Let me go, Mr. Hill [by Shallow South]
“But I shouldn’t have met Ethan. Considering that I’ve been through a lot with him, I should’ve… kept a
distance from him.” Catherine’s face was streaked with tears. “What’s more, he called me this morning
and didn’t show up later, yet I forgot about it. I should’ve asked him…”
Shaun lowered his head and gently wiped away the tears on her face. “Even if you had asked him, you
wouldn’t have been able to change anything.
Something had already happened to him then. Moreover… At this point, I think you don’t quite know why
he was met with an accident yet. You should wait for the results of the investigation. Are you planning to
pay your last respects to him? Let me send you to the funeral parlor.”
“… Okay.”
With his gentle words of consolation, Catherine slowly regained her composure.
Indeed, she had to at least find out the cause of Ethan’s accident.
“I’ll send you there.”
Shaun carried her to the passenger seat and fastened the seat belt for her.
Along the journey, Catherine gazed out of the window without saying a word. All her memories with
Ethan were running through her mind. The more she thought about them, the more terrible she felt.
Only after she arrived at the funeral parlor did she whisper to Shaun, “You’d better go back. The Lyons
family members are probably here, so it might not b e good for you to attend the funeral.”
“Mm.” Shaun passed her the car keys and said gently, “If there’s anything, you can call me immediately.
Take care of yourself. Don’t let anyone bully you.”
Catherine nodded casually. Due to her mind which was in a mess, she could not be bothered to think
about anything else.
As soon as she entered the parlor, she spotted Wesley’s somber expression. Mr. Lowe had come all the
way from Melbourne. The Lowe family, the Lyons family, and the Steele family were all present with
sorrowful expressions.
Tracy looked as pale as a soulless puppet.
Her mother was wiping her tears by her side. “Why is my daughter so unlucky? Her husband left right
when she got pregnant.”
Catherine jerked, feeling an unspeakable pain.
Mrs. Steele suddenly ran to Catherine to slap her the second she saw her. “ It’s your doing! If Ethan
hadn’t gone to look for you, he wouldn’t have died.”
Catherine let the slap land on her face without intending to dodge it. However, when Mrs. Steele was
about to slap Catherine, Wesley rushed toward the woman and stopped her. He then roared, “Why are
you guys blaming her? The police found out
that there were issues with the car, so the factory that manufactured the car should be held responsible
instead.”
“There were issues with the car?” Catherine asked in a daze.
“Yeah. The surveillance camera showed that the car lost control and accelerated in the last ten seconds
or so.”
Wesley explained, “Even if Ethan hadn’t gone to look for you, he could’ve gone to meet someone
else and the same problem would most likely arise a s well. In fact, that car that he drove was the newest
innovation with cutting-edge technology. Having said that, there have been a lot of accidents involving
high-tech cars in the past two years.”
A look of grief washed over Catherine’s face. Did Ethan lose his life simply because of that?
“What’s more…” Wesley suddenly added, “He could’ve gone looking for you because of me. We had a
conflict last night. He probably knew that I was in a bad mood, so he wanted to mediate things without
letting me find out. In this case, the blame should go to me instead of you.”
Catherine was enlightened now. It was no wonder Ethan had said he had something important to tell her.
He had even asked her not to let Wesley know about it.
Tracy lifted her head and glanced at Wesley. With a hoarse voice, she said, “It’s okay, Mom. I’ m just
unlucky, and so is Ethan. Let’s not pin it on anyone.”
Mrs. Steele heaved a sigh.
Although Mr. Lowe was deeply saddened by the loss of his son, he still had another son. Moreover, he
did not wish to see Ethan and Wesley be at odds.
Given that Wesley’s current status was different from before, Mr. Lowe needed to fawn over him in the
future. With that, he said, “Get Ethan cremated as soon as possible. Seeing him like this… I feel truly
heartbroken.”
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