Betrayed, Yet Bound To The Billionaire by Grace Madeline (Chapters 311 to 320)

Chapter 311

Lee couldn’t help but believe in magic at that point.

When he was young, he didn’t believe in these things. After years of handling cases, he believed in them more and more. What made him truly believe was when he met Odalys.

The night he dug up the bodies at her direction, he had nightmares.

“You’re not meant to die, so even if you hadn’t met me, you wouldn’t have died,” Odalys whispered, but didn’t finish her sentence.

Lee would not have died if he hadn’t met Odalys, but he would have become a vegetable and spent the rest of his life in bed.

Odalys didn’t want a just and kind police officer to die like this, which was one of the reasons why she offered to come with him.

“You saved my life,” Lee whispered.

Neither Francis nor Stellan said anything. They had seen the scene of the Drake family’s car accident with their own eyes. At that time, Odalys’s talisman had saved Stellan’s parents.

“Lee, what happened?” At this time, a police officer rushed over.

Seeing that Lee’s car had crashed and was stuck on a rock, the police officer felt that Lee would probably be seriously injured. However, Lee was safe and sound.

“Just now, a cat rushed out, and I couldn’t react in time, so I hit the rock on the side,” Lee said lightly.

The police looked at the situation inside the car and then at the back of Lee’s hand. Apart from the abrasion on the back of his hand, he couldn’t see any injuries on his body.

“You’re fine after such a serious crash?” The police officer was a little surprised.

This was the first time he had seen that a victim was safe and sound after a serious car accident.

“Please help me deal with the car. I have something to do.” Lee gave some instructions to the police, then turned and got into Stellan’s car.

Fortunately, Stellan drove a large 7-seater SUV, so it wasn’t overloaded when Lee got in.

“Mrs. Stewart.” Lee sat there and looked sideways at Odalys.

The moonlight streamed in from the window, illuminating the side of her face, but it seemed unreal.

“Yes?” Odalys turned her head to look at him.

Lee rubbed his hands and was silent for a while. Then, he asked tentatively, “Do you still have the leaves from just now? I will pay for two.”

Odalys was stunned for a while before she realized that he was asking about the pomelo leaves.

She picked the leaf from a random tree, and when she gave it to him, she just drew an invisible talisman on it. Once something happened, the power of the talisman would block the danger for him.

What had helped Lee was the energy she injected into the leaf, not the leaf itself.

“Why?” Odalys frowned.

“To be honest,” Lee hesitated for a moment, then lowered his voice, “I’m a police officer. I’ve worked on too many cases, been in danger, and offended a lot of people. My daughter was kidnapped before.

“Although we live in a society ruled by law, and I firmly believe she’ll be fine, I’m still worried that she might encounter danger in the future. So I’d like to ask, is this talisman still for sale? I want to buy one for her and my wife each for protection.

“Just in case, one day if I offend someone while

investigating a case, and they really encounter danger, and I can’t get there in time, maybe, just like tonight, it can save their lives.” Lee’s voice was tinged with bitterness.

Not all police officers could have a peaceful end, especially narcotics officers, who faced even greater dangers.

Although Lee wasn’t a narcotics officer, many of the cases he investigated involved the privacy of wealthy or powerful people. Especially in this case, he had a hunch that it might lead to someone unexpected.

That would put him in danger. He couldn’t guarantee that his child wouldn’t be involved.

Perhaps when the perpetrator had no way out, they would resort to desperate measures. If they kidnapped his daughter again, he didn’t know if she would be as lucky as last time to escape.

Silence fell over the car as soon as Lee finished speaking. Freya and Selah subconsciously turned their heads to look at Odalys.

Odalys remained silent for a long moment, seemingly lost in thought. Lee’s lips twitched, but he didn’t press her.

At that moment, Stellan slammed on the brakes and pulled over.

Several police officers were standing ahead. Seeing the car, they hurried towards it.

“Officer Hersey, you’re finally here!” They said, out of breath, their expressions strained.

Lee quickly got out of the car and walked forward with them. After taking a few steps, he doubled back and said in a low voice, “Mrs. Stewart, would you mind coming with us to take a look?”

“Sure,” Odalys replied softly.

She followed behind. The police didn’t stop her. It was clear Lee had informed them beforehand.

Under normal circumstances, civilians were not allowed near such scenes, but the police made an exception for them.

They walked into a house and saw a makeshift tent erected inside. Ten corpses were laid out beneath it in an arranged formation.

The bodies were mutilated beyond recognition, some even dismembered, and all were tightly wrapped.

“If you are afraid, don’t follow me in.” Odalys turned her head and said to Francis and the others.

They stood at the door and did not follow, leaving space for Odalys and the other police officers.

“We have placed these bodies in their corresponding positions, but the genders do not match.” The police officer whispered.

The bodies were numbered when they were dug out.

But when they were placed, the police felt something was wrong. The bodies didn’t match the formation. After several adjustments, it still felt wrong.

“Mrs. Stewart, do you think this arrangement is correct? Or have we misplaced them?” Lee quickly asked in a low voice. Odalys stood there with her hands behind her back.

The moment she saw everyone at the scene, she turned to the door and said, “Francis, close the door.”

“Okay.” Francis immediately responded, took two steps back, and closed the door.

In an instant, the entire tent fell silent. Apart from their breathing, no one dared to make a sound.

Odalys took a bottle out of her bag, opened it, looked around at them, and said, “If you’re scared, you can leave now.”

“We’re not afraid,” they said quickly.

Odalys raised her eyebrows and looked at Freya and the others. They nodded.

Then, Odalys lifted the bottle, dipped a pomelo leaf into the water, and flicked it at them. The water droplets landed on their eyelids.

They felt a coolness on their eyes. The coolness was so comfortable that they let out a muffled groan.

A person asked, “What kind of water is this? It’s so cool.” Another asked, “It’s cold and refreshing. My eyes feel very comfortable.”

Someone said, “I think my nearsightedness is gone?”

They rubbed their eyes in disbelief, feeling that their vision had changed after the water droplets touched their eyelids. Odalys watched their reactions but didn’t say anything. Instead, she lit a talisman. As the flame ignited, the entire tent was instantly plunged into darkness.

Only the burning talisman paper flickered with flames.

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Suddenly, a gust of cold wind blew.

The temperature inside the tent dropped, and everyone shivered unconsciously.

“Why is it suddenly so cold?” Freya rubbed her arms.

As soon as she finished speaking, Francis grabbed her arm and pulled her behind him. Selah also subconsciously hid behind him, while Stellan froze in place.

Originally, there were only a few of them and four police. officers, with ten bodies lying on the ground.

The corpses, which had been mutilated and dismembered, were now lying on the ground as if they had come back to life.

Their bodies slowly recovered to their original forms as they slowly stood up.

“They’re coming back to life?” A police officer said in shock.

They had handled many major cases, but they had never seen decades-old corpses suddenly return to their original state, even getting up.

But these corpses did not attack them, as if they had not seen anything.

After the bodies got up, they kept switching body parts. What was even stranger was that their restored bodies were slowly being cut up, some with their necks cut off, others with their limbs torn off.

Some had their stomachs cut open and their organs ripped out.

In an instant, the tent fell silent, and everyone held their breath.

This scene was so bizarre. The people present wanted to look but dared not, yet were forced to watch it all.

