No answer.
That was when Aurora understood.
They were not only taking her son from her.
They were trying to take away her chance to say goodbye.
The funeral home looked too polished, too perfect, too false. White flowers surrounded the room. Soft music played in the background. Framed photos showed Daniel smiling as if nothing terrible had happened. In the center stood a closed coffin.
Brenda wore black, flawless from head to toe, with dark glasses covering her eyes even though night had already fallen. When she saw Aurora walk in, she did not cry. She only tightened her jaw.
“Mrs. Aurora, you didn’t need to come,” Brenda said coldly. “Daniel wanted something private.”
Aurora stared at her.
“Private? And his mother doesn’t count?” Mother-daughterjewelry
A murmur moved through the room. Business partners, employees, university friends, and a nervous lawyer all stood frozen. No one dared to speak.
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Everyone knew Daniel and his mother had been distant for months. Since Brenda entered his life, his calls became shorter, his Sunday visits disappeared, and Daniel began acting as if seeing his mother was an obligation.
Aurora had never trusted Brenda.
Not because of money.
Not because of age.
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But because she had seen the way Brenda whispered in Daniel’s ear, took his phone when it rang, answered questions for him, and smiled whenever he signed documents without reading them.
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