"We are really sorry about the unfortunate passing of your daughter."
"Condolences!"
"May her soul rest in eternal peace!"
As the family of four made their way towards the car, they received numerous comfort and condolences from friends, relatives and townspeople.
The bereaved accepted that with a heavy heart.
"It's truly heartbreaking. We didn't know that something like this would happen."
"It would be acceptable if she were sick, but this ... sniff….sniff..." thinking about it, Anne started crying again and had to be comforted.
While that was happening, Simon tagged from behind, talking with a business partner who had come to show his support, and they weren't talking about any business. That would be rude.
Amidst that, he couldn't help but look in a certain direction, and his gaze darkened upon identifying the person who was leaning against the car.
And the audacity of the other person to wave his hand at him, Simon was infuriated.
