Chapter 36 Grandma’s Death Anniversary
Chapter 36 Grandma’s Death Anniversary
“Are you tired of living?”
She’d been holding back for too long and finally snapped.
Tess gave her a cold stare before reaching over to close the door.
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But Kylie stormed in, furious. “Are your ears broken? Can’t you hear me talking to you?!”
“What do you want?”
Tess’s voice came out scratchy, and even that short sentence made her throat sting.
Kylie narrowed her eyes. “What’s going on with you?”
Tess didn’t respond. Her gaze was t and lifeless, giving Kylie chills. She kept staring without blinking.
Kylie felt awkward, like she’d made a fool of herself. Scowling, she flicked her wrist in frustration. “Today is the anniversary of your grandma’s passing!”
Then she stomped away, and something inside Tesspletely copsed.
She only found out her grandmother had died soon after she med her.
got locked up. Everyone
Gillian Larson’s health was too weak to handle such heartbreak. No one saw iting–that the granddaughter she adored would get arrested for something so disgraceful.
Tess tasted blood in her mouth, then realized she’d bitten her tongue.
She lowered her head, her chest aching with sorrow.
She turned and changed into a simple ck dress, then walked to the memorial room.
Inside, her grandmother’s photo had been set up.
Tess looked at that familiar, gentle face andpletely broke down. It felt like someone had driven a de into her chest and twisted it hard.
Losing her grandma had been pure agony.
It wasn’t until she saw that ck–and–white picture that the truth sank in–she really was
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“Tess, if you hadn’t been so foolish back then, would Grandma still be alive?”
Nadine’s voice echoed behind her, sharp with sarcasm as she stood a short distance away.
Tess’s eyes burned red. She shot a deadly re at Nadine, shaking with rage.
Others might not know what really happened, but she was sure Nadine did.
Tess had been framed, and Nadine never said a word to defend her. She let their grandmother pass away with a broken heart.
She was the one who ruined everything.
That thought hit Tess like ice water
“You did this on purpose? Why? What did I ever do to deserve that?”
Tess exploded, rushing forward and grabbing Nadine by the cor.
She looked wild and dangerous, like a starved beast, her bloodshot eyes sharp against her pale skin.
Nadine didn’t move, frozen as Tess pulled at her shirt.
Her eyes widened in shock–she couldn’t believe this was the same proud, distant Tess.
Tess’s jaw tightened. She looked like she wanted to tear Nadine apart.
But then she stopped. Her grip loosened, and she stumbled back, drained and hopeless.
She shut her eyes, unable to stop the pain pouring out.
Her grandmother was gone.
And hurting Nadine wouldn’t bring her back.
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Nadine gasped for breath, her hand on her neck, stepping back in fear. She sucked in air but still managed to smirk.
“Tess, you never should’ve been born.”
Tessughed, a cold, bitter sound.
All the love she’d given this person–it had all been for nothing.
Her face was nk as she turned away and headed back toward the memorial room. She moved like a breeze–weightless, hollow, drifting into the air like she was barely real.
Nadine watched her leave, something unreadable in her eyes.
She really wasn’t the same anymore.
“Where’s Nadine?”
Tess had just returned to the memorial room when Kylie looked past her, clearly searching for someone else.
Tess kept quiet and stood in front of the portrait.
Kylie frowned, annoyed. “What’s with the attitude?” But then her gaze stopped on Tess’s back, and something in her wavered.
<i>Why </i><i>did </i>she <i>look </i>so <i>thin</i>?
Then it clicked–Tess had looked like that since she got back.
<i>So </i>what <i>if </i><i>she’d </i><i>been </i><i>in </i><i>prison </i><i>for </i><i>a </i><i>year? </i><i>That </i><i>wasn’t </i><i>an </i><i>excuse </i><i>to </i><i>act </i><i>like </i><i>the </i><i>world </i><i>was </i><i>ending</i>.
When it came down to it, Nadine was the more thoughtful one. Compared to Tess’s cold and stubborn nature, she often wished Nadine were her real daughter.
Kylie looked away, pushing that thought down.
The memorial room waspletely still. Tess lit a candle gently, then held the rosary and prayed in front of her grandmother’s photo, her heart full of respect.
She thought sorrow would flood her, but instead, a strange calm washed over her.
She lowered her head and bowed deeply.
<i>I’m </i><i>so </i><i>sorry</i><i>, </i><i>Grandma</i><i>. </i><i>You </i><i>went </i><i>through </i><i>all </i><i>that </i><i>pain </i><i>because </i><i>of </i><i>me</i><i>, </i><i>and </i><i>I </i><i>wasn’t </i><i>even </i><i>there </i><i>when </i><i>you </i>
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Nadine finally gathered herself and walked in just as Tess raised her head after praying.
“Tess, your grandmother left you something in her will,” Kylie suddenly said.
Tess didn’t move, waiting quietly for her to continue.
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