These corpses eventually lay down in their original positions. The moment they fell to the ground, their bodies began to dismember, returning to a state of death.

“What’s going on?” A policeman exclaimed softly.

He had never seen anything this strange.

Even Lee, a seasoned detective with thirty years of experience, found his lips trembling in fear.

He looked up at Odalys, noticing that amidst the chaos, she remained the calmest, as if everything was under her control. The eerie events began the moment she flicked something from her grapefruit leaf towards their eyes. “Mrs. Stewart, what is going on?” Lee was the first to speak. All eyes instinctively turned towards her.

Odalys stood with her hands clasped behind her back, her gaze lowered as she surveyed the rearranged corpses. The ten bodies lay still within the markings of the formation. Odalys murmured, “The scenes you witnessed just now depict their final moments! How they died, how they were murdered-whether it started with dismemberment, a slit throat, or disembowelment-it was all vividly displayed. “And their appearances just now reflect their true selves. You can use those images to create sketches and locate their families.

“Their bodies were mutilated to prevent DNA identification. The murderer intended to use this to hinder your investigation and conceal their true identities.

“The killer even inflicted additional wounds on the bodies to mislead your autopsy and buy themselves more time.”

At that moment, one of the officers fell silent.

The forensic pathologist spoke in a low voice. “As a forensic pathologist, I agree with Mrs. Stewart. In my forty years of experience, I’ve never encountered such a

perplexing case. Every mark on their bodies seems to have occurred simultaneously, making it impossible to determine the order of injuries.

“This discrepancy makes injury assessment difficult. It’s an impossible feat unless a specific chemical agent is used.”

He looked at Odalys with a complex expression, surprised by her astuteness.

Her concise statements revealed a profound understanding of medicine.

He had seen her live streams and knew of her rise to fame through variety shows. Even the children in his family wanted to be her fans. He used to dismiss her, but now, he realized she was a force to be reckoned with.

“Mrs. Stewart, was what we just witnessed an illusion? How did you manage to recreate the scene of their deaths?” A police officer asked, equally astonished.

He wouldn’t have believed what he saw if he hadn’t witnessed it himself.

Odalys explained, “It’s simple. Though their bodies were destroyed, their souls were trapped, unable to move on. They were bound to their corpses.

“I’ve spoken to them, and they’re willing to cooperate by reenacting their deaths. Once the case is closed, I will set them free.”

Silence fell upon the police officers. All eyes remained fixed on Odalys.

Their lips moved, but they said nothing as if they didn’t even know what to say.

They didn’t know if what happened was magic or science. Their worldview and beliefs seemed to crumble at that moment.

Odalys said coldly, “Officer Hersey, this is all I can do! You can use their restored appearances to identify them. The recording here can be viewed for half an hour.

“Due to the bizarre nature of this incident, the recording can’t be saved permanently. It will disappear automatically after half an hour. Even if you save it or make another copy, the result will be the same.

“What happened today must not be spread beyond us. If you use this incident for publicity, you will bear the consequences.

The police officers looked at each other.

Lee’s lips moved, and he heard her say, “It’s okay to report

to your superiors, but if you try to use this to attract attention, or even disclose it to the murderer or other people with bad intentions, you will bear the consequences. “The souls attached to these bodies also carry your scent. It’s best not to do anything against them.” Odalys finished and turned to leave.

Freya and Selah stood there, their legs trembling.

They had seen such scenes on TV, but now that they had witnessed it with their own eyes, they wished they could blind themselves.

“Stellan?” Francis saw that he was stunned and called out to him in a deep voice.

Stellan slowly came to his senses after being called by him, and said in a low voice. “I saw a person just now, whose body was dissected, and whose organs were forcibly removed.

“If it weren’t for Odalys helping you last time, would you have ended up like that corpse? Having your organs forcibly removed, your limbs twisted, and dying a painful death?”

After all, these bodies were dug up from that villa.

Lee’s eyes flickered darkly when he heard Stellan’s words. What Odalys had said before kept echoing in his ears. The people who wanted to harm Francis were ruthless.

Perhaps those people were the breakthrough point.

Since no breakthrough could be found from these corpses, he felt that perhaps he could find clues from those who were targeting Francis.

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“I think so too,” Francis said hoarsely.

He stared at the corpse, chilled to the bone.

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His girlfriend and his agent had teamed up to kill him. Francis still had nightmares about it, and if he hadn’t been living with Selah and the others, he suspected he would have gone mad.

“Hurry up and find someone to draw the portrait.” Lee reacted.

Odalys reminded them that the recordings could only be saved for half an hour.

The other policemen didn’t believe it, but they immediately found someone to pause the screen and draw everyone’s features.

The recording on the screen flickered a few times, and when the screen recovered, it was blank.

“The footage is gone,” someone whispered.

Lee and the other policemen ran over and found the recording gone. Someone was unwilling to give up and tried to repair it, but found that the previous recording did not exist at all.

Someone said, “It’s really gone, just like Odalys said.”

Another person said, “Odalys is too incredible. Not only can she make the body automatically restore the scene before being killed, but she can even record it.

“I didn’t believe in superstitions before, but now I’m a little shaken.”

“Lee, is it possible to ask the higher-ups to let Odalys join our investigation team?” Someone immediately suggested wanting Odalys participate.

Before, everyone had no clue. After she appeared, not only did she restore the murder scene, but she also let them know what these victims looked like.

This was the first time they had encountered such a shocking thing.

“I have already submitted the report, and the higher-ups are still hesitating,” Lee said.

He knew that Odalys was very powerful, but he didn’t expect her to be this powerful.

She was only a 20-year-old girl. When her peers were still in school, she had already mastered unimaginable skills.

“Officer Hersey, Mrs. Stewart said she wants you to talk to her.” A police officer came in and said to Lee.

Lee was taken aback. He thought Odalys had left, but he didn’t expect that she was still outside.

The other police officers listened and subconsciously followed him out.

Now, in their hearts, Odalys was no longer some variety show idol, but a deity.

Sure enough, as they walked outside, they saw Odalys standing there, looking up at the dark night outside.

Lee took a heavy step toward her.

Before, he was a little tired because of the investigation, but now he was full of energy. After she restored everything, he seemed to have found motivation.

Lee said, “Mrs. Stewart, thank you. If it weren’t for you, this case might never be solved. We couldn’t test their DNA, and their faces were all destroyed.

“Now that we know what they look like, it’s easy to find out their identities. Plus, the scene where they were killed can be used to deduce the murderer’s characteristics, so we should be able to locate the person soon.”

After he finished speaking, Odalys remained silent.

Lee hesitated for a moment, looking at her with a hint of indulgence, as if he were looking at his own daughter. “Your ability is indeed powerful, but try to restrain your sharp edge as much as possible, so as not to be targeted. The police will keep it a secret. No one will know that you came here tonight, and no one will know that you intervened in this case,” Lee assured her in a low voice.

Odalys listened as she slowly turned around to face Lee. Seeing the concern in his eyes, she couldn’t help but smile. “This is for you,” Odalys said.

She opened her palm, revealing two flowers tied together with a red string. A gentle breeze blew past, carrying the faint and alluring fragrance of the flowers.

“What is this?” Lee asked, a hint of confusion flashing in his eyes as he looked at the flowers she handed him.

