Chapter 54
Spoiled (Lily)
Lilly touched her braided pigtails and pouted angrily.
Lilly knew Anthony had put much effort into tying her hair up prettily.
Cherylâs insult to her hairstyle was equivalent to insulting her uncle Anthony!
âYour hairâs messier!â Lilly angrily refuted.
Cheryl felt satisfied after seeing Lilly getting flustered, but little did she know that Lillyâs hair was done by Anthony.
In Cherylâs eyes, Lillyâs unkempt hair could only be done by herself instead of an adult.
Cheryl replied, âItâs true! Who did your hair? Come on down. Iâll help you out!â
Tina smiled and added, âYour hair is messy, Lilly! Why donât you let us redo your hairstyle into a prettier one?â
Thomas chuckled along.
Kids were no big deal; they simply wanted to seize this opportunity to appease the Crawford family.
However, their smiles froze immediately when they heard Anthony say, âI was the one who did Lillyâs hair.â
Anthony Crawford styling a childâs hairâ¦? Impossible!
Tina hurriedly said, âOh⦠Iâm sorry, we didnât mean that⦠Cheryl was just used to helping out other kids, soâ¦â
Anthony ignored her as he walked into the venue with Lilly.
Once they arrived at the venue, Anthony asked, âWho invited the Miller family?â
He clearly remembered that the Miller family was excluded from the guest list!
Panicked, the staff responded, âOnly those invited can enter⦠Let me check with themâ¦â
Anthony coldly replied, âJust kick them out.â
The staff nodded. âYes, sirâ¦â
The moment the Miller family walked into the venue, they were halted by the staff members.
âMay I see your invitation card?â
Thomas took out the Shaw familyâs invitation card and explained, âWe are here on behalf of Mr. Shaw as instructed by Old Mrs. Shaw.â
The Miller family was being haughty even though they secretly picked the invitation up after Old Mrs.
Shaw was sent back to her hometown.
The staff was taken aback as the invitation turned out to be validâ¦
While the staff was distracted, Thomas quickly brought Tina and Cheryl into the venue!
Since they had already arrived, they might as well have joined the event!
**
Meanwhile, backstage, a staff member was guiding a practitioner and his disciple into the event.
âMaster Sullivan, thank you for joining us today! Please follow me!â
Master Sullivan nodded as he looked around the venue. âImpressive. The venue is decorated beautifully and faces the rising sunâs direction, and indeed an auspicious location.â
The staff laughed along. âItâs all thanks to your guidance, Master Sullivan.â
Sable added, âMy master also has prepared a great deal for the ceremony.â
The staff chuckled after the comment.
Master Sullivan looked around one last time before saying, âEverything looks fine to me, but move the ceremonial ball to the east to correspond to todayâs lucky time. Remember to also get a new pair of scissors for the ceremony. Bring a red string, a piece of yellow paper, and some incense candles.â
The staff immediately rushed to prepare, in which Master Sullivan was delighted to see his enthusiastic response.
The ribbon-cutting ceremony was really simple to the point where Master Sullivan could relax. Nothing could go wrong under his guidance.
As Anthony carried Lilly into the venue, she saw the giant ceremonial ball move slightly to the side.
Lilly exclaimed, âUncle Anthony, why are they moving the ball? I feel weird looking at it now!â
Anthony glanced at the stage. Indeed, the stage looked asymmetrical after the ceremonial ball was moved.
Anthony muttered to his assistant, âTell them to rearrange the ball to the center.â
The assistant then hurriedly headed toward the stage.
Pablo was floating at the side while rubbing his chin.
Well, Iâll be damned. She can even tell somethingâs wrong!
He pointed at the ceremonial ball. âListen here, Tulip. Iâm going to teach you something with that as an exampleâ¦â
Pablo then kept rambling, only to realize Lilly was staring at a cake far away, unaware she had listened to anything he said.
Anthony asked softly, âWhat do you want to eat?â
The listing ceremony of Taylorâs Entertainment was grandiose, attracting celebrities and distinguished figures.
The main stage for the ribbon-cutting ceremony lay in the center of the venue, with seating for guests in front of the stage.
The resting areas were on either side of the main stage, where tea and snacks were provided.
Lilly was about to respond when she suddenly noticed a woman with pale-white skin in a distant corner, her eyes fixed onto something as she floated awayâ¦
Lilly stared backstage as she asked, âMaster, what is that?â
Pablo squinted his eyes and whispered, âA malignant spirit?â
The crying ghost that barged into Hannahâs room ran away and was never found.
Who would have expected a malignant spirit to appear before they were able to capture the crying ghost?
Pablo motioned to Lilly. âCome on, Tulip. Letâs go have a look.â
**
Backstage, Sable pulled a chair and eagerly said, âPlease have a seat, Master!â
He looked around the bustling venue, and there were only two people to receive them.
Sable complained, âHow ridiculous! They didnât even prepare a VIP room for Master!â
Master Sullivan sat down calmly and said, âItâs alright. We came here purely by coincidence, and remember, we do not pursue fame or money. We should remain calm and peaceful as we wander the busy world.â
Sableâs face reddened as he replied, âYouâre right, Master!â
As if they were not the ones who took Old Mrs. Shawâs bank cardâ¦
Meanwhile, a middle-aged man in a tuxedo nearby hesitantly looked at them.
He walked toward them and asked, âAre you Master Sullivan?â
Master Sullivan simply nodded to the question.
Sable asked, âWhat brings you to see my master?â
The middle-aged man exclaimed happily, âIt really is you! A pleasure to meet you. Iâm Francis Evans! I heard that Taylorâs Entertainment has invited the renowned Master Sullivan to the ceremony, but I never thought itâd be true! It really is an honor to meet you, Master Sullivan!â
On the other hand, after Cheryl and her family forced their way into the venue, they walked around to exchange name cards with societyâs elite members attending the event, but only a few cared about themâ¦
Feeling awkward, they saw Francis excitedly asking a practitioner whether he was Master Sullivan.
Thomas was pleasantly surprised and quickly dragged Tina. âOver there! Itâs Master Sullivan!â
Tina asked, âMaster Sullivan? The practitioner that brought Young Master Shaw back from the dead?â
They also heard rumors about an old CEO who was on the brink of bankruptcy visiting Master Sullivan and managed to save his company, and his business had been booming since then.
Besides that, there was a story of how Master Sullivan revived an old lady with a heart attack.
One could quickly get what they wished for with Master Sullivan, and it would take a huge feat to get an audience with him eitherâ¦
Thomas had been trying to find him multiple times, and he had not seen him before.
They tried to control their excitement as they quickly rushed forward.
Their opportunity had arrived!