Far from home.

A few weeks later.

New year's Eve.

In a secluded part of the cemetery, in the pouring snow, all dressed in black, white chrysanthemum flower in each hand as they wait each turn to pay respect to the deceased...

"Mummy..." Marlie cried silently as she dropped the flower in front of her smiling mother's portrait.

The news of Mrs. Han's death the previous morning come as a shock to the whole family.

Even though the kids knew that their mother had little time left, they still wouldn't accept she had died.

They were having a family breakfast and everyone including Zoey, Tiffany, and Aiden was present when Lawrence received a call from the hospital.

The man went still for a few minutes after the doctor broke the news to him, leaving the kids confused as to what was happening.

Tiffany exhaled as she dropped the flower in front of the portrait, closed her eyes for a minute, paying her respect, and then glanced at the picture then the date of her death that was engraved boldly on the cremated