He hadn’t expected that she had been waiting to give him flowers.

Lee was a straightforward man who was clueless about romance. He couldn’t understand why she would give him this.

Odalys explained, “They’re talismans. I just made them from the materials I found here. They may not look like much, but they can last for two months! I’ve imbued these flowers with a talismanic protection. They will stay like this, and once your wife and daughter wear them, they won’t be able to take them off. Don’t worry about them getting lost or wet.

“However, these talismans can only be used once and will lose their effectiveness after two months.

Lee, somewhat taken aback, reached out and accepted the two flowers in surprise.

Looking at the red string tied to the flower, he thought it was an ordinary flower, but in his hand, it was like a pendant.

“Two months is enough. Once the case is solved, the danger will be eliminated. I’m just worried that the murderer behind this case is a powerful person who will try to hurt my family during my investigation.” Lee’s voice choked.

He was a tough guy, but when he talked about his family, his heart softened a lot.

Only those who had experienced it knew how difficult it was to be a police officer.

“Don’t worry. I can see from your star reading that you are a blessed person with children. I believe that your wife and children will always be by your side,” Odalys said.

She suddenly took Lee’s hand and wrote something on his palm with her fingertips.

She moved quickly as if drawing something in the air. Lee didn’t see it clearly.

When he came back to his senses, Odalys had already withdrawn her hand.

“I’m leaving. I wish you solve this case as soon as possible,” Odalys said before walking towards Stellan’s car.

Lee hurriedly stepped forward, wanting to see her off, but found that the car had already sped away.

It was then he came to his senses and said in a low voice, “I forgot that we should pay her for helping us.”

Lee felt a pang of regret. After all, he didn’t have many chances to see Odalys.

As he turned to borrow a car and follow them, he felt an itch in his palm. He spread out his hand and found a talisman in his palm with powerful, cursive characters written on it.

Lee reached out and tried to wipe it off, but the talisman seemed to have grown out of his skin.

“Did she draw a talisman for me?” Lee choked up again.

He looked up at the direction Stellan’s car had left, his eyes moistening.

Tonight, Odalys saved his life. He knew it very well.

When he was in the car, he wanted to ask her for a talisman, but seeing her silence, he thought she was unwilling. He didn’t expect that she didn’t bring it with her, so she made two for him on the spot.

Thinking of this, Lee felt a mix of emotions.

*****

Freya looked in the rearview mirror and saw Lee chasing after the car.

“Odalys, is Officer Hersey cursed or something?” Freya asked curiously.

She knew that Odalys was not someone who meddled in other people’s business.

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Just now, Odalys walked towards the wilderness, picked. two flowers, strung them together with a red string, and seemed to draw a talisman on them.

When she saw that Odalys gave it to Lee, Freya had a guess.

“People who handle cases have a lot of divine energy, but they are often in contact with dead people and corpses. They are stained with wicked energy, which will slowly devour the divine energy in their bodies, resulting in bad luck sometimes,” Odalys explained in a low voice.

Selah’s eyes lit up when she heard this.

“Odalys, did he just ask you to join the investigation? Are you going to?” Selah asked excitedly.

After all, people in this country were very interested in joining the system.

Some even constantly studied for exams just to pass the exam.

“I’m not that capable,” Odalys said with a soft laugh.

Selah and Freya tilted their heads and stared at Odalys, as if trying to see through her.

“Stop looking! What if you fall in love with me?” Odalys teased, meeting their gaze.

Upon hearing this, Selah immediately pounced.

“If you’re willing, I am okay with that!” Selah nodded hurriedly.

As soon as she finished speaking, Freya reached out, grabbed her neck, and pulled her away forcefully. She even stretched out her hand to stand between them, as if afraid that Selah might get any funny ideas.

“I’m warning you, she belongs to someone else, so don’t even think about it,” Freya said.

In her heart, she had long recognized Odalys as Percival’s woman.

She would fight whoever dared to have designs on her. How come you can and I can’t?” Selah immediately retorted. As they continued to chat, the two ended up pressed together, as if they were fighting, each vying for the chance to sleep with Odalys that night. Their behavior made Odalys feel speechless.

In the passenger seat, Francis remained silent.

The scene he saw tonight kept overlapping with the scene of his manager letting people tie him up.

“Stop thinking about it.” Odalys suddenly leaned forward and patted his shoulder.

Francis was taken aback, obviously startled.

“Odalys.” Francis whipped his head around, cold sweat beading on his forehead as he met her clear almond eyes. He saw her hand over a flower, gesturing for him to take it, and saying, “If “If you can’t sleep, try putting the flower under your pillow tonight.”

Francis was flattered and quickly took the flowers.

“Okay.” Francis’s voice was hoarse.

Recently, a lot has happened. Although he could still fool around with these people and appear calm, he hadn’t yet detached himself from his own matter.

After experiencing these things, no one could pretend that nothing happened.

“Odalys, Mrs. Steward said she planted a curse worm on If it has no effect on you, then the curse will backfire on her. What will happen to her? Will she die?” Stellan asked curiously while driving.

He seemed to be interested in these anomalies now.

After all, the curse worm was a mysterious legend. Now that they had seen it, he was curious to learn about it. Odalys explained in a low voice, “It will be excruciating pain, but it won’t kill her. After the curse worm dies, the mother worm will definitely go crazy, and it will merge with the flesh and blood of the owner. When it goes crazy, it will drill into the heart along the blood vessels.

“It will even keep churning the person’s internal organs. This is the price of killing the curse worm. Of course, if I hadn’t killed it, this kind of pain would have appeared on me.

Freya’s eyes sparkled with admiration as she listened.

“Odalys, you know so much! I can’t even imagine how happy your husband will be,” Freya said, her eyes red with excitement.

She knew that Odalys was married to Percival, who could control everything and was obsessed with protecting her.

“Don’t you all already have me? We’ve slept in the same bed.” Odalys chuckled softly, teasing them.

The atmosphere in the car instantly became relaxed.

The displeasure in Francis’s heart seemed to have dissipated a lot.

The mood of the group was not affected by what happened tonight. After Stellan drove back to the apartment, he did not go home but spent the night in the guest room.

The apartment Odalys rented originally had four rooms, just enough for each of them.

“Odalys, are you going back tonight?” Freya moved closer and asked Odalys in a low voice.

Before Odalys could speak, her phone vibrated. Freya came closer and saw Percival’s number on the screen.

“You should go back! Don’t make him wait too long.” Seeing this, Freya rubbed her hands together.

“Okay, I’ll go back then! See you at the studio tomorrow,” Odalys said.

Freya immediately ran up to her and opened the door for her. Watching Odalys leave, she whispered, “Percival is a lucky man.’

Freya couldn’t help but laugh out loud as she pictured Percival waiting downstairs.

As Odalys went downstairs, she saw a tall figure standing with his back to her from afar. Percival was standing by a black SUV, talking on his phone.

Hearing her footsteps, Percival turned around and saw her coming out of the apartment.

As she walked toward him, it was as if she had found the light again.

“I understand. Keep an eye on it,” Percival said hoarsely.

He hung up the phone, walked towards her, opened the car door for her, and explained in a deep voice, “Callum has been keeping an eye on the people in the shadows.

“Ever since Edie put a curse worm on you, there have been people lurking in the shadows.

