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.

put the coop far from Stefan’s window,” Richard was saying “If they scare him again, I really

care of

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

But the

since it ate that blood ginseng leaf, the little fox had become frighteningly clever. It understood words now, and it could

it would get scolded. Maybe even punished, like last time when it stole that ginseng.

“heroically” jumped in to protect its human

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In fact, they’d probably reward it.

a perfect

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little fox darted from room to room, hunting for clues to figure

Jeremy and Yvonne

sprig imbued with spiritual energy and looked at him with full trust and admiration. “You got

up. “Relax. Easy

create

branches were clipped at random. The vase, chosen by

was once ten thousand–dollar materials, now looked like something

the finished product proudly.

for a beat, then nearly passed out. “It’s…

hurting his feelings, she scrambled to explain, I mean,

throat. In the end, she couldn’t lie. Face crumpling, voice soft and hesitant, she

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

was horrified. They were supposed

her pride. How could she give someone such a mess? Put

No. Absolutely not.

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

Jeremy refused flat–out.

her. “Stefan’s not the kind of guy who cares about appearances. He’d definitely prefer something we made ourselves over some perfect, soulless arrangement by

gaped at

up with one hand, the flower arrangement in the other, and started walking toward

knew Stefan had trouble sleeping, so he specially

moved!

way, they

visible displeasure. After a long pause, he called out, “Jeremy. Why are you carrying trash–and

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