Being Pursued By Ex-husband
Chapter 482

Chapter 482

It was very quiet at the funeral parlor, only the sound of the billowing wind could be heard. Rose'snephews and nieces were all held back by Claudius at the hospital, leaving only Sophia and severalothers at the funeral parlor in the early morning. That was the third time Sophia came face-to-face withdeath.

As Rose's body was sent into the chamber for cremation, her family members waited outside.

Madeline was the only one sobbing softly in the long and empty hallway.

Sophia turned sideways and took a glance at Claudius. The latter stood still, his gaze fixed ahead,seemingly in a daze. No one knew what was on his mind.

It was a bit chilly, so Sophia decided to hold his hand again.

Just then, Claudius lowered his head and looked at her, asking, "Are you feeling cold?"

Sophia shook her head and said, "Nope."

Then, silence ensued again after a brief conversation between them.

Time ticked by slowly. Forty minutes later, all that was left of Rose was her cremains.

Claudius then took Rose's ashes with him and drove back to her mansion.

When Rose was still alive, she expressed her desire to have a simple funeral. The only thing that shewanted was to be buried with her husband, Jeff.

At that time, almost all of Rose's housekeepers at her mansion had been dismissed. The only one leftwas Agatha, the lady who traveled with her from Chanaea.

When Agatha saw Claudius carrying an urn home, she rose to her feet and stared at it blankly. After awhile, she finally came to her senses and uttered, "Mr. Claudius, please place Mdm. Rose here."

Even though Rose had requested for everything to be kept simple, there was a need to light at least acandle when the ashes of the newly deceased was brought home before the burial ceremony. That wasa customary practice in Chanaea.

Thankfully, Agatha had prepared everything, and Rose had had her obituary photo taken two monthsago. The black and white photo showed Rose curling her lips into a smile, displaying no hint of sadnesson her face.

Claudius placed Rose's urn in front of her photo. Meanwhile, Agatha lit a candle and passed it to him."Mr. Claudius, please offer your prayers to Mdm. Rose."

Lusterg was still pitch dark at five in the morning. After getting changed, Sophia realized that Claudiuswas not on the second floor.

She pressed her lips, strode down the stairs immediately, and found him standing perfectly still in frontof the altar.

Initially, Sophia wanted to approach him, but she came to a stop at the very last step. In the end, shedid not go over to him.

Claudius might not be close to Rose, but she was his biological mother after all. In fact, Rose did notreally abandon him.

Unfortunately, fate worked in mysterious ways. Sometimes, an accidental mistake would hurt one morethan having the person totally abandoned by his parent. At that moment, Claudius found himself in adilemma.

If only he had regained his memory, he would keep vigil for Rose.

Soon, the sky above the mansion gradually became brighter past seven in the morning.

It was then that Sophia woke up with a start, only to realize that she was sleeping on her bed.

Last night, she saw Claudius keeping vigil alone for Rose and decided not to disturb him. Instead, shesat by the stairwell and accompanied him quietly.

She had no idea when she fell asleep. She was even more startled to replace herself waking up on herbed.

Sophia gave her temple a quick massage and then found her phone, only to realize it was already pasteight in the morning.

They were supposed to depart for the cemetery at nine and conduct a ceremony there to have Roseburied alongside Jeff.

Hence, Sophia quickly washed up and got herself ready. By the time she walked out of the room,

Agatha had already prepared breakfast.

It was not easy for her to have the chance to eat an authentic Chanaean-style breakfast in Moranta.Yet, not only did Agatha make her oatmeal and beef pie, but there was milk too.

"Good morning, Ms. Yarrow."

"Good morning, Agatha."

Claudius strode down the stairs just after the ladies had exchanged their morning greetings.

He was still wearing the same clothes as yesterday. The stubble on his chin grew even more obvious,whereas his eyes were bloodshot. One would know that he stayed up all night without even having toask.

Claudius stared at Sophia for a while. "Eat first," he said while walking toward the room.

Fifteen minutes later, he came out clean-shaven. He had also changed into a new suit and lookedmuch better even though his eyes were still bloodshot.

As Rose said before, it was inevitable for all human beings to go through the cycle of life. Though shedid not live long, she felt contented spending sixty-two years on earth. Thus, the last thing she everwanted was for her family to cry as they bade her farewell forever.

Rose was a social butterfly who had many good friends. However, she had indicated her wish to beburied alongside Jeff in a simple way, and there was no need for a grand funeral.

Therefore, her funeral included the basics and nothing more. Madeline only notified Rose's bestfriends. Everyone present watched the pastor place the ashes of Rose and Jeff together. Subsequently,they closed their eyes and said their final goodbyes. Lastly, the tomb was sealed and the funeral wasover.

The entire process took less than thirty minutes. Soon, only Claudius and Sophia were left standing infront of the tombstone that was full of people earlier.

Rose had been a big fan of roses her entire life. Another request she made was to have a bouquet ofred roses placed at her tomb.

Right above the scarlet red flowers were the pictures of Rose and Jeff; one was beaming with delight,whereas the other looked gentle and elegant. The fiery red bouquet seemed to represent their intenselove for each other, which lasted forever.

Although Rose's funeral was done, Claudius still had another tough battle to fight.

Now that Rose was gone, Bruce and Joy were like unstoppable racehorses charging out of its gate. Noone was able to control them. However, protecting UI was the only wish Rose had in her lifetime.

At that thought, Sophia recollected herself and held Claudius' hands. "Let's go home."

The man lowered his gaze and looked at her as soon as he heard her. "Let's go."

Before leaving, Sophia turned around and stared at Rose's picture on the tombstone.

She could not help but recall Rose's last words to her at the airport. Sophia, I like you very much as my

daughter-in-law. If I'm still alive the next time you visit Moranta, I'll bring you skiing.

Now that she was in Moranta, Rose was no longer around to bring her skiing.

Although they had only met each other several times, Sophia felt rather dejected whenever sherecalled Rose's words.

Sophia then withdrew her gaze and collected her thoughts before making her way out of the cemeterywith Claudius.

One should always keep moving forward.

It began drizzling after the both of them got into their car.

"Let's go back to the mansion," requested Claudius before leaning against the car seat and keepingsilent again.

The driver hummed in acknowledgment as he started the car engine.

Forty-five minutes later, the car pulled into the mansion.

Claudius did not get out of the car but opened his eyes and turned to Sophia. "I need to make a trip toUI. You go ahead and get some rest. I'll see you at dinner."

Sophia glanced at him and replied, "Prioritize your business but take care of your health too."

With that, she hugged him gently. "Go and do what you need to do."

Then she got out of the car and walked toward the entrance, where she stood and watched him leave.When the vehicle had gone a distance, she finally made her way into the mansion.