My Mommy Became A Billionaire After the Breakup
Chapter 437

Chapter 437 He Wasn't the Same As Before

"I thought that you, as such close friends, would have no secrets from each other. But it seems... she doesn't truly care about you either." Byron sighed.

It seemed like he felt sorry for Athena.

Athena couldn't be bothered to pay attention to him.

She felt that Byron seemed to have changed during these five years and was not the same as before.

He actually started to act pitiful!

And he was acting all innocent!

The farewell ceremony concluded an hour later.

Athena hadn't stood for this long in a while, and her calves were about to cramp.

Byron was talking to some older people.

Probably, they were Alivia's friends.

Athena found a corner and sat down, rubbing her waist and thumping her back.

Actually, she wanted to take off her high heels and rub her calves.

After a while.

Byron finished talking with the older, and then they left. He turned and walked towards her.

"They were Grandma's classmates."

As Byron spoke, he squatted down, and without waiting for Athena's reaction, he took off her high heels.

He used his warm hands gently massage her calves.

"Byron, you don't have to..."

Although there weren't many people left in the hall now, Athena was still extremely nervous.

"No one's watching, just sit properly and don't fall," Byron said in a low voice.

Athena couldn't say a word.

Seeing Byron like this, she decided not to refuse anymore.

Athena felt it was because Byron made her stand for so long, causing her back to ache, so he should take care of her.

She also needed to be cherished by others.

After a while.

The cremation preparations were ready.

A staff member came over to remind Byron, and after responding, Byron somehow took out a pair of flat shoes and put them on Athena.

Then, he didn't speak during the entire process.

Athena looked at him, unable to suppress the sourness in her heart.

Today, not a single person from the Crawford family came.

So, Byron would have to personally send Alivia for cremation.

"Evie is in the upstairs lounge." Byron looked up at her, his eyes slightly reddened.

He looked fragile.

"Got it," Athena replied.

Byron stood up and was about to leave with the staff members.

"I want to come with you."

Just as he had taken a few steps, Athena's voice came from behind.

Byron's tall figure visibly stiffened. He turned around and looked at Athena. "Is that okay?"

"Why can't I accompany my respected elder for their final journey?" Athena stood up and somewhat nervously walked over.

She told herself that she was doing these things because he had massaged her calves.

As the body was pushed into the cremation furnace, Byron tidied up Alivia's hair once more.

"Grandma, I only escort you till here," Byron said softly.

The body was then pushed into the cremation furnace.

The family members needed to wait outside.

Byron and Athena sat on a bench without saying much to each other.

When the cremation was complete, the person who was so familiar just moments ago had turned into a box filled with ashes.

Alivia's dying wish was to be buried in her hometown, resting beside her parents.

Alivia, who passed away, had a deep affection for sunny days. Consequently, Byron wanted to choose a sunny day for her burial.

But there hadn't been a suitable day in the past two weeks. The burial had to be postponed for another half month.

Byron placed Alivia's ashes properly, and then he took Athena to replace Evie and Aron.

But the two of them had already left the funeral parlor.

Finally, the four of them gathered at a restaurant.

On the way there.

Byron showed Athena the message sent by Aron.

[Byron, my wife is hungry. I'll take her to the restaurant first. Please pass on the message to my sister-in-law that I'll wait for you all to have dinner together.] Athena was speechless.

In just a short sentence, she found countless things to criticize.

She thought, "How could Evie get married to him?

She doesn't want to be his so-called sister-in-law at all."