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Even if I wasn’t feeling well and Nate didn’t ask for my presence, I chose to stay beside him. I didn't want to leave him at this painful time in his life. But whenever Olive and Elisha were in the wake, I had to leave temporarily.

That I almost forgot. Olive.

There's still Olive in Nate's life. She was still the woman beside him at times like this one.

"Hannah." It was Adam. He saw me peeking at Nate, Olive and Elisha, who were currently talking to the people paying their respect to Benjamin for the last time. Most were just business partners, since Nate maintained his family matters private.

I should’ve left the moment Olive and Elisha arrived. But I didn’t want to leave without seeing my baby first, even just from afar.

"Hey," I faintly greeted back.

"Why are you here? Go to Elisha," he urged.

"I- I can’t. Nate might get mad at me."

"He has been waiting for you to do that, Hannah."

"How did you know?" I weakly smiled at Nate’s younger brother.

I understood that he was just trying t