Chapter582
Indeed,Joehadbeeninameeting.Halfanhourthrough themeeting,hesawthatSkylarhadcalledandtextedhim.Heglancedatthetimeandcalledherback
Hiscall wentthroughafter afewseconds.
Joeasked,“Iwasinameetingjustnow.Areyoualreadyheadingthere?”
Ashespoke,shealsoheardtheclickofhislighter.Skylarsaid,“Yeah,we’vesetoff already.We’reonthe highwaynow.”
Joeflickedhislighteropen.However,hedidn’t lightacigarette.Hemerelylookeddown,acoldglintflickeringinhiseyes.Hesaid,“Whenyougetthere,dote
“Alright.”
me.”
“Becareful,”Joeadded.
Skylar’s eyelashesfluttered as sheresponded,“Alright,don’tworry.I’lltake careofmyself.”
worry.I’lltakecareofmyself.”
Thesecondshehungup,Skylarfeltasthoughtherewasaholeinher heart.Itwasuncomfortable.
Alexanderasked withasmile,“WasthatJoecallingyou?”
Skylarhaltedhertrainofthought.Shereplied,“Yeah.IwastellinghimthatIwouldn’tbegoinghometonight.Iwasscaredhe’dbeworried.”
Alexandernoddedcheerily.Hesaid,“Joeisa goodkid.He’spitiableaswell.OnlyhisGrandmatrulypamperedhimgrowing up.Mentendtobehard–headed.AlthoughJoe seemsuncaring,hedoesvalueaselectfew.Icantellthathecaresforyou.”
Skylaradded,“He’sgood.”
Atthis age,Alexanderwasextremelyperceptive.Hecouldtell what theyweregoingthroughataglance.However,hedidnotpointitout.Theywouldonlytrulycomprehenditoncetheywentthroughitthemselves.
Itdidnotmatterhowmuchadvicetheirelders gave.Theywouldprobablynotbeabletounderstand it
anyway.
Theywereagoodpair.Hewouldletthempavetheirownway,andthentheywouldlearntheirlessons.Afew hourslater,theyarrivedinLibertyCounty.Althoughtheywereinaruralarea,Harrylivedinamansion.Itwaslikeaminiestate,anditwastheonlyoneofitskindinthevillage.
Thereweren’tmanypeopleinthecounty.Itmadetheestateseemevenquieter.
Itwasagreat placetoretire.Onecouldenjoypeaceandfocusonspiritualdevelopmenthere.
Manypeoplechosetobuildmansionshereafterconsultingdivinationmasters.
Beforestepping ontohisestate,Skylarfelthe’dchosenagoodlocationtobuildhismansion.Onerelaxedeasilythere.
However,thesecondshesteppedintotheestate,Skylarfeltherheartsinktothebottomofherstomach.Achillprickledoverherskin.
Harrywasaniceman.
Onthewaythere,AlexanderhadtoldheraboutHarry’sbackground.Hehadfivesonsandtwodaughters.
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Histhreesonshadfallensickoneafteranotherinthepasttwoyears andwereextremelyweak.Hisothertwosons were fineasthey were overseas.
Histwodaughters hadrecentlyenduredastringofterrifyingordeals.One moment,theywerevictimsofacaraccident;the next,theywerenearlydrowningaftersufferingseverecrampswhileswimming.Itseemeddangerwasaconstant,unwelcomeguestintheirlives.
Harryhadbeenaffectedtoo.Hisbodyhealthhadbeendeterioratinginthepastfewyears.Heneededawheelchairto getaround.Ifnot,hewouldbepantingdesperatelyafterafewsteps.
Undersuchcircumstances,Harryfoundhimselfinaweirdsituation.He’d askeddivinationmasterstohelp him investigate.
They’dlookedathismansionand ancestralgraves.Therewasnothingwrongwiththem,andmultipledivination mastershadagreed.
Harrycouldonlydispelhissuppositionthatthiswastheresultofblackmagic.Hethoughtofitasacoincidence.
Alexanderhadn’ttoldHarryaboutwhowascoming.Hewasterrified thatHarrywouldbedisappointedbytheoutcome.