Chapter 27 27 Forgotten Responsibilities

JULIANA'S POV I buried my head into Tyberias' chest and quietly let my tears soak into his jacket as I saw my mother's coffin slowly being lowered into the ground. It was a small ceremony. The only people who attended were us and a couple relatives who flew over from Barbados. We didn't tell them how she actually died though, only said that she got hit by a car. Somehow, telling them that she was actually shot by her husband who was meant to shoot me, didn't sound that believable. "I want to leave" I told Tyberias after people began burying the coffin. He nodded and led me to the awaiting car. Once we got inside he placed me down on his lap where I sank into his embrace. He began stroking my hair and rubbing my back. Tyberias always made things better. He slowly ran his thumb over my face, wiping my tears away. "I need to pick up Estella from Mrs Green's apartment" I mumbled tiredly. "Don't worry about it, I'll collect her. You just need