Chapter 247

"What kind of attitude is this?" Hugo Wilde's face darkened like storm clouds.

His knuckles turned white from clenching his fists. If not for his girlfriend Yvonne Quinn's desperate pleas, he would never have dragged Lucy White into this mess.

Elder Quinn forced an awkward smile, trying to mediate: "Mr. Wilde, please don't be angry. We just thought Master Lucy seemed rather young—"

"And what of it?" Hugo cut her off with a sneer. "She saved my brother's life."

On the hospital bed, Evan Quinn suddenly convulsed violently, beads of sweat rolling down his forehead.

"Ah! It hurts!" he howled in agony, his stomach grotesquely swelling as if something writhed beneath his skin.

Lucy watched coldly before retrieving a specially crafted incense stick from her bag. The moment it ignited, Evan's screams ceased abruptly.

"What did you do to my grandson?" Elder Quinn panicked, rushing to the bedside.

"Just verification," Lucy replied icily. "He's been afflicted with a Southern love hex."

The Quinn family's faces paled instantly. Mrs. Quinn shrieked, "Nonsense! Hexes in this day and age?"

"Shut up!" Evan suddenly roared, his face ashen. "She's right... That bitch did curse me..."

Trembling, he gripped the sheets, venom flashing in his eyes. "She swore I'd rot from within and die in agony..."

Lucy's gaze frosted over. "You raped that Miao girl and left her corpse in the wilderness."

The room plunged into dead silence.

Hugo recoiled, releasing Yvonne's hand as he stared in disbelief at the young man who once called him "brother-in-law."

"That's not true!" Evan suddenly knelt on the bed, tears and snot streaming down his face. "She seduced me! She—"

"Enough!" Lucy snapped sharply. "Karma always collects its dues."

She turned to leave but was blocked by Yvonne.

"Master Lucy, please save him..." Yvonne wept pitifully. "We'll pay any price..."

Lucy's eyes turned blade-sharp. "Some paths, once taken, can't be undone."

Shoving Yvonne aside, she strode toward the door without looking back. Behind her, Evan's hysterical screams erupted: "What kind of master refuses to save a life?"

Hugo hurried after Lucy, bowing deeply. "My apologies for wasting your time."

Lucy paused mid-step. "Mr. Wilde, a word of advice—stay far away from this family."

As she left, Evan's agonized wails echoed down the hallway—a chilling mirror of the Miao girl's dying cries.