Chapter 280 She Had No Idea He Existed

Chapter 280 She Had No Idea He Existed

When Victoria heard it was Martin calling, her brows furrowed involuntarily. "Don't let him come over."

When Hayden was buried, Martin had already had an unpleasant encounter with her.

Now that Aria had ended up like this, she didn't want Martin to disturb her anymore.

The person Aria hated most was Martin.

If he came, Aria's soul wouldn't rest in peace.

Victoria's words made Brian pause. He looked at the phone flashing in his palm and pressed his lips together. "Mrs. Collins, let me go outside to take this call."

Brian took his phone and walked out of the funeral building with long strides.

The snow outside was falling even harder.

"Mr. Collins." Brian answered the phone and quickly explained, "I was busy just now and didn't see your call. Please forgive me."

Martin was already annoyed. Brian used to answer immediately.

This time he had to wait so long - how could he not be angry?

But thinking about today's special circumstances, he pushed down his displeasure and asked in a deep voice, "How's Victoria doing?"

"The situation is very bad. Mrs. Gonzalez passed out on the way back. We transferred her to a hospital in Emerald City, but she didn't make it."

Brian hesitated, but still told Martin the truth, "We're with Mrs. Collins right now at the crematorium, cremating Mrs. Gonzalez."

There was a long silence on the other end of the phone.

Martin never expected that Aria would also pass away on the way to Hayden's funeral.

In all his years, this was the first time he'd encountered such a strange occurrence.

Victoria was an only child, and her grandparents had died early.

Now her parents were gone too. She must be heartbroken.

She was so devastated.

Like him, she had become an orphan with no parents.

"Mr. Collins, if you have no other instructions, should I hang up? Mrs. Collins is still at the cremation chamber, and I'm a bit worried." Brian held the phone and asked respectfully.

Martin's voice came through the phone. "Wait for me. I'm coming over now."

His wife was so helpless right now.

He had to be by her side.

This was his responsibility as a husband.

"Mr. Collins, Mrs. Collins is emotionally unstable. She doesn't really want to see you right now," Brian said with difficulty.

The phone fell silent again.

She didn't want to see him.

Well, that made sense.

When Aria was alive, she opposed him, always stirring up fights between him and Victoria, pushing for a divorce.

After her death, she definitely wouldn't want to see him either.

There was nothing surprising about that.

"Take good care of her. Get her home safely." Martin said this and then hung up.

Brian shook his head and went back into the funeral building with his phone.

In the time he was gone, Aria's body had already been cremated.

Victoria watched as a uniformed worker took a hammer and crushed her mother's ashes just like that.

She chose an urn in the same style and color - a matching set, so they could be a couple even underground, together forever without separation.

"Ms. Gonzalez, my condolences. You're really so pitiful." The worker was a middle-aged man who handed the urn to Victoria.

Victoria took it. It felt heavy.

Just like her heart at this moment.

Condolences.

She didn't know how many people had said that to her.

As they left the crematorium,

Brian and Aaron both stayed silently by her side.

"Mr. Hill, if you have something to do, go ahead and take care of it. I'll stay with Mrs. Collins." Brian looked at Aaron and spoke first.

He felt that Aaron had improper intentions toward Victoria and didn't want him to be alone with her.

Aaron hadn't spoken yet.

Victoria lifted her eyelids and looked at Aaron. "He's right. You've already paid your respects to my father, and my mother knows your intentions. Don't waste any more time on people and things that don't concern you."

"I have nothing going on today, I'm actually free. Besides, Mrs. Gonzalez just entrusted you to me. I need to make sure you get home safely before I can relax." Aaron lied—he had stood up Mr. Smith to come here.

If he went back, he'd definitely get an earful from Eli.

But right now, he just wanted to stay by Victoria's side, watching her from afar, as long as she was okay.

Victoria didn't say anything more.

On the way there, Brian drove.

Aaron used a shovel to dig another pit next to Hayden's burial mound.

Victoria lowered her head, kissed the urn, and murmured: "Mom, Victoria is sending you to reunite with Dad. You two take care of each other down there."

Soon, our family of three will reunite underground.

Wait for me.

Don't forget me.

Victoria walked to the pit and knelt in the snow.

The snow was much deeper than before.

She bent down and, treating the urn like a precious treasure, slowly and gently placed it into the pit.

Victoria personally used the shovel to cover the urn with soil.

Handful after handful of yellow earth fell.

What was being buried wasn't just Victoria's mother, but her hope, her precious twenty-some years of memories.

Victoria had never done heavy labor. The shovel gave her blisters on her palms; the blisters burst, and blood oozed out.

But she didn't feel the pain.

She was already numb.

Before leaving, she knelt before her parents and kowtowed three times.

in her heart, she murmured: "Dad, Mom, Victoria is leaving now."

Don't worry, we'll see each other again soon.

That day won't be far off.

On the way back, Aaron and Brian switched roles, with Aaron driving.

Victoria was dropped off at the Gonzalez Villa. She thanked them, then got out and walked toward the villa.

Aaron kept watching Victoria's back.

Brian frowned and warned him. "Mr. Hill, Mrs. Collins is taken. No matter how much you look, she's not yours."

Aaron withdrew his gaze and looked at Brian. "Martin's assistant is just like him. Victoria and I are just good friends."

"Mr. Hill, we're both men. Do you even believe what you're saying? The way you look at Mrs. Collins isn't innocent at all. Mrs. Gonzalez was confused by her illness when she said those things and tried to play matchmaker. You're a smart person - don't be foolish." Brian sneered.

Aaron narrowed his eyes and studied Brian for a long time.

He scoffed, "I knew her way before Martin did. If I wanted to make a move, wouldn't I have had way more chances than your Mr. Collins?"

Brian was stunned by this: "Mrs. Collins never mentioned you."

"That's none of your business. Go tell Mr. Collins that if he doesn't cherish Victoria, he'll have nowhere to cry when the time comes." Aaron said coldly as he got out of Brian's car.

After turning around, Aaron looked dejected.

Yes, he had known Victoria in a one-sided way for many, many years. She just didn't remember him. They had never spoken a word to each other. He had only watched her from afar in silence. How would she know he existed?