Spoiled by Eight Uncles

Chapter 49

While Lilly got information on the incense, she had no idea that the appearance of the flame on top of a head represented imminent death.

All she got from Pablo was that the person would die when the flame burned to the end of the incense.

Feeling that time was not on her side, Lilly urged the adults to hurry up. She needed to save Ivan before the incense on top of Ivan’s head burned out.

The firepit and ritual paper were not a problem. The family owned a brazier and papers on which she could scribble sacred texts.

Nevertheless, Ivan’s clothes proved a difficult feat.

It struck Melody that she had a shirt belonging to Ivan in the car. She ran off to retrieve it.

Now that everything was ready, Lilly burned the papers over the fire and lit a candle at the door.

A panting voice from the entrance intruded as Lilly was about to begin. “Stop!”

Karen arrived on the scene to find Ivan lying on the ground. Next to him, a girl was holding a bundle of papers. She freaked out.

“This is nonsense!”

Furious, Karen picked up her cane and smacked the ritual papers out of Lilly’s hands.

It happened so quickly. Before everybody knew it, Karen was hitting the girl with a cane.

With the back of Lilly’s hand taking the blow, she flinched in pain and dropped the papers to the ground.

Her hand turned red.

“Ugh…”

The pain drew tears out of the girl’s eyes.

Well, the tortoise never foretold anything about this. Why was she struck?

Melody cried in panic and anger, “Mom! What are you doing?”

She charged in there and came in between Karen and Lilly.

Colton curtly blurted, “Get out!”

Karen was not having it.

Behind Karen, Anthony and the white-browed practitioners turned up.

Karen happened to run into Anthony who was on his way home. That was how she was able to gain access to the Crawfords’ residence.

Anxious for her grandson, the old lady made a mad dash into the house despite being on a cane.

Since Master Sullivan fancied himself an unworldly being, he would not flounder around. Hence why he sauntered along with Anthony in the back.

Anthony scowled the moment Karen raised her cane at Lilly.

“Old Mrs. Shaw, I let you in because your grandson is here. I didn’t let you enter our home to hit Lilly.”

all about respecting elders. It did not sit well with her that someone younger like Anthony gave her a telling-off. Still, her focus was on Ivan, so she would pretend she did

Sullivan. Ivan

a long face, Anthony asked Margaret to retrieve the

Bettany flipped out.

was going to play the age card and act

were not going

play the old lady at her game too. She lifted

a bull’s eye right on Karen’s

Bettany’s mind that she got a good aim. She

after being slapped in the face by a loafer. This was an emergency. Why were the Crawfords

Colt, take Ivan with you. We’re

she wanted to

be here if it were not

grabbed Karen by the collar and dragged her out.

Karen took advantage of her position as a senior and lay on the ground. She shouted, “Fine! Fine! Come

kicked up

Sullivan made an enigmatic face and

hand and said urgently, “Mister, it’ll be too late if we don’t

and glanced at

little phony psychic was

girl knew no

the brazier, the papers burning in the pit, and

He scoffed.

that it was too late, Karen urged, “Please, Master Sullivan. Please… Save

against the Crawfords like before,

with her life and held Colton and Melody down by their feet

Sullivan sighed. “Seeing that you’re in a spot…

in the back answered and set up the

her grandson

flame

bell and ritual blade before

call upon the great

Bang! Bang!

beat on

Pablo was speechless.

composure though. Pablo stopped rushing Lilly because the incense on top of the boy’s head was a timer, counting down to his

take her

time, and now two-thirds

yelled, “He’s a

an obstacle.

eyes popped open in anger. “What does a child know? Shut

Sullivan was a trained

girl could save her grandson

could someone of

Sullivan callously uttered, “I’d advise you to speak not of blasphemy. The ritual is done. The boy will regain

behind his back, trying to portray an air

wake up. Whatever you did

did not want any part

was the Shaw’s private family affair.

go, Lilly. They can

of the matter stirred Lilly

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