Chapter 185
esdays lifted her a hin sligholy, a souch of pride in her smile as she spoke. “OE course, I sensed something the first day entered
“Nosi kriew all along?” Odalys paused, a few seconds of silence lingering as she considered her next word.
Dvivival stopped in his tracks and turned to face bec. His towering figure cast a sluslow over her as he looked slowen at her, his voice low and steady
“But at best, I wasn’t sure if my father’s incident had anything to do with the clothes he made. However, after my father’s accident, he shut down the stote in Crowenridge and closed all lus other cham stones. Even other mendici This family mysteriously died”
“We dubo’t have any direct evidence, but the Stewart family had ordered their clothing from him, and aside from that, there was no other connection. So we kept it under wraps. But we’ve had them under surveillance the entire time,” Percival explained in a hushed tone,
Odalys listened her supuse evident.
She knew Percival was a strategic mastermind, but she hesht realizes he had been keeping such tight control over every aspect of the situation.
then you saw I was here for the variety show, you came over” Odalys asked softly, curiosity lacing her voice.
Peveral met her gare, his expression softening as he chuckled quietly. “You could say that.”
As they spoke outside, the old wooden door creaked open with a low “creak” and the elderly man appeared in the doorway. His eyes widened as he saw Percival, and tears welled up in his eyes.
“Mr. Stewart “The old man staggered toscand Percival, his body trembling.
With a desperate cry, be dropped to his knees in front of Percival, his voice disking as he begged. “I’m so sorry. I had no idea that the clothes would indirectly cause your father’s death. I truly didn’t know
After hus frank conversation with Odalys the night before, he had hardly slept.
He had been waiting for Odalys to come to him again, but to his surprise, it was not her who came, but Rafael–covered in blood, bruised and
broken.
Stafael had been running around the house, in agony, screaming before collapsing. The old man realized at that moment that Odalys had been signaling him.
This man, Rafael, controlled everything in the village, until he was dealt with, everyone would remain in danger.
When he saw Odalys force Rafael into unconsciousness, he had been watching from the shadows.
He watched in awe as Odalys managed everything with calm efficiency, controlling every aspect of the situation, even manipulating Rafael. It left him dumbfounded. He had never imagined she could do something like this,
“Let’s go inside and talk.” Percival said in a low voice, his tone firm.
He extended a hand to help the old man up. The old man, both startled and overwhelmed, accepted the offer, his mind racing.
In his eyes, the Stewart family was everything–control over the business world, political power that could sway entire governments. For someone of his humble position to be in their presence was surreal.
“Alright Jet’s go inside, the old man muttered, sull in disbelief.
He had been here for so many years, believing that his son was on the brink of death, and that there was no hope left for him. He had even decided that once his son passed away, he would end his own life as well.
But then Odalys appeared. Not only did she give him hope, but she also managed to neutralize the poison in his son’s body,
She was like a ray of light, forcefully breaking into the old man’s world and reigniting his will to live.
The old man welcomed Odalys and Percival inside. He tidied up the table and chairs, making sure everything was neat and clean before letting them sit down. Then, he brought out his treasured coffee for them to enjoy.
Tell me everything that happened,” he said, his voice slark and commusling.
Chapter 183
The old won reosmied in detail the conversation from the nigla lielie cut clays, recinusting the specific moments she had asked him: remember. He handed over a piece of paper, on which he had sketched a drawing of the person who visited his shop.
“I never saw his face, the old man said quietly. “When he came into the shops, he wore a hat and a mask. He was about 5797, and his build was quite dean. His voice was sharp, almost duill‘
Percivalytists clenched tightly, his expression hardening. He stared at the drawing intently, his mind already piecing the clues together.
“Did you see the driver of the truck when it exploded!” Percival’s voice was low, but his question carried a lethal edge.
“Yes, You certam,” the old man nodded firmly. “There was no one in the truck when it exploded. The driver’s seat was empty, and when the explosion happened, no our cinciged”
Odalys, who had been quietly observing, gave Percival a thoughtful glance. Her mind was already working through the possibilities.
“What do you think?” Percival asked, meeting her gize.
Dialys took a deep breath, then reached for her coffee, taking a small sip before speaking.
“It’s possible black magic was used to control the truck, causing the accident. The truck crashed into your father’s vehicle, causing the explosion, and then they placed the drunk man inside to make it look like a drunk–driving accident, Odalys said softly, her tone measured and calm.
She paused, letting the weight of her words sink in. “Normally, no one would willingly die for money, not in the way stories and movies portray. So, when the right person isn’t available, they use magic to make things happen.”
“Black magic” Percival frowned, clearly intrigued but confused
Odalys figlaly tapped the armrest of her chair, her fingers tracing the wood as she explained. “Sometimes people are desperate. When they want something too badly, they take shortcuts, resorting to dark practices, Hefore, Sophia used a love spell that she burned into ashes and made Finnian consume, tuming him into a puppet under her control. He didn’t even realize what he was doing?
„“That’s also black magic, she finished, her eyes sharp and calculating.
Percivals face grew darker as he processed the information. I’ve already had Gu Qing start looking into Sophia’s use of talismans. I’m not sure if it’s connected to this, ban we’ll and out”
“Sophia’s burning of the talisman–I’ve already had Callum look into it. I’m not sure if it’s related to this matter. Percival said in a low voice.
Odalys was a bit surprised.
She hadn’t expected that he had already started investigating it.
To outsiders, it might seem like nothing more than hype or coincidence, but no one had thought to trace where the talisman in her possession came from, or who had given it to her.
contact with the
e outside world, my people will immediately
“Additionally, Eve already secured the area outside the village. Once that man makes co track and capture him,” Percival continued.
After hearing that, Odalys fell into deeper silence.
She hadn’t communicated with Percival directly, but it seemed their thoughts aligned almost perfectly.
She had art the trap for Rafael, hoping he would act out of desperation and try to contact the people behind him. From there, she could trace things back and find out who was pulling the strings.
And Pertival’s actions were in perfect alignment with hers.
“You did well making him suffer today, it drove him to the brink of collapse. When he gets desperate, he’ll surely try to reach out to his backers. Froan thirre, we can follow the trail and catch
“However, it’s been so many years, and we never thought to consider magic hack then. So, the evidence we have is limited Percival continued. Percival wa
was highly intelligent, able to think critically and connect dots even without full knowledge. He had managed to control every situation, even without bring fully aware of it.
Our could only imagine that if his health hadn’t deteriorates, the Stewart family would likely have become even n
more powerful by no
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