“But after you exposed her and Henry’s affair on the live stream, these people seemed to quiet down! Maybe they have an internal plan against you.

“And the signal for this plan to start is the onset of the curse in your body. They didn’t expect you to be safe and sound. The hospital couldn’t find anything wrong with Edie, but it seemed like the curse had taken effect.

“So those restless people have settled down. It seems that the plan has been canceled. I’ve asked Callum to keep an eye on it.”

Odalys sat in the passenger seat and fastened her seat belt.

“How do you know Edie’s situation was caused by the curse?” Odalys asked in a low voice.

Percival turned around, walked around the front of the car, got into the driver’s seat, started the car, and said, “Orson has been observing the situation at the hospital.

“Orson has already made a list of all the people who have been treated or taken medicine in all the hospitals. He is finding out whether their illnesses are related to the blood poisoning.”

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The blood poison buried in the soil of that village could not only kill people invisibly but also cause cancer silently. Therefore, Percival asked Callum to investigate how many people had cancer, their family backgrounds, whether they had any dealings with the Bennett family, or whether they had any secret connections with Edie.

Odalys said coldly, “It’s not enough to investigate these. The curse worm Edie had is of unknown origin. It doesn’t look like an ordinary one, but one raised with human blood.

“Your uncle has been missing for so long, and there’s been no trace of him. It turns out that he went abroad. Now that something has happened to Edie, we’ll see if he comes back for this.”

Percival’s large hand gripped the steering wheel, his dark eyes staring at the dark night ahead.

“Whether he comes back or not is not up to him. Even if he doesn’t want to come back, I have ways to force him to.” Percival said coldly.

Having great power and influence, Percival surely had his way of handling things.

“Okay. Let’s wait until he comes back.” Odalys leaned back and closed her eyes to rest.

Using her magic tonight had depleted her energy too much, leaving her body somewhat fatigued. Leaning back in the car, she was instantly overwhelmed by tiredness.

Percival watched her slightly tired face, his thin lips pursed, and said nothing more.

He drove the SUV slowly. After returning to the Stewart Villa, she was still asleep.

Percival sat in the car for a long time before turning around and jumping out. He walked around to the passenger seat, opened the door, and reached out to carry her out of the car. Unexpectedly, the moment his hand touched her, his wrist was grasped by her.

Percival groaned.

He realized that her wrist was strong and powerful, as if it were about to crush his wrist in the next second.

The moment Percival groaned, Odalys opened her eyes sharply and met Percival’s deep black eyes. Her heart skipped a beat as her almond eyes collided with Percival’s deep, dark ones.

“I’m sorry, I didn’t know it was you.” Odalys quickly withdrew her hand.”

Looking at Percival’s wrist, which bore the mark of her pinch, Odalys couldn’t help but scratch her head.

Percival looked at her wary look, his black eyes flashed with distress. She was obviously hurt to be so wary when she fell asleep.

“We’re home,” Percival said in a husky voice.

Hearing this, Odalys quickly grabbed her canvas bag and jumped out of the car. The two walked side by side toward the Stewart Villa.

As soon as they walked into the living room, they saw a person sitting on the sofa with his eyes closed.

Upon hearing their footsteps, Evander opened his eyes. Seeing them enter from outside, he hastily tried to stand up, clearly disoriented from sleep, his body swaying slightly. “Grandpa, be careful.” Percival quickly stepped forward to support him.

Odalys also hurried over and noticed the indentation on the sofa where Evander had been sitting, indicating he had been there for a long time.

“Grandpa, it’s so late. Why didn’t you go back to your room to sleep?” Odalys asked with concern.

Supported by Percival, Evander regained his balance. He glanced at them and chuckled softly. “I couldn’t sleep because you two weren’t back yet, so I sat down to read the newspaper for a bit, but I didn’t expect to fall asleep.”

Though he said so, he was actually waiting for their return. Percival and Odalys exchanged glances. Neither of them believed his words, but they chose not to argue with him.

“Let me help you back to your room to rest,” Percival said softly.

The two of them, one on each side, helped Evander upstairs. Evander was clearly in high spirits, enjoying their company.

Evander said domineeringly, “Edie fainted and was rushed to the hospital. After she regained consciousness, Orson called, saying that she was making a fuss at the hospital, demanding to see Odalys. I refused.

“That vicious woman dared to hurt Odalys. We can’t let her get away with this.

“Even though she’s your own mother, if you dare to help her in secret, then I won’t acknowledge you as my grandson.”

He was obviously very satisfied with Odalys as his granddaughter-in-law.

“Don’t worry, Grandpa. I’ve never been on her side. Besides, you and Odalys are my real family. Edie stopped being my family the moment she tried to hurt you,” Percival said sincerely.

He didn’t keep these thoughts to himself.

He believed that only by being honest with each other could they be considered a real family.

If someone kept their thoughts to themselves, then they couldn’t be called sincere.

“That’s good to know.” Evander nodded in satisfaction after hearing his answer.

After they escorted Evander back to his room, Odalys went back to her bedroom. After taking a shower and lying down, she was just about to go to sleep when she saw a message pop in. [Dad might be coming back.]

[Dad might be coming back.]

It came from an unfamiliar number, but Odalys could tell it was from Caspian.

He had also sent a message to remind her before. Odalys felt that he was obviously smarter than the others from the Bennett family. Knowing that the Bennett Group was obviously doomed, he tried to find a way out for himself. Odalys just looked at it but didn’t reply.

She didn’t want to get involved with the Bennett family’s affairs, and she didn’t want to get acquainted with the people from the Bennett family.

They had nothing to do with her, not before, not now.

With that in mind, she deleted the message, plugged in her phone to charge, and fell asleep.

*****

That night, in a VIP ward at the hospital, Edie lay on the bed, constantly struggling and kicking things, her face becoming increasingly ugly, her screams piercing through the ward, echoing continuously in the corridor.

“It hurts so much. Odalys, you bitch. How dare you hurt me?” Edie roared angrily.

With a bang, she fell off the hospital bed and hit her head on the floor.

But even after self-harm, the pain didn’t subside.

Edie gritted her teeth and struggled to crawl out to find a doctor, but not far from the door, Orson stood with his arms crossed, coldly watching the scene.

“Is it really a curse worm? It seems she’s gone mad for daring to use one on Odalys.” Callum was shocked.

If he hadn’t heard it from Orson, he wouldn’t have believed it.

Over the years, Edie became increasingly audacious. She thought that as long as Percival turned a blind eye to her actions, she could do whatever she wanted, and now she was completely out of control.

Little did she know, Percival’s previous indulgence was just to watch her slip up. In fact, he had been watching her all along, seeing through her every move.

From the moment Edie schemed against the Stewart family and helped her maiden family, Percival’s affection for her had vanished.

“Even Henry is involved now. Is there anything she wouldn’t do?” Orson scoffed.

He never expected that Edie would actually have an affair. Although her husband is dead and no one expected her to remain a widow, being with her old friend’s son was too much. Additionally, she and Henry had a big age gap.

“Take a look at this,” Orson said before handing him something.

Callum was confused. He quickly pushed up his glasses, glanced down at the ultrasound picture, his lips moved slightly, and turned to look at Orson with a shocked and astonished expression.

“What’s going on?” Callum thought he had misread it.

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Seeing Callum’s surprised look, Orson took back the ultrasound picture.

