Eight Uncles' Beloved Treasure (Lily)

Chapter 48 Save Ivan

The boy was wheeled out of the operating theater.

His black lips and sunken cheeks took the youth out of the seven-year-old child.

Melody choked with sobs. “Ivan, Mommy is taking you home.”

If he could not be saved, so be it. The little man had tubes sticking out all over his body and lay alone on the operating table.

It was hard enough for the boy.

With the car driving off, Colton turned a corner and made his way toward the Crawfords’ family home.

Melody held Ivan in anguish without paying attention to where the car was going.

A phone call came in, and Colton tapped the button to accept. Karen’s exasperated voice came from the other end of the line.

“Where are you taking Ivan, Colt?”

Colton answered in a flat tone, “The doctor said that they can’t help Ivan, so I’m taking him to the Crawfords.”

He informed his mother about what Lilly said to him yesterday.

Karen was Ivan’s grandmother and a rather superstitious old lady.

She was on the extreme end when it came to superstition as she could only dine at an auspicious time.

Nevertheless, Colton’s reply only infuriated her further. “What’s the point of seeking help from a little girl? What does she know? I found a practitioner, so come back now with Ivan/”

Colton scowled. Karen had sought many practitioners, but these people were later revealed to be shams.

He answered, “That won’t be necessary.”

Melody did not mean to eavesdrop, but Karen’s loud voice could be heard from the phone.

“What do you mean it won’t be necessary? I’m telling you to come home now! I have Master Sullivan here. Do you know who Master Sullivan is? He’s not someone who can easily be invited. Master Sullivan has reached the pinnacle of spiritualism. Do you get it? You rather believe a little girl than a true practitioner.”

Colton faintly responded, “I’m hanging up.”

He then terminated the call.

Holding Ivan tightly in her arms, Melody asked, “Are we going to see Lilly?”

She had heard about the young heiress’ union with the Crawfords.

Colton queried, “Do you trust the girl?”

If Melody gave a negative answer… Colton would turn the car around and take Ivan home.

To his surprise, Melody firmly replied, “I trust her.”

This was because the girl carried the boy back.

come to her before Ivan’s

…

Karen was fuming after

you… come with me to the

the old lady sat a practitioner with brows longer than his beard. He had his eyes closed for

with the mortal world. I have

It’s all my ungrateful son’s fault. I can’t believe he’s going to see a

anxiously and helplessly relayed what Colton said before bringing up restoring

I’ll go with you and check

Sullivan’s change of heart,

…

breakfast, Lilly

think the boy will be

morning. The ghost in the dream simply stared at

a ghost if he died. For all she knew, he would come into her dreams every night to

scribbling something in a notebook. He offhandedly

you interested to find out? I can teach you to

taught you yesterday? The five practices of spiritualism –

replied, “I

gave her

snoozing away before he was even

the stars and signs to deduce

time to impart the basics to Lilly, and Lilly listened intently. There was no telling whether

try and

Lilly immediately looked around.

Fortune-telling… Pendulum…

got these two things

eyes lighting up, she ran to the artificial pond and

“Ha!”

hurled the tortoise

and rolled around upside

poor tortoise

a loss for

item could be used for the art of divination, but nothing was said about using a

What was she doing?

kneeled before the tortoise.

was speechless. “What do

isn’t dead, and

too… Oh, the poor boy!

on all fours and got to the tortoise’s

neck

“Ah! There will be a

Pablo had no words.

hell? Was that supposed to be an unexpected twist to

the math before shooting Lilly with a look

seemed to