Eight Uncles' Beloved Treasure (Lily)

Bettany’s vision was still blurry, and she had a lingering feeling that something had flown over, but she could not see it.

She looked suspiciously at the frying pan in Josh’s hand, thinking that the flickering black shadow might have been caused by the pan.

“Why did you bring a frying pan here?” Bettany asked, puzzled.

Josh’s eyes widened as he stared at the head floating behind his grandmother. The head, still recovering from the beating, floated up from behind Bettany and fixed its gaze on Josh.

Josh felt a chill run down his spine from being stared at by the head.

Bettany turned around to see what Josh was looking at and asked again, “What are you looking at? I’m asking you something! Why do you have a pan…”

Josh panicked and blurted out a nonsense excuse, “I… I was going to fry an egg for Grandpa.”

Hugh and Bettany exchanged bewildered glances, while Drake remained silent and frowned.

Hugh, maintaining his serious expression, spoke firmly, “You don’t need to fry anything. Go home immediately.”

The two brothers obediently turned to leave. As they walked out, they overheard other family members of patients passing by, expressing admiration for their filial behavior.

“These brothers are so young, yet they’re quite devoted to their grandparents…”

“That’s right. Unlike my ungrateful son, I’ve been in the hospital for so long, but he rarely visits. He just pops in for a short while and then leaves.”

As the two brothers approached the elevator, Josh kept glancing over his shoulder.

Drake noticed his behavior and asked, “What’s wrong?”

Josh exclaimed in horror, “It’s following me!”

human head floated near the elevator doors, fixated on them as they closed. As soon

This head is terrifying!

Despite staring at it

a dismembered head in the hospital?” he wondered aloud. “And it’s still dripping with

logically.

listened to his brother’s muttering, feeling increasingly uneasy. Even inside the

“Ding…”

first floor, and

swiftly stepped out, picking

were making their way out, Josh abruptly halted and grabbed onto Drake’s arm,

it?”

hard. “It’s following me again…” he

head, Josh hurriedly made his way out

the weather appeared sunny, but a sense of cloudiness hung

and Drake, feeling a sense of urgency, quickened his pace as well, their feet carrying

to find the bus approaching just in time. Josh rushed toward it,

do you still care about your image at a time like

unsettling presence of the head. The bus driver, noticing the

the driver adjusted the air conditioner to cool them

became chilly. He glanced ahead and saw

any longer. His voice trembled as he angrily questioned, “Why

moment, a young girl seated in front of him turned around, her eyes betraying a hint of panic.

girl who had sent him a love letter before, looked at her curiously. She was

greeted Drake in a soft voice, “Hi, Drake. It’s me… I’m in the class next to

who had written a