Chapter 463 Memorial Service

The next day, Hela, wearing a beautiful little dress, sat in front of the steps with a depressed expression.

When Mrs. Maria saw little Hela's appearance, she said with a little doting in her tone:

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"What happened to my sweet little angel today?"

"Why do you look unhappy?"

Xiao Hela pursed her lips and said with a tone full of grievance:

"He said he would come over to celebrate my birthday with me today..."

Maria naturally knew who Xiao Hela was referring to, but precisely because she knew, she fell silent after hearing Xiao Hela's aggrieved words.

Mrs. Maria reached out and took little Hela's petite body into her arms, sighed softly, and looked a little sad.

Little Hela buried her little face in Mrs. Maria's arms, and said with a hint of crying in her childish voice:

"Grandma Dean, did I do something wrong to make him unhappy?"

Otherwise, why didn't he come for two days in a row? Even the birthday he had clearly promised was absent.

Little Hela is very smart. She noticed Mr. Vadim's intention to adopt her a few days ago.

She is actually willing to do this and is looking forward to that day.

Even in the past few days, when she thought that she would have a father soon, a sweet smile would appear on her face unconsciously.

But now, it seems that things are not developing as she expected.

Have you been abandoned again?

Thinking of this, little Hela could no longer restrain her emotions, buried her face in Mrs. Maria's arms, and began to sob softly.

Looking down at Hela, whose little shoulder was twitching in her arms, Mrs. Maria patted little Hela on the back and comforted her softly:

"My darling, you did nothing wrong!"

"Then why hasn't he come these two days? He obviously promised."

Little Hela raised her little face full of tears and looked at Mrs. Maria with an aggrieved look.

Mrs. Maria was silent for a moment, and after hesitating for a while, she finally decided to tell Xiao Hela the truth.

Yesterday afternoon, she heard the news that Mr. Vadim died fighting fires from another gentleman who often came to the orphanage to help.

When she first heard the news, Mrs. Maria thought the gentleman was joking, but after thinking about it carefully, no one would make such a joke.

However, out of concern for Mr. Vadim, Mrs. Maria still asked the gentleman about the specific situation of the matter.

After hearing her inquiry, the gentleman told her the whole process he knew with a somewhat sad expression.

After listening to this gentleman's story, Mrs. Maria couldn't help but feel a little sad.

During this period of time, Mr. Vadim came to the orphanage to help out whenever he had time, and over time, the two of them became familiar with each other.

She also knew what Mr. Vadim thought about little Hela. She was very happy about this and was happy that little Hela could find a good father.

But why did things suddenly become like this? Why did that kind gentleman...

She also thought about telling Xiao Hela about this yesterday, but she really didn't want to see Xiao Hela look sad after learning the news.

At least, let her spend her birthday tomorrow happily.

But now, Xiao Hela seemed to mistakenly think that she had been abandoned again.

Mrs. Maria knew she could hide it no longer.

She took a deep breath and said slowly: "My darling, Mr. Vadim... he went to a place far, far away and will never come back."

After hearing this, little Hela fell into a daze. She was very smart, so she quickly understood the hidden meaning in Mrs. Maria's words.

It was precisely because of this that she felt this was a bit ridiculous.

Suddenly, Xiao Hela screamed and retorted loudly:

"No! This is impossible, Grandma Dean, you must be lying to me, right? You must be lying to me, right..."

Looking at the eyes full of hope and pleading, Mrs. Maria held Xiao Hela in her arms with both hands, tears welling up in her eyes, and her voice trembled as she said:

"He was a brave hero who sacrificed himself to put out the horrific fire the night before."

Little Hela's tears burst out, and she cried: "No, no, he promised to spend my birthday with me."

Mrs. Maria held little Hela tightly in her arms and said softly:

"My poor child, he didn't lie to you, it's just that his fate is too cruel."

"But you have to know that Mr. Vadim will be watching over you from heaven."

Little Hela didn't speak any more, she just threw herself into Mrs. Maria's arms and cried loudly.

Other children in the orphanage also ran over after hearing the noise.

Although they didn’t know the reason, seeing Xiao Hela crying so sadly, for some reason, they started crying too.

For a moment, the entire orphanage was crying.

After a long time, little Hela raised her head from Mrs. Maria's arms and said in a choked voice:

"Grandma Dean, I want to go see Mr. Vadim!"

Mrs. Maria nodded slightly and said softly: "Okay! I'll take you there."

…

In the side hall of the Jolton Cathedral, after Father Aligado saw that all the relatives and friends of the deceased had arrived, he looked up at the wall clock hanging on the wall of the side hall.

Seeing that there were still five minutes left, Father Aligado retracted his gaze and stood silently waiting.

Just at this moment, footsteps suddenly came from the door of the side hall.

An elderly lady suddenly appeared at the door with a group of children in black clothes.

This scene attracted the people who had already sat in their seats to look at the door.

This included Mr. Vadim's mother, Mrs. Naomi.

When the old lady, who looked a little tired, saw the children at the door, a trace of doubt flashed in her eyes.

Seeing this, the gentleman who often went to the welfare home with Mr. Vadim walked to Mrs. Naomi's side, lowered his head and explained in a low voice.

After listening to the gentleman's explanation, Mrs. Naomi looked at the group of children.

At a glance, she saw little Hela, whose eyes were red and swollen from crying.

After seeing little Hela, old lady Naomi's eyes softened instantly.

After Mrs. Maria took the children to sit down, exactly five minutes had passed.

Seeing that the time had come, Father Aligado, who was standing next to the sermon, rang the small bell placed on the pulpit.

As the bell sounded throughout the hall, the faces of the gentlemen and ladies who had already sat in their chairs all became solemn.

After seeing this scene, Father Aligado solemnly announced the start of the memorial service.

Hearing this, the ladies and gentlemen who came to attend the memorial service put their hands together in front of them, closed their eyes and began to pray silently together.

Father Aligato withdrew his gaze from those people, and began to read in a solemn, steady, and gentle tone:

"Do not let your hearts be troubled; you believe in God, and you should also believe in me."

"In my Father's house there are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you."

"I go to prepare a place for you."

"And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and take you to myself, that where I am you may be also."

"You know where I am going, and you know the way."

...

Two hours passed like this, and with the last words of Father Aligato, the memorial service came to an end.

After the memorial service, old lady Naomi came to little Hela. Looking at the little girl who was still twitching, she reached out and rubbed little Hela's head, and said kindly:

"Good child! Don't cry."

Little Hela looked up at the old lady in front of her, and called out timidly:

"Grandma!"

When she heard this name, old lady Naomi's eyes were dazed for a moment, but she soon came back to her senses and responded several times in a row with a loving face.

Eros, who was sitting in the corner, couldn't help but smile when he saw this scene.

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