Chapter 407

Chapter 407 The Consequences of Their Sins “I’m afraid Grandma Anisa might do something extreme!”

“How could that be? My mother is very strong!”

Benson believed that his mother was the strongest woman in the world; otherwise, she wouldn’t have supported herself until now.

Now that Carol had passed away, she was the matriarch of the Songo family, with a bright future ahead. Why would she ever do anything extreme?

But women knew women the best, and Cecelia understood Anisa’s personality too well. Anisa was a woman who would rather die than take humiliation, and the same woman who had endured for so long just for the sake of vengeance.

With her deep-seated grudge finally avenged, she might not want to live any longer because life had become too painful for her.

Hastily, they rushed back to the Songo Residence, returning to West Garden where Anisa resided.

Benson pushed open the door in a hurry. “Mother…”

Upon entering, he was shocked by the scene before him.

Anisa was sitting in a wheelchair, one arm hanging down, her head tilted to one side, her eyes closed as if she were peacefully sleeping.

However, seeing the medicine bottle lying on the floor, it was clear that she had taken an overdose of medication and ended her life.

“Mother! No, Mother, don’t…”

Benson knelt in front of his mother, holding her shoulders, but he couldn’t wake her up no matter how hard he tried.

The sight was heart-wrenching, and Snow couldn’t help but become teary-eyed. Cecelia entered the room and checked Anisa’s breathing. She then picked up the bottle from the floor and sighed after examining it.

“Ah, Anisa had likely planned this long ago. She waited for Carol to die so that she could leave peacefully.”

“Mother, please don’t leave me…”

Benson was in tears, and he had been the most filial son to his mother, enduring everything for her sake, because they meant the world to each other.

Now that they had finally completed their vengeance, his mother chose to leave him, and that was immensely painful.

The separation of life and death was the most difficult to accept. Even Cecelia felt distressed, offering her support to Benson as the Songo family’s staff were informed to call Alfred.

Porema Hospital.

Members from various branches of the Songo family gathered in the hospital ward to mourn Carol.

Chris and Dana, along with Mariah, wept for their mother and also grieved for what happened to Warda and Mizey.

Mariah was more concerned about herself, given her husband’s imprisonment. She wondered how she would continue her life.

Edwin could only do something to comfort his uncle and aunt since Carol had passed away.

Fiona stood outside the room, her gaze cold and indifferent.

She felt no grief as she saw Carol’s passing as a form of retribution.

The main branch of the family had experienced a series of misfortunes, and this was the consequence of their past actions.

Alfred couldn’t be seen showing much grief, but his silence concealed the weight of his emotions. His sons started discussing the funeral of the old lady.

At that moment, a servant rushed in, delivering distressing news. “Master! Master! Something terrible has happened!”

“What now?” Alfred was taken aback and not pleased with more bad news.

“Madam Anisa… She is gone!”

“What? Where did she go?” Alfred asked urgently.

“She didn’t go to any place; she took an overdose of medication!”

“Ah?”

This news was another blow to Alfred, and he staggered a few steps, nearly collapsing.

“Grandpa, are you alright?” Edwin supported him.

“Hurry, let’s go back to the residence…”

Alfred gave orders to return to the residence as soon as possible, while his sons should take care of Carol.

Back in the West Garden of the Songo Residence, Alfred saw Anisa lying lifeless and finally confirmed her tragic end.

“Ah, Anisa…”

Losing two wives within a day had taken a toll on Alfred. He was beginning to feel the pain of old age and sorrow.

With the passing of both madames within a day, the entire Songo family was overshadowed by a heavy veil of grief. This extraordinary tragedy began to spread, leaving the whole city in shock.

People speculated about what might be happening in the Songo family.

Why were so many unfortunate events occurring in such a short period?

However, despite the speculations, they still had to proceed with the necessary arrangements.

Alfred, surviving the weight of the loss, managed to handle the funerals for his two wives.

Two separate memorial halls were set up in the East and West Gardens, and guests who came to pay their respects had to visit both places to mourn. This was due to the deep-seated enmity between Carol and Anisa. It was impossible to set up only one memorial hall for them both.

Cecelia, accompanied by Remington, arrived at the Songo Residence.

In the main hall, they first greeted Alfred.

Alfred appeared to have aged more in the past days, his expression heavy and somber. He had lost the vigor and charisma he displayed during the birthday celebration.

“Grandpa Alfred, are you okay?” Cecelia inquired with concern.

“I’m fine. Sigh…”

Alfred shook his head, “I shouldn’t have listened to your advice and let them come back. I was wrong…”

He regretted his selfish decision and even more to listen to Cecelia’s advice.

If he hadn’t brought back Benson, Anisa wouldn’t have come back, and Carol wouldn’t have coughed up blood. None of the unfortunate event chain would have happened to this family.

At this moment, Alfred’s gaze bore into Cecelia with a dark intensity. “You drove your Grandma Carol to her death, didn’t you, little girl?”

“Grandpa Alfred, how could I have possibly done that? You know better than anyone the feud between Grandma Carol and Grandma Anisa!

“You should bear some responsibility for how things have escalated. If you hadn’t been so promiscuous in your youth, you wouldn’t have stirred up so much trouble.

“It’s your mishandling that led to today’s outcome!”

Cecelia’s words left the old man speechless.

“Alright, Grandpa Alfred, take care of yourself. We’ll go to pay our respects to both grandmas.”

Cecelia consoled Alfred and then proceeded to the separate memorials for Carol and Anisa.

They went to the less-occupied West Garden first.

In the West Garden, where Anisa’s memorial was held, the atmosphere was solemn.

Benson was dressed in mourning attire, kneeling in front of his mother’s memorial, his face showcasing his sorrow.

“Visitors have arrived-“

Outside the door, a servant announced their arrival, and Cecelia and Remington stepped across the threshold. Benson looked up at them.

“Uncle Benson, please accept our condolences.”

“Mr. Quinsey, please accept our condolences.”

Cecelia and Remington expressed their condolences. Benson nodded and handed each of them a stick of incense.

They accepted the incense, burned it, and placed it in the center.

Then, the two paid their respects to Anisa, and Benson performed his duties as a filial son.

After a brief conversation, they moved on to the East Garden.

There were many mourners there, mostly from Dana’s and Mariah’s maternal family.

Dana finally spotted Cecelia, and upon seeing the lady, she seemed to go mad, charging towards Cecelia.

“Cecelia! See? This is the result you wanted, isn’t it?

“Since you returned to the family, how much trouble have we experienced?

“Daisy’s death, Warda’s imprisonment, Mizey’s death sentence, the family splitting up, the old lady’s death, and now Madame Anisa’s death…

“It’s all your fault! You’ve caused the family to fall apart!”

Dana appeared to have a revelation, blaming Cecelia for secretly causing harm to the family.

At this moment, she couldn’t bear it any longer and wanted to punish Cecelia to avenge her children.

She glanced at the bowl of oil in front of the mourning hall, and the oil’s temperature was extremely high. She picked it up and aimed it at Cecelia to throw it.