Revenge After Death

Chapter 78

1 lowered my head and listened quietly as Ignatius spoke.

“It’s great that he listens to you,” he said with a nod. “Now that you’re pregnant with a descendant of the Lincoln family, you’ve done our family a huge favor. If the baby’s a boy, then our family would finally have a worthy heir.”

I kept my head lowered and remained silent. What kind of traditional thinking was this? Couldn’t daughters become successors too?

Ignatius left after that. He ordered Ewan to lead Steven and me to our rooms to get some rest.

Steven held my hand the whole time. I assumed that he was just trying to get my attention and tried to pull my hand away but to no avail.

“The house is haunted,” he said abruptly as he looked at me.

A chill ran down my spine, and 1 hid behind him in fright. Holding onto his arm tightly, I muttered, ” Who are you trying to scare?

As a person

who had died once, it wasn’t that strange for me to be afraid of ghosts.

Steven smiled but said nothing. He let me hold his arm all the way to the rooms.

When we finally stopped in front of one of the bedrooms, he said, “It doesn’t matter whether our child is a boy or a girl. The baby’s health is our priority.”

more and more like a normal person these days, and I found it rather

there was a breaking sound as the door opened a little. I was so scared that I hugged his arm tightly

bedroom and switched on the lights. The electric

of the room looked really old too. The room was in a state of disrepair, and it seemed like it had been a long time since anyone

horror movie?” I asked

don’t want to sleep in the same room as Mr. Lincoln? Your room is next door, but someone

pointed to the room next door

I’m scared.” Steven looked upset.

us had to share the room, which had only one bed.

in the mountains,”

didn’t say anything. He just lay

warm this way,” he said.

warmer with him hugging me.

past, the Lincoln family members were all physicians. Then, they started opening clinics and pharmacies. Later, they started their own business and accumulated

whisper, “This is the old Lucly residence. All the Lincoln family members are buried

this old residence was the grave of the deceased Lincoln family members.

you,” Steven said as he held me closer.

hugged me to keep me warm and didn’t do

too tired, but I fell asleep without worrying about