Using his connection, he was able to get hold of Lucian and asked about the news regarding Magnus' death. It was still being investigated if no homicide was involved, but his death was indeed the truth.
Stefan sat on his chair in a daze. He wanted to leave the office as soon as he could to find his grandpa, only to find out that he was also sent to the hospital. With the heavy downpour which wasn't showing any signs of stopping soon, he couldn't go out of the building. Cayenne would be worried for him and as much as possible, he didn't want her to worry about him.
"My condolences, sir." Elena expressed this when she got inside Stefan's office again and handed some documents to him. "Should I cancel your remaining appointments?"
Stefan didn't comment and continued to stare into space as if he could see through the tiled floor. Understanding the situation, Elena didn't say anything anymore and just left him alone. Surprisingly, with the news spreading fast, those people who got appointments with him didn't disturb him either. They must have understood what Stefan was feeling right now with the loss of his father.
Meanwhile, Cayenne received the information from Luiz which he also heard from David and some other managers. It was quite shocking to many people since no one really showed any hostility towards the Dumrique family for some time now.
"Is this true?" Cayenne asked her brother with trembling hands holding her phone.
"Hn. David told me that this had been verified and my brother-in-law knew about it not long ago. He must be having a hard time taking this news right now."
"I'll give him a call. Thank you for letting me know."
"Will you be fine on your own there?"
Instead of taking the usual route to get to Stefan's home, he decided to take another route because he wanted to buy the best-looking sunflowers which were Latticia's favorite, and the fruit cake that she loved to eat during their high school days. He wanted to get her something that would remind her of their days together.
He wasn't hoping to get back together with her, but at least, he wanted her to remember him.
He was on his way to Stefan's home already when the accident happened, not anything influenced by a human's manipulation but nature itself.
Based on the recorded events by his dashboard camera, lightning struck somewhere, and a huge tree fell on the road. To avoid getting smashed by it, he immediately stepped on his brake, yet the slippery road made him swerve his car and it rotated several times before it bumped into the huge fallen tree.
The driver's side of the car was crushed, and the roof was almost flattened. The result of the autopsy showed that Magnus died first due to a sudden nervous breakdown when the lightning struck, and the tree fell. He didn't die because of the crash.
His position inside the car showed that he was lifeless already when the car swerved and rotated several times. Upon learning the truth, Stefan thanked God. It sounded weird for him to thank God for his father's death, but Stefan's reason for thanking Him was the process of his father's death.
He was thankful that Magnus didn't have to feel any pain before he died.
The police officers also retrieved the bouquet of sunflowers and the fruit cake which was smashed already when it fell on the car floor and Magnus stepped on it. Still, they felt it was something important and his family ought to know the truth of his agenda that day.
Stefan felt so lost. He was the only person who knew what were those flowers and cake for. He wasn't sure if what he said to his father was right or wrong. He even thought that he was the one who pushed him to his death.
[If I told him not to bother with mom anymore, would he choose to stay out of her life and continue to live now? He wouldn't have looked for those flowers and cake, and died in this accident, right?]