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nAfter Cheyenne heard what Lucas said, astonishment emerged on her face.

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nIn almost everyone’s eyes, the eight giants of DC were untouchable, yet Lucas could face them calmly and even disregard them.

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nGiven Cheyenne’s understanding of Lucas, she knew that he would never talk big, which was enough to show that he was even more powerful than the top eight families of DC!

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nCheyenne suddenly found that her husband seemed to have become more mysterious.

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n“Where’s Amelia?” Lucas suddenly asked, changing the topic.

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nCheyenne said, “When I left this morning, she was still sleeping. But I’ve asked Dad and Charlotte to stay home with her today and buy her some delicious food.”

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nLucas shook his head and sighed. “Yeah, I broke my promise with her. I promised to take her out for a good meal today, but I couldn’t go back today. I hope she won’t blame me for not keeping my promise!”

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nAmelia was now over five years old, and she was extremely smart. Sometimes, the adults found it hard to deal with her!

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n“That depends on how you coax her when we get back home. Amelia is quite sensible, so she probably won’t blame you,” Cheyenne said.

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nOn the way, Lucas also mentioned to Cheyenne some things that he didn’t get to tell her over the phone yesterday. For example, the fact that Florence had become the new helmsman of the Howards.

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nCheyenne was surprised, but Lucas didn’t tell her the details or mention anything about the Peerless Martial Association. All he said to her was that Felix had acknowledged Florence’s position as the helmsman before he died.

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nCheyenne was silent for a moment.

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nFlorence was her biological mother, but they had yet to reconcile.

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nCheyenne couldn’t even decide what kind of attitude she should treat Florence with.

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nBut no matter what, Cheyenne had come to DC this time to attend Felix’s funeral.

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nFelix was her grandfather, whom she had never met and had never spent time with before. She felt sad after learning of his death.

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nMoreover, Felix was Florence’s father, so she reckoned that Florence must feel miserable…

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nCheyenne gritted her teeth as she thought about it. For a while, she didn’t know how she should face Florence.

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nLucas stretched out his hand and squeezed Cheyenne’s palm to comfort her silently.

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nAbout an hour later, the two arrived at the entrance of the Howards’ manor in DC.

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nAt this moment, there were numerous white wreaths at the entrance of the manor. They were clearly holding a funeral.

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nWhen Cheyenne saw this scene, her heart sank and felt even sadder.

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nLucas took Cheyenne’s hand and led her inside.

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nThe funeral hall was in the first villa of the Howard residence.

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nWhen Cheyenne followed Lucas inside, Florence turned her head and immediately burst into tears the moment she saw Cheyenne. She hurried over and hugged Cheyenne tightly.

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n“Cheyenne! Cheyenne… It’s all my fault! I… I’m not a good mother. I’ve really let you down…” Florence embraced Cheyenne tightly, as if she was hugging the last trace of warmth in this world. She was bawling so hard that she was running out of breath.

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nEver since Florence was on the verge of death yesterday and figured out that the person she owed the most in her life was her daughter, she had desperately wanted to see Cheyenne.

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nAfter Felix suddenly passed away from a terminal illness, she was in an even more sorrowful mood.

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nShe had always thought she hated her father for killing her lover and ruining her life completely. But the moment she learned of his death, she was still grief-stricken.

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nHer father was gone forever!

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nAt that moment, Florence even felt some remorse.

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nAlthough Felix had died because of the sudden rupture of a cerebral artery, Florence knew that Felix might not have died if so many things hadn’t happened yesterday and if she hadn’t forced Felix to step down from his position.

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nThe only blood relative she had left was her daughter!

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nFlorence hugged Cheyenne tightly, not wanting to let go for a moment.

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nAfter the initial shock, Cheyenne looked at her mother, who was hugging her and weeping bitterly. She couldn’t help feeling grief-stricken. She opened her arms and hugged her as tears streamed down her eyes too.

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nThe other Howards felt a little sour when they saw Florence and Cheyenne crying in each other’s arms, and the sounds of crying became louder in the hall.

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nBut at this moment, a servant of the Howards suddenly came and said loudly, “Mr. Conrad Pier is here with his family to pay respects!”

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nIt was normal for the other families in DC to come and pay their respects to the Howards since they were holding a funeral.

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nBut upon hearing the name of the Piers’ former helmsman, the Howards seemed surprised.

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nThe former helmsman of the Piers, Conrad, was about the same age as Felix, and the two used to be old friends. But due to some conflicts, they grew distant from each other.

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nMoreover, Felix had been staying in the position of helmsman and had been in full control of the Howards, unlike Conrad, who had already handed over his position to his son over a decade ago and stepped down from the pinnacle of power. He spent his time with his family and grandchildren afterward.

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nThe Howards didn’t expect that Conrad would suddenly come to the Howards’ to offer his condolences in person.

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nDue to Conrad’s noble status, the Howards sent two of their direct descendants to welcome him personally.

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nSoon, an old man with white hair wearing a black suit entered with the help of a junior.

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nLucas glanced at Conrad before looking at the junior next to him with a trace of surprise, then he frowned.

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nIt was because the junior helping him was Adam, who had tried to make a move on Cheyenne at the airport earlier.

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nIt seemed that Adam had a high status in the Pier family, and he was highly likely to be Conrad’s favored grandson. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be supporting Conrad and standing next to him at the moment.

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nThe expression on Cheyenne’s face immediately changed the moment she saw Adam, and she subconsciously clutched Lucas’s sleeve tightly.

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nShe didn’t expect that Adam would suddenly come to the Howard residence.

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nWhat if he pursued the matter at the airport and caused a commotion?

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