Chapter 1001

Maisie walked to the room and opened the door. Ryleigh was still looking out the window.

She walked to the side of the bed and sat on the chair. “Ryleigh, Joe’s wake will be in seven days.”

Ryleigh started reacting when Joe was mentioned, and her finger shook.

Maisie held her hand and said, “I know that you blame yourself. I do too. I should've been by your side that day. Joe did this to save you, and it will be a pain that you can never recover from for the rest of your life, so you’re feeling guilty about it.”

Ryleigh suddenly spoke. “It was my fault… I did this to him. I should have been the one to die.”

“Ryleigh, nobody is at fault. Did he save you so that you’ll be sad and suffer for the rest of your life?”

Ryleigh’s tears rolled down her face then she shook her head. “But I—”

“Alright, let’s not talk about this.” Maisie wiped her tears away. “You didn’t do anything wrong, and neither did he. He liked you, and even though he used this way to take you away, he still saved