Novel Square
Chapter 76
Chapter 76
The sky was overcast, and the rain did not look like it was stopping.
Luxury cars stopped at the gate of the cemetery one after another.
Following Munel, Stephanie and the others walked toward the cemetery.
Those who came to pay respects to Austin also got out of their cars.
Raphael and Lorelai, in particular, followed them quickly.
Edith frowned and said, “What are they doing here, Frederick? Why are they here? They look so anxious.”
Upon thinking that something was wrong. Frederick grabbed Edith’s hand and followed them quickly.
There was no special wheelchair passage in the cemetery, and there were also many steps.
Stephanie asked Vincent to wait at the side of the stairs before she and Julianna went to bury the urn.
Vincent nodded. “Okay.”
The others followed Stephanie to a gravestone.
Beside the tombstone stood a handsome man in a suit and leather shoes. It was Graham.
“At least, he’s an eye candy,” said Julianna.
“It seems that he has offended you.” Stephanie said with a smile.
Julianna whispered. “He said that your makeup was very peculiar because there was mascara on your cheeks. Why can’t he just got straight to the point and say that your makeup is smudged?“”
“I didn’t expect Graham to be so humorous,” Stephanie remarked.
Julianna snorted and glared at the man in front of her. “Whoever his girlfriend is will surely die young!”
Her voice was a little loud, and Graham heard it. He smiled. “Do you want to die young? I’m willing to help you.”
Julianna was speechless.
Stephanie tried hard to hold back her laughter.
Upon seeing that almost everyone was there, Muriel started the final farewell program,
prayers, Stephanie lowered the urn into the tomb,
The tombstone was closed and sealed.
When they w
were at the funeral home, each of them had taken a white chrysanthemum, so they began to place the flowers in front of the tombstone.
Vincent and Zane watched the scone quietly.
Just then, a little boy ran over with a black umbrella. When he passed Zane, he sprained his ankle and proceeded to roll down.
After seeing that, Vincent hurriedly called out, “Zanel”
Zane handed the umbrellato Vincent. The two men cooperated very well.
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Zane grabbed the boy’s umbrella but failed to catch the little boy.
He watched the boy roll down the steps and quickly went after him.
The rain was so browy that the raindrops fell on the ground with cracking sounds, but Vincent could still feel someone approach him.
He threw the umbrella aside and turned around.
A man wearing a baseball cap and a mask reached out and prepared to push Vincent down.
On the side of the stairs was a slippery green field, so people wouldn’t get hurt if they fell there, Therefore, the purpose of the person’s action was not to hurt him but to see if he would stand up to dodge. After all, if Vincent was attacked and fell to the ground, he would be made a laughingstock. If he stood up to dodge, there would be consequences.
Zane shouted, “Mr. Fletcher!”
The moumers also turned around with their eyes wide open.
As soon as they realized what had happened, Stephanie, Graham, and Julianna rushed toward Vincent.
At that critical moment, the man’s hand stopped near the back of the wheelchair.
Frederick pulled the man back and kicked him hard.
That gave Zane time to rush up with the boy in his arms, but the former slipped and almost fell.
He put the child down and stepped forward to pin the attacker down..
“Who sent you here? Tell me!” questioned Zane.
The man struggled, but it was useless. He didn’t say anything and kept silent.
Vincent said coldly, “Take him back for questioning.”
“Yes,” replied Zane.
At the same time, Stephanie and Grabam ran over
Looking at Vincent, Stephanie asked, “Are you hurt?”
“No, Fortunately, Frederick came in time,” replied Vincent
“Aht” Julianna screamed. As she was running in her high heels and the last step was a little slippery, she nearly fell down the steps.
Right then, Graham rushed over, grabbed her arm, and pulled her into his arms.
“Oh, my goodness! I was so scared!” yelled Julianna as she held on to Graham tightly.
Graham smiled. “Why are you holding me so tightly? Aren’t)
n’t you afraid of dying young?”
Julianna let go of him immediately and walked quickly to the side of Stephanie.
Graham smiled and didn’t take it seriously.
Looking at Frederick and Edith, who was out of breath, Stephanie said, “Thank you”
Frederick shook his head. “Tortunately, you are fine. When I caught up with this man, I saw him coming straight for you.”
He then looked at the boy and asked, “Whose child is this?”
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It was then that a couple in black clothes rushed over with an umbrella.
When the woman saw the boy, she squatted down and hugged him tightly. “Georgie, what are you doing here? I was so worried.”
any trouble?”
The man seemed to notice that something was amiss, so he asked, “Did my son cause any
Vincent said in a low voice. “He almost fell down the stairs. It was my assistant who saved him, but he must have sprained his ankle.”
The man thanked them repeatedly. “Today is my father’s funeral. I didn’t expect my son to go missing in the blink of an eye. I’m sorry to bring you
trouble.”
“It’s fine,” said Vincent. He looked at the boy and asked, “Why did you come here?”
The little boy blinked his big innocent eyes and said, “A lady said that someone is giving out candies here.”
“Which lady?” asked Vincent.
The boy looked around and shook his head. “No, I don’t see her anywhere. But there is a white flower on the lady’s chest. She is wearing a mask and has big eyes.”
Vincent pointed at the steps down the stairs. “Graham, did you feel that the steps were very slippery when you came up?”
Graham nodded. “A little.”
He squatted down and rubbed his hands on the steps. “It should be something oily or slippery.”
When the mourners passed by the stairs earlier on, they were fine. Then, the boy came, and something happened. So, the last person who went down the stairs must be the culprit.
Vincent looked at Graham. “Go and check the surveillance footage and see who is the last one to go down the stairs!”
Graham nodded. “Okay. All of you can go back first. I will send the surveillance footage to your email.
Vincent nodded. “Okay”
Because of that incident, the whole funeral ended ahead of time. Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.
Before leaving, Stephanie handed a bag to Muriel and said, “Please see to the completion of the burial. I have to leave now.”
Muriel nodded. “Don’t worry. I’ll take care of the rest,”
Stephanie nodded and left. As for Muriel, he went back to the cemetery to a beautiful tombstone and placed the urn into the tomb.
On her way to the cemetery, Stephanie had swapped the um.
The empty urn was buried in Austin’s tomb, and the urn containing his ashes was put away. After everyone had left, Muriel was to bury it in his original tomb.
Vincent and Stephanie went back to Tranquil Garden, After taking a shower, the two of them watched the surveillance footage sent by Graham,
The video showed Raphael and an old man walking down the stairs, Raphael seemed to be holding the elder’s arm, so it was hard to see what he was doing
Stephanie frowned. “Before this, we suspected that Douglas drugged you. Now, Raphael is under suspicion again, so it must be Douglas who asked Raphael to do it. Our relationship with them has reached such a deadlock. Why would they attend Grandpa’s funeral?”
Vincent agreed. “It seems I have to make a trip to the Fletcher residence.“.