Chapter 267: The Letter
Viviana couldn’t function properly and she found herself to be staring into space at times. She was in no mood to eat and cooking didn’t appeal to her anymore.
In just a week, she has lost her baby—the baby she wanted all her life—and Father Patrick. She felt weighed down and unable to move.
That day passed somehow. She sent Leander away. She was tired of pretending to be fine in front of him. He left as he had a lot to do. She survived the entire day by sleeping.
The next day was Evander’s funeral. It was also the funeral of Father Patrick. He was old and was sick for a long time and so they opted to bury him earlier. Sister Deborah told her that Father Patrick had already laid out his preferences and they followed it to the tee.
Viviana called Lionel. She was worried it was late at night. Leander was not home yet and she wanted to know where Gabriella was.
Lionel was surprised to hear her voice. But he texted her Gabriella’s phone number when she asked him. Viviana wanted to know how their relationship has progressed, but she was not in the mood to talk about it then.
She decided to ask that later.
Gabriella told Viviana that she was already on her way to Abenney. Viviana asked Gabby to light a candle on her behalf. Gabby agreed.
The mood was heavy. Viviana couldn’t talk more and Gabby was not feeling chatty either. They all loved Father Patrick like a father. It was a great loss for them.
Only having that settled did Viviana feel slightly hungry. She called Leander to know when he will be home. She decided to wait for him in case he was already on his way.
"You sound tired," she felt pitiful toward him. "Poor baby..."
"Have you had dinner yet?" Leander asked. "I’m sorry I didn’t call you today. How are you holding up? Does it hurt?"