He said, “It’s just that Edie is pregnant! A 50-year-old widow is pregnant! It’s probably Henry’s child. I haven’t told Percival about this yet. I’m still thinking about how to tell him.

“After all, Edie treated him badly and even tried to kill him. He had only been married for half a month when his own mother got pregnant. What’s more, the child was conceived through an affair with his wife’s elder brother. How am I supposed to tell him that?” Orson rubbed his nose.

He almost blurted it out during his phone call with Percival just now.

However, he couldn’t allow himself to say it.

Callum also fell silent, feeling that this was too absurd. “It’s really hard to talk about.” Callum nodded slightly. If it were him, he wouldn’t know how to report it.

A slamming door interrupted their conversation. Edie crawled out of the ward with a red bump on her forehead. She was disheveled and no longer looked as noble as she used to be.

“Orson, help me,”Edie shouted at him when she saw him standing not far away.

Orson just stood there quietly, watching her shouting at him. After a while, he lifted his foot and walked forward, stopping a few steps away from her.

He looked down at Edie with his hands in the pockets of his white coat and smiled casually.

Orson said indifferently, “Help you? How? The hospital has done all sorts of tests on you, but they can’t find anything wrong with you! You’re not sick or in pain. Everyone says you’re faking it to gain sympathy from the Stewart family so that you can return to them.

“I don’t know if these guesses are correct. Since the tests didn’t find anything, you are not sick. I’m a doctor, not a god. How can I save you if you’re faking it?”

Callum stood there silently.

He stayed alert. If Edie dared to make another move, he would shoot her.

He might not be able to kill her, but he couldn’t let her have things her way.

“It’s a curse! Odalys put a curse on me. Call Percival quickly! This woman approached him with a purpose! Now that she’s cursed me, she’ll definitely curse him next time!” Edie murmured.

Hearing her call out Percival’s name, Orson’s face instantly darkened.

“Percival is already dead. Don’t you know that? How am I supposed to call him?” Orson said in a deep voice.

Edie, however, acted as if she were going crazy and kept shaking her head. “He can’t be dead. The Stewart family is so powerful. If they let Odalys marry him for good luck, they’ll definitely save him.

“Percival can’t be dead. It must be a fake death. It must be.”

Previously, she also thought that Percival was definitely dead.

Now that she thought about it, she realized that the Stewart family hadn’t held a funeral for him. No one had even seen Percival’s body. After the incident, the Stewart family even cut off contact with her.

These actions seemed like something Percival would do. “Quickly, tell him that Odalys put a curse on me! Odalys wants to harm the entire Stewart family! If he doesn’t let Odalys come to save me, he will regret it!” Edie said through gritted teeth.

After she finished speaking, she felt her chest churning.

A mouthful of blood spurted from her mouth.

After spitting out blood, Edie fell heavily to the ground, constantly muttering, “Odalys, you bitch! I will kill you! I will kill you!”

Orson and Callum stood there, watching her fall to the ground, but they didn’t step forward to help her.

It wasn’t until Edie fainted from the pain that Orson rang the bell. He had the nurses take her inside and lock the ward door, forbidding anyone from entering.

“I just don’t understand. Why does Edie hate Odalys? I think Odalys is a very good person,” Callum said.

He felt like these people were crazy for hating Odalys. Orson walked to the other side of the corridor. He waved his hand and said, “Edie isn’t the only abnormal one. “Look at the Bennett family. Are any of them normal? The whole family dotes on Sophia, who is not even related to them by blood, and forces their biological daughter into a corner.

“If Odalys wasn’t so capable, she would have been driven to death by them, especially when they forced her to marry in Sophia’s place. Fortunately, she married Percival. If she had married another man, she might have been dead by now.” The world was unfair.

For the sake of their own interests, people would not hesitate to sacrifice anyone close to them.

“By the way, Percival asked you to find information about Sophia’s adoption. How is it going?” Orson asked.

Callum’s face darkened.

“I haven’t found anything. It’s like it’s been completely erased. But if she was adopted through normal procedures, there must be some trace, but there’s nothing, as if Sophia was conjured out of thin air, which is very abnormal.” Callum said.

Not only was Sophia abnormal, but he felt that something was wrong with the recent events as well.

“That’s right!” Orson said in a flat voice.

He took off his white coat and pushed open the door to the lounge.

Callum followed behind him and took the glass of wine that Orson handed him. He took a sip.

“My grandpa has been pushing me lately to find time to see if I can meet Odalys. My grandpa is very interested in her medical skills. He said that what she learned was passed down from ancient times,” Orson whispered.

Callum laughed when he heard this.

“Before you meet Odalys, you have to deal with Finnian first,” Callum said with a chuckle.

At the mention of Finnian, Orson’s face couldn’t help but darken.

That night, Finnian and Sophia joined forces and tried to follow him, letting Sophia seduce him. Unexpectedly, the matter was exposed, and the police arrested Finnian. However, his father was worried that this matter would have an impact on the Lark family, so he used his connections to get Finnian out.

Thinking of this, Orson felt a headache coming on.

Orson was puzzled. “The Lark family has treated Finnian well, even spending resources on him so that he can gain a foothold in the entertainment industry. Except for the Lark family inheritance, he can have everything.

“Why does he still want to get involved with the Bennet family?”

The Lark family had given Finnian enough. As an illegitimate, he was able to join the Lark family.

If he hadn’t revealed his thoughts in the phone call before, perhaps his parents wouldn’t have attacked him.

“Who doesn’t want more? If Finnian can kick you out, then he will be the only heir to the Lark family! An actor in the entertainment industry is definitely not as tempting as an heir to the Lark family,” Callum said in a low voice.

Orson was silent and didn’t say anything.

Chapter 317

In the morning, a ray of sunlight streamed in from the window. The wind blew in from the window that had not been closed last night, stirring the warm-colored curtains, which danced in the wind.

Odalys opened her eyes slowly and raised her hand to block the sunlight streaming in from the window.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door.

She quickly got up, trotted to the door, and opened it. “Good morning.” Evander was standing outside. Today, he was wearing a gray suit, exuding an air of elegance. He was obviously dressed up for the occasion, and Odalys didn’t miss the smile in his eyes.

Evander’s face was full of joy.

“Good morning, Grandpa,” Odalys greeted him.

Evander nodded slightly, seeing her in good spirits. “Do you want bacon for breakfast? I will make some for you.” Evander said with a cheerful smile.

His stern face was full of smiles.

Odalys leaned against the door, her delicate face still carrying a smile. She lowered her voice and asked softly,” Grandpa, do you have something to celebrate?”

As she spoke, she saw Dorian coming up with something in his hand.

“Mrs. Stewart, Mr. Stewart didn’t sleep a wink last night! He was up all night thinking about what to make you for breakfast.” Dorian’s voice rang out.

A rare look of embarrassment washed over Evander’s stern face.

He clasped his hands behind his back, straightened his spine, and shot Dorian a stern look. Then, he said to Odalys, “It’s not that serious.”

“Odalys, Clarence said he wanted to come over for some coffee. If you have time, can you join us!” Evander said as he hurried downstairs.

Odalys watched his flustered figure disappear down the stairs, utterly bewildered.

She didn’t understand what Evander was so pleased about, so she could only turn to Dorian.

