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“On the surface. Hannah appeared calm, but inside, she couldn’t help but look down on Oliver
“Oliver is definitely just trying to fool me, Hannah thought, but she didn’t dare speak up, afraid of offending him.
Oliver, are you here to help us today?” Hannah cleared her throat and asked.
Oliver stood there, took a sip of water your luck has been pretty bad lately.
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Henry, and then, holding himself with a certain arrogance, glanced at them. “I’m sure you’ve all noticed
“I can help you, but there’s a condition that emerald pendant your daughter has. It’s mine, in exchange for my help.”
“The members of
the
Bennett family
imily flinched wh
when they heard him ask for the emerald pendant. It was clear they were reluctant.
d will happen to you.
“As long as you give me that emerald pendant, I will protect the Bennett family, I guarantee that in the next year, nothing bad All your misfortunes will disappear. What do you think!” Oliver said with confident assurance
They were tempted. Forget a year, even just a month of good fortune would be enough to
to get the Bennett Group back on track.
***What? You don’t trust me?” Oliver said, his expression darkening
“Oliver had a high standing among the wealthy families in Crownridge. People usually came to him for help, but this t it. Yet, the Bennett family still hesitated. They were ungrateful
time, he was the one offering
***Oliver, it’s not that we don’t trust you. That emerald pendant belongs to my daughter. If she finds out we gave it to you, and she gets angry… Hannah said, her voice trailing off as she thought it over.
“Oliver waved his hand dismissively. “Don’t worry about that. I’ll handle it. She will listen to you”
***Thank you, Oliver, Hannah quickly said, eager to wrap it up.
“Henry opened his mouth to say something, but Hannah gave him a pointed look, silencing him.
“Oliver left as quickly as he came.
“Once he was gone, Henry couldn’t hold back anymore.“Mom, do you really believe him!TM
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Hamah narrowed her eyes, revealing the plan she had been keeping to herself. “It doesn’t matter if I believe him or not. What matters is that he’s after Odalys emerald pendant
The pendant was taken from her, and now I’m gravely injured, on the verge of death. I want to see if this emerald pendant really has some kind of mugic. For now, we’ll keep Oliver in check and use the pendant to bait him into working for us.
“When Odalys comes back, we’ll have some people guard her and take it from her, along with kidnapping her. Since we can’t find her master. taking her will work just as well..
If the Stewart family cares about her, then taking her will make the Stewart family work for us. With her in our hands, we won’t need Oliver’s help anymore.
“Both Henry and Caspian were taken aback. They hadn’t expected Hannah, though she hadn’t been involved in the company for years, to still be so sharp
“Alright, we’ll do as you say. Mom Henry nodded.
“He quickly got to work, making calls to make sure everything was arranged. The variety show would be wrapping up in a few days, and Henry needed to set everything up just in case.
“Outside the door, a nurse walked by, pausing for a moment as the overheard the conversation.
When Henry opened the door, she hurried away, carrying a tray, her eyes focused on the floor as she walked toward the other end of the hall.
At the foot of the mountain, deep in the woods, Odalys was unaffected by the giant python’s appearance.
Leading Freya and the others further into the forest, she spoke nothing.
“It’s too quiet. I’m starting to get scared.” Selah said, rubbing her wrists nervously,
Stellan was also on edge, and everyone’s nerves were frayed. The earlier encounter with the giant python had left everyone feeling unsettled, and tin one dared make a sound.
The giant python’s appearance scared off all the smaller animals nearby. Hunting will be a breeze now. They’l the bench, waiting for things to calm down.” Odalys murmured.
Freya quickly turned at Odalys’s sleeve.
“Odalys, do you th
be hiding in the corners or deep in
think the giant python might suddenly appear and ambush us! Selah swallowed nervously, lowering her voice as she asked.
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“Oslabes glawesi at her and let out a soft, low laught. “No, it won’t. Although stakes are cold–blooded and lack empathy, they don’t just attack for no neown. That giami python was only after Sophia. It won’t harm anyone else. That shows it’s getting old.”
“Many older animals become more spiritual. They don’t kill easily. Otherwise, the giant python would love swallowed Sophia in one bite earlier.”” Esdalys explained in a quiet voice.
“Acthey reflected on her worshs, they were suprised to realize that the giant python hud indeed only targeted Sophia and hadn’t killed her. There had been people nearby, but it hadn’t harnes anyone else.
Nou didact make a nove earlier because you knew the giant python wouldn’t easily hurt anyone?” Freya asked, picking up on Odalys’s explanation.
“Aber all, the cameraman was right behind them, with the camera rolling, and Freya didn’t want the viewers to misinterpret Odalys’s actions. hoped Odalys would clarity to avoid any misunderstandings.
She
“You could say that, but there’s another important point, Odalys replied, pausing for a moment.
“Everyone held their breath, instinctively turning their attention to Oddly’s. The cameraman behind them, along with the two other crew members, also perked up, eager to hear what she had to say. After all, the situation had been too bizarre to ignore.
Odalys began speaking again. “Yini are the company you keep. For such old creatures, if they are truly enlightened and understand human nature, the thing they dislike most is coming into contact with anything that brings them bad luck.
***Think about it. We haven’t really made things difficult for Sophia, have we? When we didn’t provoke her and kept a safe distance, she kept making trouble on her own, starting chaos and causing a series of blunders.”
“The key is, she always e
› ends up hurt.” Odalys continued, and immediately, everyone recalled
past
incidents.
She continued. For example, when we were on the deserted island, she tried to rush ahead and steal the spotlight, only to get scratched by thors. Then she provoked a wild boar to attack me and got herself injured in the process.
“Later, she tried to manipulate Lucian into killing me, and it was all caught on camera. Then, the night the tide was rising. Kenny had already warned her to come, but she refused, and almost got swept away by the water, getting stuck in a tree.
“Everyone could instantly picture the scenes in their minds.
Odalys continued, “And this time, she tried to take the spotlight again. I texted her, warning her about the danger ahead, but she ignored it, and ended up in a car accident, almost causing a fatal situation.
“After we got here, she went ahead and provoked Rafael, got herself into a mess, and then tried to shift the blame onto me. Today, she stole the mtuke eggs but wouldn’t admit it, insisting that I led her the wrong way.
“Now
being chased by a snake. If it weren’t for her bad luck, that snake might’ve swallowed her whole.”
“None of this happened because anyone compried with her, or misted her. She’s the one who always tries to steal the spotlight, a she ends up du trosible.” Odalys spoke in a low toque.
and every time,
