Chapter 197

Yancy’s expression and tone were a bizarre mix of a fifty-year-old woman and a nine-year-old girl. Despite her mature demeanor, her voice betrayed the innocence of a child.

The abrupt end to the call left Yancy reaching out, her pale hands grasping for the phone. “Diego, my son…” Her pleas echoed in the room.

Yancy’s struggles proved futile as she was held tightly by her grandmother. Though Melinda wasn’t the strongest, she possessed more strength than the young girl.

With the call abruptly severed, there was no need to fret about Yancy’s screams.

The room fell into stunned silence, with everyone, especially Oliver and his mother, Calista, taken aback by Yancy’s perplexing condition.

Oliver had encountered his fair share of peculiar occurrences, but Yancy’s situation still caught him off guard.

While Frederick and Lillian had grown accustomed to Yancy’s bouts of “spouting nonsense,” they had never actually dialed the number of her supposed “son” before.

Yancy was their flesh-and-blood daughter; there was no way she could be someone named “Gianna,” as she claimed.

The couple had disregarded Yancy’s ramblings, attributing them to her mind. being affected by a severe fever.

Calista’s insistence on calling Yancy’s supposed son left them bewildered and anxious. Frederick even entertained the thought that his daughter might be. “possessed by a ghost”!

Yancy’s struggles in Melinda’s embrace reached a hysterical peak as she declared. her intent to call the police, find her son, and return to her hometown…

Calista was visibly flustered, her earlier suspicion that her brother was concocting an excuse to ask for money now cast aside.

I’ll provide it.

his head. “Calista, it’s not about where to go for treatment. We’ve been to several big hospitals, but they couldn’t do anything unless we take her to a psychiatric hospital. Unfortunately, Lillian finds it emotionally

Yancy tightly and then looked up at Frederick. “Frederick, I know a priest with strong magical powers. He once helped a neighbor

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encountered such a situation

that something’s off with Yancy. Hurry up, make that call. Don’t worry about the money; I’ve got

might be some kind of sneaky possession by an evil spirit.

daughter in distress, Lillian quickly filled half a cup with hot water and

was, in fact, very feeble, and she fell

the room gradually quieted down, everyone was left catching

isn’t a mere ploy for money; Yancy is genuinely in trouble,” he thought.

Yancy fell asleep, Melinda immediately called her neighbor. Unfortunately, to her disappointment, the priest was reported to be

We need to, at the very least, uncover the

asleep, he silently approached and gently took her wrist, activating the Book

circulated within Yancy’s body,

identify the issue left Oliver somewhat troubled; how would he

takes ten lies to complete a lie. A lie is always a

Oliver had a thought. “What if I invite her two

cure, we must first identify the cause. Since she mentioned having two sons in southern Saspiuburg, I think inviting them might reveal something

inclined to decline, but after some thought, he asked Oliver, “They… Surely, it costs money for them to come here,

them to visit. “Isn’t it absurd? They are Yancy’s ‘sons. What if the neighbors see this? Won’t they make fun of us?” he

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