Dorian stood at her door with a plate of fresh strawberries. “What’s gotten into Evander?” Odalys whispered.

Ever since Dorian had taken the medicine prescribed by Odalys and passed his kidney stones overnight, his admiration for her had reached new heights. This was further amplified by her success in curing the poison within Percival’s body.

When Odalys curiously questioned him, Dorian quickly composed himself and leaned closer.

He said, “Ever since Mr. Stewart moved into Stewart Villa, he’s been bragging about you to all his old friends! They’re all old comrades from the battlefield, many of them big shots in the government.

“There are also some well-known bigwigs in the business. world. After hearing the rumors about you, they were all eager to pay a visit. Mr. Stewart turned them all down, saying you were busy.

“Last night, Mr. Clarence Lark called and pleaded all night before Mr. Stewart finally agreed to let him visit. These strawberries were sent over by the Lark family.

“There are many other fruits downstairs, all freshly picked and delivered. Mr. Stewart asked me to wash some and bring them up to you.” As Dorian spoke, he handed over the plate of fruit.

The aroma of strawberries wafted over, rich and fragrant. “Thank you.” Odalys smiled and took the plate.

Dorian stood there, watching her take the fruit. He rubbed his hands together, looking at her with a hesitant expression, as if he had something to say but couldn’t bring himself to say it.

“Is something the matter, Dorian?” Odalys turned to go back to her room, but then turned back around.

Dorian’s eyes flickered, and he awkwardly looked away.

“Dorian, can you tell me if I will start a romantic relationship soon?” Dorian blurted out, his heart racing.

Odalys was taken aback.

Dorian was clearly approaching sixty. Although he was physically fit, he was past the age of romance.

“You’re destined for love recently, but the woman you like is a liar. Take my advice and don’t contact her. Online dating is fake. The person on the other side may not be a woman, but a big, sweaty man. You can ask Callum to check it for you,” Odalys whispered.

As soon as she finished speaking, Dorian’s mind exploded with a loud bang.

Odalys looked at his absent-minded appearance and said, ” I’ll help you.”

“How can you help me?” Dorian’s voice was hoarse.

He stood there dumbfounded, looking at Odalys.

She walked into the room with a plate of strawberries. Dorian stood outside, afraid to follow her in, but saw her beckoning to him and saying, “Come in.”

Dorian quickly followed behind her.

She handed him the phone and said, “Unlock it and make a video call to him.”

“Well, alright.” Dorian hesitated but did as he was told.

Dorian initiated a video call. The person on the other end obviously wanted to hang up but, for some unknown reason, after Odalys tapped the screen, the call was actually connected.

On the other end of the video, a man with a large belly was wearing only his underpants, his feet propped up on the sofa, picking food out of his teeth with his fingers.

“Damn it, what the hell? Why are you calling me on video?” the man said.

Just as he finished speaking, he saw the phone screen go black. He then shifted his position, reached out and scratched his butt, even bringing his fingers up to his nose to sniff.

“Could it be that the pictures I sent him last night of me in black stockings didn’t tempt him? He still hasn’t sent me the money. He promised me 600 thousand dollars!” As he spoke, the man stood up from the sofa, pulled at his underpants, and adjusted his position.

He paced back and forth in the messy room, then pulled out a pair of women’s panties and put them on. He picked up his phone and started taking selfies.

Several seconds later, Dorian’s phone vibrated.

He saw that the other party had sent several sexy leg photos that even included the raised buttocks. This man was obviously very good at this.

Dorian’s eyes instantly turned red. He was fuming.

He never dreamed that his online dating partner was actually a man.

The two had agreed to meet today. He had even prepared 600 thousand dollars in cash in a bag, ready to give her today.

He didn’t expect the other party to be a disgusting man. “Damn it. Why didn’t he reply to me after seeing the photos?” The man was furious.

He stared at the screen for a while, then pressed the voice button and said to the voice changer, “Honey, I miss you, don’t you think my panties are sexy? I want to show them to you when I see you today.”

Dorian stood there, feeling like he was about to vomit blood. For the first time in his life, he felt a stain on his character.

After the man finished speaking, there was still no response.

At this moment, two burly men walked in from outside, drinking beer and saying, “Did you make an appointment with him? I’m ready to jump him. After you book a hotel room, send him the room number.

“After that old pervert enters the room, you drug him! Then I’ Il bring in a woman, and you take the opportunity to call the police.

“Remember to tell him to bring 600 thousand dollars in cash. When the time comes, you throw the cash down from upstairs, and I’ll catch it downstairs,” the man laid out his plan.

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Dorian stood there while staring at the screen.

“Bro, why are you having a video call?” At this time, the man saw the phone that had been thrown aside light up.

Seeing this, the burly man strode forward.

When he saw the video call pop up on the screen, his face changed drastically, and he said, “Damn it, I didn’t answer the video call. Didn’t I hang up?”

His face was ashen as he stared at the still-connected video call on the screen.

Discovering the screen on the other side had gone black, the burly man immediately hung up the video call and quickly sent a message. [Baby, my brother came over just now. He was the guy who was only wearing underwear. Don’t mind him.]

Dorian’s hand holding the phone instantly dropped.

A cough came from behind him at this moment.

Dorian and Odalys turned their heads sharply to see Percival, Evander, Orson, Callum, and another old man in a black suit, all standing there in unison.

They looked at Dorian with complicated expressions, their eyes full of sympathy.

“Mr. Stewart, I still have food cooking on the stove. I’ll go downstairs and check on it.” Dorian practically fled.

He ran away while clutching his phone.

The room fell silent as they stood there, their expressions slightly unnatural.

“Sorry for coming in without your permission! Clarence just arrived and was eager to come up and say hello to you. We didn’t expect your door to be unlocked, so we came in.” Percival explained in his deep, magnetic voice.

Obviously, he had witnessed the entire scene and was also shocked.

The smile on Evander’s face couldn’t be contained. He let out a hearty laugh, turned sideways, and said, “Come here, Odalys! Let me introduce you. This is Clarence Lark, Orson’ s grandfather and the current head of the Lark Group.” Clarence stood there in a black suit. With his smooth skin, it was not hard to tell that he was a gentle and refined man. Standing next to Evander, he appeared even more refined. Evander, on the other hand, was a veteran who exuded a powerful aura that was unique to soldiers.

“Hello, Mr. Lark,” Odalys greeted him quickly.

Clarence stood there, his sharp black eyes sizing up Odalys, a hint of amazement flashing through his eyes.

“This girl is really beautiful, her looks and complexion are excellent! I didn’t expect the Stewart family to have such good luck to meet this girl,” Clarence nodded repeatedly.

He was from a family of medicine. He didn’t need to check on Odalys to know how healthy she was.

Odalys’s face and eyes were constantly showing a state of health, something that many women nowadays don’t have. “That’s right! I arranged this marriage for Percival back then. Who could have better taste than me?” Evander said with some pride.

Clarence instantly felt as if he had been mocked.

He liked Odalys very much.

“Girl, what just happened? How come Dorian’s online dating partner suddenly answered the video call?” Clarence couldn’t restrain his curiosity.

They had just witnessed the whole thing.

It was impossible that a scammer would answer a video call, especially if the other party was a rough-looking man. “It’s simple. I used my consciousness to confuse the other party through the phone. He wanted to hang up just now, but was influenced by my consciousness and answered the video call. He thought he had hung up, so he revealed his true thoughts.” Odalys said calmly.

