Lacey did not want to open the door for him at first, but when she thought about the way he helped her today, she gritted her teeth and opened the door.
Julian, who was in his wheelchair, was looking at Lacey with a sincere expression.
âLacey, the ceremony is about to begin. Letâs go now. Itâll be terrible if weâre late.â
Huh? Lacey was bewildered. âItâs only two in the morning. Weâre leaving this early?â
Julian explained, âThis is the best time for us to pray to our ancestors. Itâs been our family practice for decades.â
âOkay.â Lacey believed in Julianâs words and followed him to the praying ceremony.
It was dead silent in the Thisleton Manor, and there was not a single living soul around.
Lacey queried, âWhere are the rest? Why arenât they preparing themselves for the ceremony yet?â
Julian answered, âTheyâve already left for the ceremony. They didnât wake you. They wanted you to be late so that youâll be punished.â
Lacey sighed.
She knew that the Thisletonâs did not like her, and so they intentionally excluded her out of their circle.
Luckily, Julian had been stunned by Zekeâs prowess, and the former was friendly to her.
After both of them entered the car, they left the compounds of the Thisleton Manor.
However, Lacey realized something amiss on their way there.
It had been more than an hour, but it seemed like they were nowhere close to their destination.
In fact, the car was on the expressway, driving toward the direction of Atheville.
She had overheard the Thisletonâs mentioning that their ancestral grave was not far from the Thisleton Manor.
It was impossible for it to be located out of the province.
She carefully asked, âJulian, this isnât the way to the Thisleton ancestral grave, is it?â
Julian sneered, âWho told you that weâre heading to the Thisleton ancestral grave?â
Huh? Lacey was baffled. âDidnât you say we are going to the praying ceremony? W-Where are we heading to?â
Julian laughed, âWhere else could we be heading to? Iâm personally sending you to hell to meet our ancestors!â
Oh no! Instantly, Lacey felt a chill enveloping her body.
She should have known that Julian would not help her.
It turned out he had only helped her to make Lacey lower her guard against him.
Lacey furiously pounded on the car windows, trying to escape, but the car doors were locked, and she could not open them.
She hurriedly dug out her phone to call Zeke.
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