Chapter 88 Horror-Themed Bar

 

Amber asked Jonathan, “What’s going on?” Her own flashlight illuminated the female ghost before them, but she remained admirably calm.

 

The female ghost shot them a hostile and spiteful glare that could send chills up one’s spine. Amber would have been petrified had she not become emotionally numbed toward paranormal occurrences. Jonathan replied, “Let’s talk inside.” He led the way deeper into the place, even greeting the ghost with a friendly wave.

Surprisingly, the ghost returned his gesture.

The three of them entered the warehouse.

 

Then, the female ghost peeled off the intricate mask she had been wearing, revealing her true identity.

 

“Polly?” Amber recognized the famous businesswoman. Oh my goodness! The ghost was Polly all along! I was just wondering why she didn’t show up today.

Polly smiled sheepishly and explained, “That rascal Jonathan forced me to help out.”

 

Amber returned her smile. “Thank God you’re here today, Polly. Someone might’ve seen through our plan if not for your appearance. How embarrassing that would be!” She paused before addressing Jonathan, “Had you been expecting trouble?”

“I’m not Gabriel, and I can hardly see into the future. I just thought it was prudent to prepare for the worst,” Jonathan replied.

Amber’s esteem for Jonathan grew. He may look unreliable, but he’s a meticulous planner.

 

Afterward, Jonathan said to Polly, “We can’t go out like this, Polly. We need to make this place look like it’s been through massive destruction. Amber, you should fire a few shots. If the media asks, we’ll say that this place isn’t haunted. The magnetic field around here has been quite chaotic, and it’s been causing hallucinations. As for the mess, we’ll leave it up to the public’s speculation. In any case, we’ve cracked the mystery here.”

Polly acknowledged his instructions with a nod. She grinned and replied, “You never know, but your horror-themed bar may well become the most famous bar in the country. You’ll be raking in a lot of money! I guess I made the right decision to invest in this place.”

Chuckling, Jonathan responded, “That’s a given! Would I introduce my investors to losing ventures?”

After the three of them finalized their game plan, Jonathan and Polly began to wreck the place.

They stomped their feet on the ground, producing rifts in the ground as tall as a human. Cracks snaked across the ground at an alarming rate.

Meanwhile, Amber fired her gun haphazardly in all directions, using up all her bullets.

The commotion convinced the reporters camped outside the bar that an intense battle was happening inside the establishment.

The gun shots did not seem to end. Reporters and police officers surrounding the bar broke out in a cold sweat.

half an hour later, the roller shutters opened, revealing Jonathan

 

looking as though they had rolled across the floor.

the minute he

 

responsibility! Do I have to do the interview alone now? She wished she

surged forward to interview

may go in and see for yourselves. Can we leave the details for another day? My master and I are

reporters back, allowing Polly

the reporters squeezed into Golden

the public, however, were not allowed

of theories about

dominated the headlines of every newspaper the next day. The incident was

digital media reported heavily on the degree of destruction and depth of the cracks on the floor of the bar. The damage appeared manmade. Footprints around the cracks

Golden Years spread

the incident. They pointed out the

the bar made the rounds. All evidence pointed

an interview three days after

repeated everything Jonathan had said. In other words, she firmly denied the existence of ghosts in

speculation surrounding the incident continued. However, like every other sensational incident, it was bound to lose steam and become water cooler gossip in time. Perhaps several versions

promptly became the new owner of Golden Years after Dilbert had transferred ownership of the bar to him. The

haunting, Jonathan locked himself in his room and got to work. Jennifer visited him the next day with breakfast. Jonathan happened to be scribbling and

he had been busy working on Golden Years. She was incredibly touched that he was doing all of this for

incident, Jonathan finally completed the draft for his plans. He summoned Polly, Jessica, Yasmin, Jennifer, and Amber for a meeting. They met

that he had decided to go for a horror-themed bar.

brightly lit room at the

Golden Years incident for days. They called Jonathan persistently. He claimed that he had been too busy, but he promised to

day had arrived. Before Jonathan could say a thing, Jessica blurted, “Darn it, Jonathan. What the heck happened? I’ve heard about Golden Years’ alleged

the truth. She had been to Golden Years several times, but she had never dared to stray past its entrance. She was well acquainted with the unspeakable horrors within the bar. Jonathan’s

what really happened were

spirit. He talked about the Crimson Onyx Sect, including how he and Amber had gotten rid of Felicia’s

left out his discovery of the Great Tribulation and his identity as the Chosen One. Jonathan

enough to go down in the legend books. The harrowing parts

some things from them. She kept her suspicions to herself. She decided to interrogate Jonathan

days, I’ve drawn up a proposal. Here are copies for everyone. Let me know if you think it’s feasible.” He

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