Clarence gasped as he listened.

“Just through consciousness, you can control other people through the phone?” Clarence was a little shocked. He had never heard of such a thing.

“Yes, but this method consumes a lot of energy, so I don’t usually do this kind of thing. I just didn’t want Dorian to be cheated, so I resorted to this.” Odalys explained in a low voice.

Clarence listened while excitedly rubbing his hands together.

Even though he was seventy years old now, he was acting like a young boy.

“Do you think it is too late for me to learn this now? Do you take apprentices? Magic or traditional medicine, you can teach me either.” Clarence whispered.

He originally came for traditional medicine.

After witnessing her manipulating things from a distance, he also wanted to learn this from Odalys.

“She’s my granddaughter-in-law. If she’s going to teach anyone, it’ll be me first. Now come downstairs with me,” Evander said before forcibly putting his arm around

Clarence’s shoulders and dragging him out.

Orson and Callum stood there, meeting Percival’s dark eyes, both touching their noses.

“Then we’ll go downstairs,” Orson said.

Callum nodded slightly, and the two walked outside by side.

Percival strode forward and closed her door.

“Is there something wrong with that person?” Percival asked in a low, husky voice.

Although he hadn’t known Odalys for long, he knew that Odalys had her own way of doing things and wasn’t the type to manipulate others with her thoughts.

Odalys was a little surprised that Percival had guessed it.

She stood by the window, enjoying the breeze, and said, ” Someone must have deliberately approached Dorian.

Dorian is a composed person.

“But I just smelled something on him. I guess when he went out, someone tampered with him, causing his mind to be influenced and making him suddenly love-struck, forcing him to fall in love.

“Otherwise, with Dorian’s character, how could he casually fall in love with someone online?”

The moment Dorian brought the fruit upstairs, she knew something was wrong.

“Indeed, he has been acting strangely these past few days. It seems someone has dared to reach into the Stewart Villa.” Percival’s voice was as cold as ice.

A chill flashed through Percival’s deep, dark eyes.

The Stewart family had always protected their own, whether family or subordinates. He would not allow anyone to use any excuse to hurt them.

“It feels a bit like Oliver’s style. He went to the Tillery Villa the night before last but found nothing. The Tillery family didn’t fall for his tricks. He must be anxious,” Odalys said.

She had a keen sense of smell and could easily pick up on the scent of others and accurately identify who it belonged to.

This was something she was born with.

“Oliver? It seems he’s getting impatient. He’s been trying to get close to the Bennett family lately, but they’re in such a state of panic that no one is paying him any attention. So, he’s set his sights on the people at the Stewart Villa,” Percival said in a low voice.

Odalys walked towards the bathroom, brushing her teeth and washing her face. She said, “But don’t make a move yet. It’s best to let him get desperate.

“Don’t forget, we still don’t know where the curse worm Edic came from.

“Oliver is now targeting Dorian, trying to manipulate him into falling in love so he can get information about you! Isn’t this the same as how the Bennett family used Eddie to get information about you?”

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Odalys felt refreshed after washing up and walked over. She opened the wardrobe, glanced at the clothes hanging inside, chose a pair of high-waisted jeans and a black tight T-shirt, and casually tied her hair into a high ponytail. She was already tall and slender, and with this figure-flattering outfit, her youthful aura practically overflowed. Percival wore slacks and a black shirt, a simple outfit that inexplicably matched hers. From afar, they looked like they were wearing matching outfits, but unfortunately, she didn’t notice this.

“I’ll handle this. Clarence came over just to meet you. Don’t feel burdened! If you don’t have time, just say hello to him, and I’ll take care of the rest,” Percival said in a deep voice. He didn’t want her to be bound by those so-called rules and regulations.

“I know. I have to go to the company later,” Odalys said. She lowered her head and picked up her phone, which was charging on the side. It was only 7.20 in the morning. Chatting, the two walked side by side downstairs.

Evander and the others were sitting on the sofa, obviously discussing what had just happened. Hearing the footsteps, they subconsciously looked up towards the stairs.

“Odalys is here. Dorian, you may serve dinner,” Evander called out to the kitchen.

Dorian responded, and the servants immediately brought a sumptuous breakfast to the table. Orson and Clarence obviously hadn’t had breakfast yet, so they came to the table as well.

The table was filled with a scrumptious breakfast.

“Come on, Odalys. Have some of this.” Clarence immediately picked up food for her.

Evander refused to be outdone and quickly filled half a bowl of oatmeal for her and said, “Odalys, have some oatmeal to warm your stomach.”

“Have some bacon,” Percival said in a deep voice.

The three of them took turns picking up food for her. Orson and Callum looked at each other and ate in silence.

“Thank you!” Odalys fell speechless.

Looking at the plate full of dishes they had brought her, she had mixed feelings. In the past, she didn’t have this kind of treatment when she was with the Bennett family.

These affections seemed to have come from the dramatic change after her time travel.

Even before Percival knew her true capabilities, he treated her with the respect she deserved. Even the servants of the Stewart family wouldn’t dare to slight her in the slightest. “Eat up!” Clarence urged, his eyes practically glowing as he looked at her.

His gaze was laced with admiration.

Evander observed, his heart filled with a mix of emotions.

He was having second thoughts about agreeing to let them come. If they hadn’t come, it would have just been him, Percival, and Odalys at the dinner table today..

“By the way, Odalys, is your mentor a traditional medicine practitioner? The medical techniques you taught Orson previously…they saved the life of that retired high-ranking official…” Clarence quickly changed the subject.

Odalys had a pleasant personality and spoke clearly and patiently, answering all of his questions.

She even brought up other topics related to the medical field. Clarence listened attentively. Despite being her elder, he didn’t put on any airs.

As he listened to her speak, he had a feeling that his own medical skills paled in comparison to hers.

He said, “Excellent! It seems traditional medicine has a bright future ahead! The knowledge passed down by our ancestors must not be lost. I was worried when I discovered that many in our country no longer understand traditional medicine. I feared we were finished. Now, I’m very pleased.”

Clarence turned to Orson. “Orson, from now on, the doors of the Lark family will always be open to her.

“No matter what problems she encounters in the future, as long as Odalys asks for help, the Lark family will do everything in our power to help her! I’m afraid that in the whole world, no one knows about traditional medicine better than her. It’s a pity that I am old and lack energy. Otherwise, I would like to learn from her.”

Clarence’s words shocked Evander.

Clarence had always been arrogant and rarely praised others, but he humbled himself in front of Odalys.

It was conceivable that Odalys’s medical skills might be unfathomable.

Medicine skills had nothing to do with age. Sometimes, talent was all it took.

This was the ultimate difference between people.

“Grandpa, I got it,” Orson whispered.

After breakfast, Clarence reluctantly watched Odalys leave.

Looking at her driving away, he kept rubbing his fists and said, “The Stewart family is so lucky to have her. This girl’s ability is definitely better than I imagined.

“The Bennett family was blind to abandon such a capable girl. If they hadn’t abandoned her and had instead welcomed her home without prejudice, perhaps the Bennett Group would have surpassed the Lark family by now.”

Evander stood there, smiling but saying nothing.

In fact, he was secretly overjoyed.

