Chapter 560

Jonathan lowered his head, guilt written across his face. "It's my fault, I shouldn't have kept it from you. But when Dad…" Suddenly, he covered his face and started crying. Willie hurriedly pushed him out and said, "Stop crying. Do you want to make Ari sad?" I lay in bed, and my dried eyes started shedding tears again. Reality had finally settled in—Dad was gone. The dad who loved me the most was gone, and I didn't even get to see him one last time. … Two days later, dressed in black, I sat in a wheelchair as Jonathan pushed me to Dad's grave. In the black-and-white photo, Dad was smiling like he used to. I stared at it for a long time. I'd cried too much the past two days and couldn't shed any more tears when I saw his photo. I quietly looked at his picture, and all I could think of was how Dad had pampered me and the pain from that day we severed ties. Jonathan stepped forward. "Ari, don't be sad. Dad forgave you before he passed." Choking back my emotions, I asked, "Did h