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.”

that someone younger like Anthony gave her a telling-off. Still, her

Sullivan. Ivan is

asked Margaret

Bettany flipped out.

the

going to

the old lady at her game too. She lifted her leg and

It was a bull’s eye

crossed Bettany’s mind that she got a good aim. She was stunned, to say

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

with you. We’re

was not like she wanted to be at

not be here if it were

Colton grabbed Karen by the collar and dragged

senior and lay on the ground. She shouted, “Fine! Fine! Come on. I’m not a mother to

up a huge

Sullivan made an enigmatic

it’ll be too late if we don’t save Ivan

Sullivan frowned and glanced

little phony psychic

no shame

papers burning in the pit, and the shirt in her

He scoffed.

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

using her age against the Crawfords like before, she showed nothing but

Melody objecting, Karen threatened them with her life and held Colton and Melody down by their feet to buy time for

sighed. “Seeing that you’re in a spot… I’ll help

back answered and set up

her grandson

as though to psyche everybody out. A flame ignited at the wave of his

pulled out a brass bell and ritual blade before circling

call upon the great forces to cleanse the evil in

Bang! Bang!

Sullivan’s disciple beat

Pablo was speechless.

stopped rushing Lilly because the incense on top of

not take her eyes away from

cost Ivan time, and now two-thirds of the

Lilly yelled, “He’s

mentioned an obstacle.

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

Sullivan was a

could save her grandson if Master Sullivan could

think she was? How could someone of her age compare

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

his hands behind his back, trying to portray an air

wake up. Whatever

not want

was the Shaw’s private family affair. Lilly had done

can deal with it

matter stirred

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