Chapter 34 – Family Ties.
Ruth stood at the back of the crematorium alongside Diana, Naomi and Charlotte, as she watched the pallbearers carrying the light oak coffin down the aisle. A spray of white calla lilies was perched on the top with a handwritten card that simply said “I love you” protruding out of the flower display. Devon followed his mother, his face a stoic mask. Over the past few days, since they arrived back in England, he had thrown himself into work, but hardly communicating on a personal level, with anyone. Ruth looked over to the opposite pew, seeing Craig sitting alongside Demi, dressed head to toe in a black dress, wearing a hat with a small black veil over her eyes.
“What the hell is she doing here?” Diana whispered to Ruth.
Ruth simply shrugged. She guessed that
