Shocked, Arielle was about to help Nigel up when the boy also knelt before her.
Behind them, the village head and the other villagers followed suit.
Unsure of how to respond to such a grand gesture, Arielle pleaded for them to get up.
“Arielle, we can never thank you enough for what you‘ve done for us. This is the least we can do,”
explained the village head before bowing down to her.
The others, too, bowed down to express their gratitude
Watching the villagers humble themselves like that, Arielle could not even begin to imagine what they
had gone through
These people must’ve suffered greatly because of the despicable things that Henrick and his mother
had done. This ends now. They deserve justice, and I will give it to them!
After much pleading, the villagers eventually agreed to stand up.
It was not until they had left that Arielle realized what a mess the funeral had turned into.
Malorie‘s cremation urn was supposed to be on the table, but it somehow ended up on the ground. Her
ashes were all over the floor, and there were even multiple footprints on it.
Suddenly, a long shadow was cast over Arielle, who instinctively turned around only to see an all too
familiar face looking down at her.
The face belonged to a man in a dashing black suit, exuding pure confidence and majesty.
It was none other than Vinson Nightshire himself.
The man then walked over to Arielle‘s side and stared at Malorie‘s ashes as Arielle did. “I don‘t think
Mrs. Southall had ever imagined that she would end up like this. Not only was her son unwilling to pay
for her treatment, but he was also unable to give her a decent funeral.”
“I can‘t say that she didn‘t have it coming after all the horrible things she‘s done. I‘m going to go take a
look inside. Surely there are a lot of things in there that belonged to my mother.”
“Okay. I‘ll see if anybody else wants a piece of Henrick.”
After nodding in response, Arielle stepped on Malorie‘s ashes and made her way into Henrick‘s old
house.
Vinson watched the woman enter the building before turning to his bodyguards. “Feed the ashes to the
chicken. I don‘t want them to spoil my shoes. As for Henrick, throw him into the trunk and make sure he
stays there. We‘re taking him back to Jadeborough.”
“Yes, sir!” responded the bodyguards before taking action.
Vinson was circling the house when he heard Arielle calling out to her men, so he quickly headed to the
source with a few men.
On the other side, Arielle managed to find the room where Henrick kept all the valuable antiques, and it
was filled to the brim.
She knew the man well enough to know that he would never spend a dime on antiques.
I‘m sure all these belonged to either my mother or the Moore family. After all this time, these antiques
will finally return to their rightful owners.
“Pack these all up and take them with us,” ordered Arielle before she heard Vinson‘s voice just outside.
“I‘ve found a surprise, Sannie,” informed the man before pausing for a second. “Or should I say two
surprises?”
“What do you mean?” Puzzlement was written all over Arielle‘s face.
Vinson then stepped forward to hold Arielle‘s hand. “You‘re going to love it. Trust me. Now let‘s go
check it out.”
“Okay,” responded Arielle with a smile before letting Vinson lead the way.
It did not matter to her where they were going because she was sure that the man would keep her safe.
Arielle had absolute faith in Vinson and would follow him anywhere without any questions asked.
Vinson stopped when they both reached a barn with an open door. “This is it.”
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