Part 1: To change your destiny; Part 2: 4 2 1(For you); Part 3: Second Chances

Part 2: 4 2 1 (For you); Chapter 67: The aftermath

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The hardest part for Ray, Jin, and Ryu was to watch Peter lifelessly gotten prepared by them before leading him down to the dining table where Cassandra had prepared a simple porridge meal for everyone. The brothers were having a hard time by themselves coping with Ivy's condition and juggling with the family business. Losing Jason so suddenly made them drown in their guilty conscience as none of the brothers had ever thought in that year's early breezy February would they lose a dear figure.

They may have pushed him away for fear having him close by their sister would harm her but instead, had made him sacrifice his life for her. Ryan felt the most impacted as it was his idea in the first place to keep the couple apart. His guilt has been haunting him lately that all he was focused on was to guard well of whatever Jason had left.

With Peter no longer active with business management and Jin was heading into his last year of high school while Ryu was in his second last year and had decided to take a break from the basketball national team to focus on helping out in the family's business, Ray decided to take a short hiatus from studying to develop his skills in the business further. Lately, Ray was glad that James had been accompanying the family more often to keep Peter on watch and also to help the brothers out in business management discreetly.

Although Jason and Nancy's funerals were held together and buried alongside each other as arranged by Jeremy, many of the guests were attending for Jason. Daisy couldn't control her agony while being held by her husband as they watched Jason's coffin being lowered down into his tomb. Her wails while watching her beloved son being buried were resounding everyone's agony.

Marcel had noticed Nancy's bare grave after the ceremony A tug in his heart was felt as he pitied the brutal fate of Nancy and now a lonely tomb on its own. He ended up laying a chrysanthemum on her grave. He left a little prayer hoping for her soul to finally be at peace and that she would lead a better life if she was to be reborn. Jason's ex-band members went over to Nancy's grave too and all they could bring themselves to do was to bow in respect as they couldn't accept what she had done. Bowing was already the least of respect they could offer her as the dead.

As for Nick, the trauma he had felt wasn't an experience he could let go of so soon. With his days accompanying Ivy, his nights were still filled with nightmares of Nancy's last moments. Although he knew about the funerals, he couldn't bring himself to attend them. The brothers and Marcel took turns visiting Ivy who was constantly accompanied by Peter or Nick. Occasionally, James would drop by too. The doctor had recommended for family members to speak more to Ivy but only on non-sensitive matters as although she was unconscious, she could possibly still hear them and this would stimulate her to be awake quicker.

Jeremy on the other hand had been trying his best to win favors from the Ophal's family as he would send flowers to Ivy and Nick and monitor their condition often. Although he was getting impatient with Ivy not waking up, he knew this was the last stretch of all of his efforts to finally gain power over his brother's business. He forced himself to lurk behind the scenes patiently but still discreetly increasing the movement of his drug trading activities at the construction site.

Marcel was no doubt by their side all along to help out. Even with so many people's efforts and sacrifices, Rahi's consulting segment was temporarily put on hold as they couldn't find a suitable speaker. Whenever there were unavoided talks, Ryu being a socialiser naturally would step in to help out but even then due to his lack of experience, he wasn't as spectacular as Jason or even Nick.

James began to worry about the deteriorating condition of the company as Jin suggested to him his plans to involve Marcel in their secrets as he was capable and the ideal candidate whom they could trust to keep watch on the management even if it changed.