Chapter 34

Everyone was stunned by Hugh's unexpected arrival. Rachel broke into a cold sweat, unable to utter a single word in response. She only wanted to stop Amber's memorial from entering the family chapel—once it was placed inside, she would never have a place in the Jansen family records. But she never intended to provoke the Larson family. The Jansen family members were just as stunned, though Howard was the first to react. "Oh, Hugh! What brings you here at this time? I wasn't prepared for your visit." Hugh raised an eyebrow, his gaze turning icy. "You weren't prepared, yet you dared to block my mother-in-law's memorial from entering the family chapel? If you had prepared, would you have shut me out too?" Howard's face turned pale. He immediately shoved Rachel aside. "What are you doing standing there? Serena's mother was my first wife. If anyone's memorial deserves a place in this family chapel, it's hers, not yours!" Rachel's face turned red with humiliation. She covered her fa