Spoiled by Eight Uncles

The boy was wheeled out of the operating theater.

His black lips and sunken cheeks took the youth out of the seven-year-old child.

Melody choked with sobs. “Ivan, Mommy is taking you home.”

If he could not be saved, so be it. The little man had tubes sticking out all over his body and lay alone on the operating table.

It was hard enough for the boy.

With the car driving off, Colton turned a corner and made his way toward the Crawfords’ family home.

Melody held Ivan in anguish without paying attention to where the car was going.

A phone call came in, and Colton tapped the button to accept. Karen’s exasperated voice came from the other end of the line.

“Where are you taking Ivan, Colt?”

Colton answered in a flat tone, “The doctor said that they can’t help Ivan, so I’m taking him to the Crawfords.”

He informed his mother about what Lilly said to him yesterday.

Karen was Ivan’s grandmother and a rather superstitious old lady.

She was on the extreme end when it came to superstition as she could only dine at an auspicious time.

Nevertheless, Colton’s reply only infuriated her further. “What’s the point of seeking help from a little girl? What does she know? I found a practitioner, so come back now with Ivan/”

Colton scowled. Karen had sought many practitioners, but these people were later revealed to be shams.

He answered, “That won’t be necessary.”

Melody did not mean to eavesdrop, but Karen’s loud voice could be heard from the phone.

“What do you mean it won’t be necessary? I’m telling you to come home now! I have Master Sullivan here. Do you know who Master Sullivan is? He’s not someone who can easily be invited. Master Sullivan has reached the pinnacle of spiritualism. Do you get it? You rather believe a little girl than a true practitioner.”

Colton faintly responded, “I’m hanging up.”

He then terminated the call.

Holding Ivan tightly in her arms, Melody asked, “Are we going to see Lilly?”

She had heard about the young heiress’ union with the Crawfords.

Colton queried, “Do you trust the girl?”

If Melody gave a negative answer… Colton would turn the car around and take Ivan home.

To his surprise, Melody firmly replied, “I trust her.”

girl carried the

to her before Ivan’s health

…

Karen was fuming after the

can you… come with me to the

sat a practitioner with brows longer than his beard. He had his

mortal world. I have already

all my ungrateful son’s fault. I can’t believe he’s going to see a

relayed what Colton said before bringing up restoring

said, “Fine. It was fate that brought us together. I’ll go with you and check out the kid who made these insensible

Sullivan’s change of heart, Karen brought him to the Crawfords’

…

breakfast, Lilly looked out

think the boy

the dream she had this morning. The ghost in the dream simply stared

believed that the ghost might really become a ghost if he died. For all she knew, he

scribbling something in

out? I

what I taught you yesterday? The five practices of spiritualism – Cultivation, Medicine, Destiny,

replied, “I do… I

gave her

he was even done

is all about reading the stars and signs to deduce a person’s fortune. Prophecy

his time to impart the basics to Lilly, and Lilly listened intently. There was no telling whether Lilly got it

and look into Ivan’s

Lilly immediately looked around.

Fortune-telling… Pendulum…

little girl got these two things

lighting up, she ran to the artificial pond and fished out a tortoise that

“Ha!”

tortoise onto

tortoise tumbled and rolled around upside

poor tortoise

at a loss for

item could be used for the art of divination, but nothing was said about using a tortoise, and a live

What was she doing?

kneeled before the tortoise. “Hm… Is

speechless. “What do you

isn’t dead, and he’s heading

too… Oh, the poor

was down on all fours and got to the tortoise’s eye

struggle, the tortoise craned its neck and bit on the grass to flip itself

will be a

Pablo had no words.

to be an unexpected twist