I cried out hoarsely, throwing myself onto the ground and desperately scooping up the scattered ashes with my hands.

Tears streamed silently down my face.

Jeremy watched with cold disdain and sneered, "Cason, I know you’re an orphan with no family. You’re just putting on a show with some stranger’s ashes. If you think you can stop Cathy from being buried like this, you’re just wasting your time."

I ignored Jeremy’s taunts, my focus solely on frantically gathering Iris’s ashes.

This was the only thing left of Iris in this world, and I couldn’t bear to lose it.

"You leave our daughter alone at home and come here causing trouble for Jeremy?" Jocelyn said with disdain, stepping on the ashes. "You’re really disappointing. How could Iris have such a negligent father?"

She stepped closer, her voice dripping with contempt.

"If you want to cry over a stranger’s ashes, go ahead. A man like you doesn’t deserve to be Iris’s father. From now on, I’m taking Iris away. She won’t be living with someone like you."

Jocelyn pulled out her phone and coldly instructed, "Chase, get my daughter to my private villa immediately. And don’t allow Cason to see her without my permission."