Chapter 400
Callum held his breath as he listened
“Mr. Stewart, are you planning to take on the Simpson family?” Callum asked in surprise.
Percival was efficient and decisive in his work, but he had his own pace. He had never done anything he was unsure of and he never rushed to reap
the rewards.
This action unlike his usual style.
Percival was the most patient person. He planned everything carefully, waited until the end, and easily won after exhausting everyone’s energy
“Well, let’s start with the Bennett family, Percival did not refute.
Callum nodded, vaguely uneasy.
He couldn’t tell what this uneasiness was, he scratched his head and looked at Orson subconsciously.
Orson looked a little depressed, even a little angry as he drank his wine, but he didn’t say a word.
In the past, Orson would have said a few words about this kind of thing, but tonight he didn’t say anything. The way he was drinking showed that he was angry
“Okay, Ill go and arrange it now.” Callum did not dare to delay.
He took his tablet and turned to leave, his steps hurried,
After downing the hard liquor, Orson slammed his glass onto the coffee table again. He abruptly stood up, grabbed his jacket, and headed for the
door.
He stopped after just a few steps.
“Are you really not going to tell your wife! What if she could save you?” Orson fumed, flinging his jacket onto the sofa.
He was usually gentle and rarely lost his temper.
Yet tonight, he’d actually lost it in front of Percival
“Saving me means sacrificing her. She hasn’t gotten a single good thing out of marrying into the Stewart family. Why should I ask her to sacrifice for me?” Percival asked.
His deep, dark eyes were unusually resolute.
Orson met his gaze, turned around in defeat, and slumped back onto the sofa.
“What if she doesn’t have to die?” Orson asked tentatively.
He felt that there would be a perfect solution for this problem
Percival’s fingertips tightened slightly. His large hand gripped the armrest of the sofa as he leaned back, staring silently at the ceiling Time passed.
“She had done a star reading on me to see my past life. Percival said.
Orson was stunned.
Percival had never mentioned this before, so he was una
Was unaware.
Hearing about Odalys’s star readings made him vaguely uneasy, as if he guessed Percival’s decision had something to do with them.
In her past life, she chose to jump to her death at the Bennet family’s doorstep before the forced marriage.” Percival said slowly. Onson was shocked.
He looked up sharply, staring at Percival in disbelief, as if he had misheard.
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“I was the one who buried her body, Percival said hoarsely
Orson suddenly became a litle overwhelmed. His Adam’s apple moved up and down. He wanted to refute it, but he couldn’t ask anything. He never knew this wasald happen. .
He used to think that this kind of thing was absurd. Now that these words came out of Percival’s mouth, he knew it was probably true.
Percival continued, “I saw a lot of things that she didn’t see
“Before she died, she had learned that I was infected with virus and didn’t have much time left. The reason why I went to bury her was that her mentor once saved my life.
“So she gave her soul to save me. She said that I had already shown gratitude by burying her body, and she would do anything she could to return
This favor
Orson held his breath, his hands gripping the corner of the leather sofa,
Percival said. “That scene flashed before my eyes. I don’t know if it was an illusion or a real occurrence. However, she didn’t jump off the building this time. She even took the initiative to marry me in her place and suppress the poison in my body
“If the scene I saw was real, she would sacrifice herself to save me. I won’t let this happen.”
After he finished speaking, Orson didn’t say a word.
The two sat quietly on
n the sofa, the atmosphere in the study strange.
p and poured a glass of water, handed it to Percival.
Onson’s lips moved, he got up
“So her soul was destroyed because of your Did you survive then?” Orson’s voice was trembling.
For the first time, he believed in superstition.
As soon as Orson finished speaking, the door was pushed open.
Evander hurriedly walked in while wearing in pajamas. He glanced around the study, found no figure of Odalys, and then asked, “Where is Odalys! Didn’t you go out with her? Why isn’t she here!”
He stepped forward, somewhat exasperated, and stood beside Percival.
He asked, “You celebrated her birthday for her, so you should spend some time with her. Now you are back, but she is not in the room. You didn’t piss her off, did you?
“Percival, it’s difficult to get a wife these days. Even though you have money, it doesn’t mean someone will marry you sincerely. Odalys is such good person, don’t you dare make her angry
Hearing his words, Percival frowned.
“She’s not larre! I just walked her back to her room” Percival said while hurriedly standing up from the sof
Ignoring his discomfort, he strode out.
Evander and Orson hurriedly followed behind. They pushed open the door to Odalys’s room and saw that the bedroom was empty. The roses and gold bars placed inside had been moved.
“Could she be taking a shower! Orson asked,
Percival walked towards the bathroom, pushed the door open, and saw that it was empty.
“Are you sure you walked her back to her room! Where would she go in the middle of the night? I wanted to bring her a glass of milk, but she wasn’t in her room. I thought you had made her angry Evander was worried sick.
He had taken a liking to Odalys from the moment he saw her.
“She did go back to her room just now. There’s water in the bathroom. She probably left after taking a shower, Percival glanced around the
bathroom and tak
Evander fell silent after i
hearing this.
“She is so busy all day long. No matter how important things are, she still has to sle
to sleep! She goes out to work as soon as she wakes up
and works until
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midnight. Why is she working so hard? Evander was heartbroken as he spoke.
Orson and Percival looked at each other.
“Call her right away and see if she is caught up in something. If you can help. go. If there’s nothing important, tell her to go home and sleep she needs her sleep!” Evander lectured Percival
