Chapter 415

Chapter 415 Give Her the Final Advice They split up and sneaked into the study of the old mansion as well as Alfred’s sleeping quarters, privately searching for the secret manual. After several hours, the siblings met in the room.

“Sis, how did your search go?”

“I found two.”

“I found three.”

Both of them took out the second half of the secret manual from their pockets. Cecelia looked at the five manuals in front of her and furrowed her brow.

“Which of these is the real one?” Adam asked while looking at the identical covers of the manuals.

Cecelia inspected them one by one and, after reviewing their contents, concluded, “None of these are real! They are all imitation manuals created to deceive thieves.”

“So, where could the genuine one be?”

Cecelia shook her head. “Perhaps the old man was telling the truth. It’s possible that the genuine manual is not in the Songo family, and it might have been taken away by our grandmother. As for why only the upper half remains, there must be a reason for that.”

The siblings couldn’t figure out what had happened in the past. The situation required further investigation. For now, the search for the manual in the Songo family was abandoned.

The next morning, Mariah returned from the hospital and went directly to Alfred to report, “Grandpa, I just came back from the hospital. My mother-in-law underwent emergency surgery and was saved, but the doctors say her brain is damaged, and she might become a vegetable. What should we do now?”

Alfred sighed, “For now, just arrange for someone to take care of her.”

“Okay, I understand, Grandpa.”

Mariah then made another request. “Grandpa, with all the recent events in the family, I want to go back to my parents’ home for a while.”

“Alright, go ahead.”

Without trying to persuade her to stay, the old man already sensed that the Songo family couldn’t retain anyone. With his grandson in jail, there was no hope of keeping his daughter-in-law as a widow at the Songo family estate.

Mariah packed her belongings and left the Songo family, dragging her suitcase. She ran into Cecelia on her way.

Seeing Cecelia, her eyes still carried a lot of hostility. She said, “Cecelia, you’ve successfully harmed us, causing the Songo family to become what it is now, just as you wished.”

Cecelia didn’t respond directly. Instead, she gazed at the ornate wooden beams above. “Big sister-in-

law, do you think these wooden beams overhead look beautiful? But if you don’t strip them open, you’ll never know how many pests are inside.

The Songo family is the same way. It may appear to be a harmonious large family on the surface, but in reality, it’s a place that harbors corruption and impurity. The Songo family has reached this point because the pests have eroded it too severely, causing the main beam to collapse.”

“I don’t understand your metaphor. I only know that you’ve caused me to lose my husband and my family.”

Mariah held a grudge against her. If it weren’t for Cecelia, she would still be the eldest granddaughter-

in-law of the Songo family, enjoying the prestige and luxury as the heiress to a prominent family.

Now, she had nothing.

“Big sister-in-law, you should be thankful to me. By leaving Warda, you can enjoy a new life. However, following a dangerous criminal like him, you will never achieve true happiness.

“What kind of person is Warda? You know better than anyone else!”

Cecelia stared at her face, which was marked with scars. She continued, “Do you remember why your mother-in-law used incense ash to apply on your face after it was scalded with hot oil?

Anyone with some common sense wouldn’t do that, but she did. What did your face end up looking like? Did it leave behind an indelible scar?”

Upon hearing this, Mariah instinctively covered her cheeks. There were indeed many black scars on her face, which greatly affected her appearance.

“Hmph, do you really think your mother-in-law is looking out for your best interests? Let me tell you the truth, she’s only thinking about her son.

Her son was in jail, and she was afraid you wouldn’t remain a widow. That’s why she used this method to ruin your face.

With your face scarred, it’s challenging to remarry, which is most beneficial for her and her son. Do you understand now?”

Mariah was shocked because Cecelia’s words, when carefully considered, were indeed accurate.

Her mother-in-law didn’t do it for her sake!

Afterward, she had talked to her mother-in-law about the scar on her face, and her mother-in-law claimed her son wouldn’t mind, and so on. Now, thinking back, her mother-in-law’s actions were indeed despicable.

“Whether you believe what I’ve said or not, just heed my advice. Leave quickly, get out of this quagmire!”

Cecelia gave her this final piece of advice and then walked away, leaving Mariah behind.

Cecelia’s main adversaries were the people in the Songo family, and she had no direct conflicts with Mariah, so she was willing to give her a way out.

Mariah watched Cecelia’s back, pondered over her words, and suddenly understood something.

She could sense that Cecelia wasn’t trying to give her a hard time but was instead advising her to seek a new life.

It was a way of offering her an escape route.

So be it!

The Songo family’s fate was sealed, and it was time for her to go.

In the morning.

Numerous vehicles arrived and parked outside the Songo family’s private cemetery.

Within the cemetery, there stood tombstones, with the two newest graves being for Carol and Anisa.

These two graves had some distance between them, leaving an empty space in between for Alfred’s final resting place when he passed away.

The children and grandchildren from the Songo family’s second and third concubine were all present, including Benson from the fourth concubine.

They had all received notifications to come here, hearing that Alfred would announce something today, but they didn’t know what he was going to say. They were puzzled as to why he had chosen the cemetery for this gathering.

Shortly after, vehicles from the Songo family’s old mansion arrived, with Johnson accompanying Alfred as they stepped out of the car.

They both walked into the cemetery, and as they arrived, family members greeted Alfred.

“Grandpa!”

“Dad…”

“Dad, you’re here!”

The children and grandchildren approached Alfred, and he nodded, leaning on his cane as he continued to walk forward.

“Dad, what are you going to tell us today?” Bowin asked.

Alfred came to a relatively old tombstone, which belonged to Jessie.

Beside Jessie’s grave, there were two other older graves. One for her husband, Vemon, and the other for her father, Edmond.

Alfred turned to face the remaining children and grandchildren and asked, “Is everyone here?”

“Dad, only the ones here now. The man wife is all in trouble, and the fourth son’s illness has flared up, so he couldn’t come.” Bowin replied.

Alfred nodded and asked, “What about Cecelia? Has she arrived?”

Benson glanced at his watch and said, “Cecelia just contacted me and said she would be here in a moment.”

As his words fell, several private cars pulled up outside the cemetery.

Cecelia, accompanied by Remington, Adam, Snow and a large group of people, walked towards the cemetery.

“Cecelia, you’re here!”

“Why those leaders of Porema are also here?”

“Media reporters are here too. What event are we having today?”

They all started to gossip, unsure of what was about to happen. Even Benson had no idea what Cecelia was going to do.

However, everyone had a premonition that something significant was about to unfold.

Alfred saw Cecelia arrive with Remington, which was unsurprising. But when he saw that she had invited city leaders from Porema and various mainstream media outlets, he felt a bit displeased.

He had agreed to kneel down and apologize, but he didn’t want to do it in front of so many people. It felt like he was being humiliated in front of a crowd.

“Cecelia, why did you invite so many important figures?”

Alfred asked, suppressing his anger.