, but ot the end of the doy, their deoths would still be
mourned with heovy heorts.
Presently, Cindy woited for o bit before toking out her phone ond sending Ion o text. However, when she looked ot
the time, she figured thot Ion would hove too much going on to check his messoges, let olone reply to her. Thot
being soid, she wosn’t too bothered obout not heoring bock from him.
She stoyed in the gozebo for quite some time, ond it wosn’t until ofter Auroro colled her thot she rose to moke her
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Meonwhile, Auroro seemed to be in much better spirits. She hod borely eoten o morsel of food during the doy, ond
she wos whipping up spoghetti in the kitchen by the time Cindy returned.
Because it had been somebody close and beloved to her, Cindy had overlooked plenty of details that might have
haunted her. She wasn’t sure how terrifying a corpse of a person who had died from terminal illness would look as
it lay in the morgue for a whole night.
Regardless, she didn’t think there was anything scary about death or its appearance, apart from the heartache that
it brought.
She closed her eyes at that moment, pushing away unbidden memories, those which she had stored away into the
back of her mind for so many years.
While she knew things had been rough between Ian and Bryce in the past, it didn’t take away from the fact that she
still felt bad about everything, though if she had a choice, she would rather not dwell on it. Nonetheless, her heart
went out to Ian.
There were those who had hardly done anything to make life easier for another, and they might even add insult to
injury on more than a reasonable number of occasions, but at the end of the day, their deaths would still be
mourned with heavy hearts.
Presently, Cindy waited for a bit before taking out her phone and sending Ian a text. However, when she looked at
the time, she figured that Ian would have too much going on to check his messages, let alone reply to her. That
being said, she wasn’t too bothered about not hearing back from him.
She stayed in the gazebo for quite some time, and it wasn’t until after Aurora called her that she rose to make her
way home.
Meanwhile, Aurora seemed to be in much better spirits. She had barely eaten a morsel of food during the day, and
she was whipping up spaghetti in the kitchen by the time Cindy returned.
Upon seeing the younger girl, Aurora asked, “Are you hungry? I could make you a plate.”
Cindy wasn’t hungry. All the inane thoughts that had flooded her mind earlier seemed to have filled her stomach as
well.
As such, she turned down Aurora’s offer, and the latter merely shrugged as she went about plating her food. When
she was done, she brought her plate over to the dining table, then sat down as she queried mildly, “Have you
spoken to Ian? Did you ask if he was coping alright on his end?”
Cindy came over and took the seat across from Aurora. “I called him during the day, but I guess he was busy
ushering in those who went to pay their last respects, and there were a lot of them. There didn’t seem to be
anything else he was tied up with.”
Aurora nodded mutely, then took a bite of her food. “Well, that old man was in the industry for most of his life. It’s
no surprise that so many of his acquaintances turned up at the parlor.” She suddenly let out a short, humorless
laugh. “But you know what? I’d say he lived a pretty good life; he’s getting just as much recognition in death as he
would if he were still alive.”
Having heard this, Cindy paused in thought and concluded that Aurora had a point.
After all, Bryce might not have had the best reputation when he had been alive, but he had spent a better part of
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmhis life in great comfort. That much was true, even if his death had been less than perfect.
With that in mind, Cindy nodded slowly. “What, are you feeling a little disgruntled now that you’ve thought about
this?”
Aurora’s mouth opened and closed before she shook her head briefly. “I’m not so much disgruntled as I am
resigned. I mean, as things are, my grudges wouldn’t make a difference.” At the thought of this, a light scoff
escaped her. “I heard that he was lucid for a moment before he died. I guess he must have had a lot of worldly ties
that would keep him going into the light. He probably had something important he wanted to say but never got to.”
Indeed, Bryce had died rather abruptly. According to Sean, the old man had had a brief moment of lucidity, but he
never said a word then. On that note alone, perhaps Bryce really didn’t die quite so peacefully.
Aurora seemed to have returned to her normal self as she dipped her head to eat another mouthful of spaghetti.
“We’ll leave as soon as the funeral is done and over with. It’s time to close this chapter for good.”
Cindy leaned into her seat. “Yeah, the chapter is drawing to an end. Perhaps the Morgan Family will no longer have
anything to do with Ian.” The next time he comes back to the country, he would only meet up with his friends and
no one else. As this crossed her mind, she suddenly thought of Logan.
All things aside, Logan had been calling Ian incessantly all this while, and although Cindy didn’t hear much of their
conversation, she knew Logan made the calls out of genuine concern for Ian’s wellbeing.
Thus, Cindy pointed out matter-of-factly, “Ian has a solid network of friends. I’m sure they’ve been more than
helpful to him.”
Aurora nodded hastily. “Of course. I shudder to imagine the life he would have led if his friends hadn’t been there
for him.”