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.

her before Ivan’s health took

…

fuming after

with me to

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

don’t usually interfere with the mortal world. I have already made an

devoutly nodded her head. “Yes, I understand. It’s all my ungrateful son’s fault.

helplessly relayed what Colton said before bringing up restoring Master Sullivan’s shrine and doing

said, “Fine. It was fate that brought us together. I’ll go with

Master Sullivan’s change of heart, Karen brought him to the Crawfords’

…

Lilly looked out

do you think the boy

off the dream she had this morning. The ghost in

might really become a ghost if he died. For all she knew, he would come into her dreams every

sat cross-legged in a corner, scribbling something

to find out? I

five practices of spiritualism – Cultivation,

“I do… I

gave her a skeptical

was even done talking

is all about reading the stars and signs to deduce a person’s

took his time to impart the basics to Lilly, and Lilly listened

and look into Ivan’s

Lilly immediately looked around.

Fortune-telling… Pendulum…

little girl got these

up, she ran to the artificial pond and fished

“Ha!”

tortoise

tumbled and rolled around upside down

tortoise was

a

of divination, but nothing was said about

What was she doing?

serious, Lilly kneeled before the

was speechless. “What do

responded, “The boy isn’t dead, and he’s

the poor boy! He might not

all fours and

struggle, the tortoise craned its neck

exclaimed, “Ah! There will be a turn of

Pablo had no words.

Was that supposed to be an unexpected twist to the

the math before shooting

seemed to be the