Chapter 219 The Fractures Beneath The Surface

• *Sylvester’s POV*
• The days leading up to the funeral were exhausting and heavy with silence. Stradanie was unwell, and I had shouldered every responsibility. As we washed up quietly in preparation that morning, my mind drifted to Lester's behaviour, but I knew better than to mention it now.
• The weight of this day already pressed down on us both; I couldn’t bear to add anything that might deepen Stradanie’s sorrow.