After all, Odalys was his granddaughter-in-law. She was the girl he had carefully chosen, and seeing her being praised made him feel like the entire Stewart family was bathed in her glory.

“Grandpa.” Percival stood with his hands clasped behind his back.

After a long silence, he repeated what Odalys had just said in the room.

“Oliver?” Evander’s face instantly darkened.

He hadn’t expected Oliver to have designs on the Stewart family.

Percival said, “We’ll wait and see. Have Dorian string that man along, and have him leak some information we want the other party to know.

“I’m not sure if Edie knows Oliver. Callum has been investigating these past few days, but he hasn’t found any private contact between Edie and anyone.”

Evander frowned slightly, a flicker of surprise crossing his stern face.

“To be able to erase it so cleanly means they came prepared. Is Edie still in the hospital?” Evander asked Orson nodded quickly and said, “Yes, she’s still in the hospital. I’ve had people put her under house arrest. She won’t be able to contact anyone or leave the hospital for the time being.”

As Orson spoke, his eyes met Callum’s.

“There’s another thing that I think you may want to know,” Orson said.

He took out the ultrasound image and handed it over. The moment the content was revealed, everyone gasped.

“She’s pregnant?” Evander was stunned, his sharp eyes carrying a hint of bewilderment.

Clearly, he was completely dumbfounded.

His son had passed away many years ago, and his widowed daughter-in-law had been exposed for cheating last night. Now, she was found to be pregnant. Evander felt like the Stewart Villa had been deeply ashamed by this news.

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Orson took the ultrasound report and scanned it.

“It’s only been a month. I heard her relationship with Henry is quite complicated. If she’s really carrying his child, then this affects the relationship between the Stewart family and the Bennett family,” Orson said.

The Lark family and the Stewart family were old friends, so he dared to say such a thing.

Otherwise, people would consider him mocking the Stewart family by saying this.

“Does she know?” Evander asked.

Orson shook his head and said, “She shouldn’t know. I’ve instructed the hospital staff not to tell her for now. Plus, she’s currently tortured by the curse worm every day.

“She may not even be able to save herself, let alone the baby,” Orson said.

After hearing this, the others remained silent.

Callum, who had been silent, finally spoke up. “Since the news of the Stewart family’s troubles spread, everyone in the circle has distanced themselves from her.

“I’ve been keeping an eye on her, and I haven’t seen her contact any suspicious individuals. I’m not sure if it’s a diversion tactic.” Callum added.

Percival took the ultrasound report with a complicated look in his eyes.

He stared at the words, his heart heavy.

His mother, who had been a widow for many years, was unexpectedly pregnant, and the child might be Henry’s.

Odalys had married him to bring good luck, and Henry was her older brother. His mother having an affair with his wife’s brother was already shocking enough, but he didn’t expect that they would end up having a kid.

“You two go ahead,” Percival said hoarsely.

He took the ultrasound report and walked upstairs. He pushed open the door to his study and closed it behind him. Standing by the window, he was lost in thought.

He was clutching the ultrasound report tightly in his hand this whole time

Percival muttered, “You are pregnant with Henry’s child? You have been trying to kill me, but you are pregnant with another man’s child. All these years, you have been informing the Bennett family about my illness.

“The Bennett family wants me dead! And you are getting closer and closer to them, even stooping to having an affair with Henry. Do you want the Bennett family to swallow up the Stewart family, or do you have other plans?”

Percival fell silent. He wondered if someone was trying to have the Bennet family act incompetently in order to confuse everyone.

He stood rooted to the spot, lost in thought, unable to snap out of it.

*****

At 8.30 in the morning, Odalys arrived at Magic Entertainment.

Two cars were parked outside, and the company’s main entrance was open. There were flowers around it. The flowers were still fresh, clearly just bought and placed. “Freya?” Odalys asked, walking in with her car keys in hand.

She saw Freya wiping the table with a cloth while Selah was making coffee.

“Odalys, you’re here?” Freya rushed over as soon as she heard her voice.

Selah poured her a cup of coffee and said with a soft laugh, “Good morning, Odalys.”

“Why are you here so early?” Odalys asked softly.

Just as she finished speaking, footsteps could be heard outside the door. A group of girls stood there, not daring to enter. When they saw Odalys turn around, they blushed.

The girl at the front said, “Odalys! We’re all your fans. We heard about what happened on your livestream last night, and we were worried that some haters might come and harass you, so we’ve been guarding outside.

“Don’t worry, we won’t disturb you. Look! We’re all under the tree, not getting any closer.”

Odalys followed her gaze and saw a large crowd of people standing under a tree in the distance.

These fans were all watching from afar, not daring to approach. They weren’t crowding around her excitedly. “It’s such a hot day. You should all go about your own business. Don’t worry about me. I can handle my own affairs,” Odalys said softly.

She had no idea she had such a loyal fan base.

“We’re not busy! This morning, a group of people crowded here, trying to get tickets from you when you opened the door. We persuaded them to leave, and they are waiting outside now. They will come back when you say so,” she said excitedly.

Odalys was even more shocked.

She thought that there was no one outside Magic Entertainment because the business was doing poorly, but it turned out that the fans had cleaned it up for her.

“Odalys, I want my fortune told.” Not far away, a middle-aged man covered in dust stood with red eyes. His clothes were tattered, and he stood there not daring to approach.

Apparently, he had been warned by fans and was worried that coming over would disturb her.

“What do you want?” Odalys asked.

The middle-aged man stood there, not expecting her to be so straightforward. He was a little taken aback, his hand subconsciously clutching his collar.

“I want to ask if I can still have children in this life?” the man’s voice choked as he said.

His words startled the fans.

It was rare for a man to come and ask about offspring.

Looking at the embarrassed look of the man, Odalys stepped forward, stood in front of him, and looked at him. His eyes flickered and he didn’t dare to look at her.

“Look up at me.” Odalys said in a low voice.

The man was startled and looked up subconsciously as if her words were divine orders.

The moment he looked up, Odalys smiled sarcastically and said, “Isn’t it enough to strangle so many children to death with your own hands?”

“No, I didn’t.” Keylor was startled and backed away in fear. But Odalys stepped forward, forcing him to back away again and again.

She said, “Your family is poor, and your wife goes out to work to subsidize the family, but you spend her money lavishly. Every time your wife was pregnant, you beat her up because you thought she was cheating on you, which caused her to almost miscarry several times.

“After the child was born prematurely, you held a grudge. and thought that the child was not yours. So you strangled the child to death in front of her.

“Now she wants to escape, you broke her leg and tied her at home. She hasn’t been pregnant for half a year. You got her pregnant, and she doesn’t want to give birth to you, so you beat and kicked her even more. Am I right?”

Her voice was clear and loud, and everyone present heard it. Everyone was shocked.

Originally, seeing this middle-aged man in ragged clothes, people thought he was living a difficult life. They didn’t expect him to be a violent man who abused his wife.

Not only did he spend his wife’s money, but he also committed domestic violence.

No one could tolerate this.

“No, I didn’t, you’re talking nonsense! Odalys, you are a liar. None of you women is good,” the man roared in a broken voice.

He almost lost control and wanted to rush forward.

Francis and Stellan immediately rushed over and pressed him down from both sides, but the man still struggled constantly, trying to rush forward and hit Odalys.

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