Chapter 264

Chapter 264

Suddenly, Yvonne didn’t think Stefan was so scary anymore.

Stefan was afraid of chickens. She wasn’t. That meant her courage i

was bigger than his.

Yvonne thought this through carefully in her little head and found it made perfect sense.

“Stefan is so pitiful,” she murmured sympathetically, then added a suggestion: “We should ask Grandpa to send the chickens up to the mountam.

No way she’d let chickens bully Stefan.

Jeremy imagined the scene–two live chickens tossed into Tiger Mountain, instantly torn to shreds by the creatures that lived there. He winced. That won’t work,” he said, a little awkwardly. “They’ll just end up as snacks.

“Oh… okay,” Yvonne didn’t press

At her feet, the little white fox was circling her anxiously, pawing at her legs and letting out soft whimpers as if it were one second away from breaking into human speech.

It wanted food

Specifically, it wanted those chickens.

It had been dreaming about them for days. And these weren’t just regular chickens–they were brimming with spiritual energy. Extra delicious.

But no one understood what it meant. Jeremy, completely missing the signals, scooped Yvonne up and gave the fox a warning glare. “If you want to go out and play, go by yourself. Stop pawing at Yvonne”

The little fox stared at him for three whole seconds, then turned and dashed off.

Fine. It would go alone. If they weren’t going to help, it would take matters into its own paws.

In the courtyard, the coop was still under construction. For now, the chickens were wandering freely, totally oblivious to

their fate.

Every time someone walked past, they shrieked like alarm bells–loud, sharp, obnoxious.

The little fox, much smarter now than when it first arrived at the Holmes family, spotted Richard nearby and quietly crouched at his side to eavesdrop.

far from Stefan’s window,” Richard was saying

care of it right

the man left, Richard turned and caught a flash of white

fox But the figure disappeared without

of it. Ever since it ate that blood ginseng leaf, the little fox had become

scolded. Maybe even punished, like last time when

stared someone, and then it “heroically” jumped in

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it. In fact, they’d probably reward it.

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little fox darted from room to room, hunting for clues to figure out exactly which one of these humans was

Yvonne

at him with full trust and admiration. “You got this. The rest is up to

even look up.

create a floral disaster.

branches were clipped

materials, now looked

finished product

beat, then nearly passed out. “It’s…

she scrambled to explain, I mean, maybe if you look at it for a long

caught in her throat. In the end, she couldn’t lie. Face crumpling, voice soft and hesitant, she whispered, “It’s still…

heart cracked audibly. Still, he stared at the vase in

They were supposed to

been young, but she had her pride. How could she give someone such a mess? Put herself in Stefan’s

No. Absolutely not.

sincerity and desperation. “Let’s ask someone else for help. Everyone would

refused flat–out.

who cares about appearances. He’d definitely prefer something we made ourselves over some perfect, soulless arrangement by someone

at him.

unshakable. He picked her up with one hand, the flower arrangement in

thoughtful–he knew Stefan had trouble sleeping, so he specially prepared lavender.

moved!

way, they ran into

displeasure. After a long pause, he called out, “Jeremy.

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