Chapter 668

Lilly witnessed a shocking sight, causing her to retreat instinctively. Now she was unable to understand what she saw and wanted to take another look, but the world she saw was nowhere to be found.

Zachary swiftly asked, “How was it, Lils? How was the pen?”

Lilly was confused and muttered, “I just saw a group of people clocking in… numerous people clocking in.”

Zachary was confused.

What does that mean?

Were they office workers clocking into work?

He could not understand what she was saying, but Lilly remained silent for an unknown reason.

Lilly could not understand the situation unfolding before her.

Suddenly, she caught a glimpse of that world, like a reflection in a mirror, impenetrable and mysterious.

This time, Pablo was also perplexed and asked, “What’s wrong, Lilly?”

Lilly simply shook her head.

For some reason, she knew that she should not say anything about it.

Lilly put away the pen, stood up, and said, “I’m hungry… Zachary, let’s go downstairs to eat!”

“Let’s go, Master!”

Zachary and Pablo were dumbfounded.

Only when Lilly had left did Zachary say, “Ah, oh, alright.”

As Lilly went down the stairs, she noticed her uncle had come back.

For some reason, she suddenly thought of those voices from earlier.

They mentioned that Mr. Stark should not receive any money…

Lilly stepped forward and hugged Anthony’s thigh.

Just as Anthony was about to lift Lilly, Lisa swiftly stepped in, scooped her up, and held her in her arms.

“Lilly’s… mine!” she exclaimed happily.

Anthony let her go, but he sensed that something was amiss with Lilly. In the past, if Lisa hugged her like this, Lilly would surely laugh and join in the joy.

He inquired, “What’s wrong, Lilly?”

Lilly pondered for a moment and replied, “Uncle Anthony, some people are saying that Daddy has bad intentions.”

Blake had just brought a bowl of pork for the elderly lady when he overheard the conversation. He interjected, “What bad intentions?”

Lilly pursed her lips and continued, “They were talking about Daddy giving money to Mr. Stark.”

Blake paused and furrowed his brow.

The fact that he paid Barry’s salary was strictly confidential, and the one-million-dollar advance payment had not yet been transferred to Barry’s account.

Logically speaking, no one should be aware of it.

Anthony asked, “Who said that?”

Lilly replied, “I can see another world, and it’s what the people in that world said.”

“They said they disagreed with it. If you give it to him once, will you keep giving him money? Will you give away money to everyone in the world?”

Anthony and Blake exchanged puzzled glances, unsure of where she heard it from.

Who said those words?

Why did it feel weird…

Nevertheless, Anthony responded earnestly, “Uncle Anthony can’t possibly help everyone. It’s unrealistic, but I just happened to see the situation and lend him a helping hand.”

“It’s like walking down the road and coming across a manhole cover that has been washed away by heavy rain. We can cover it up. There are thousands of manhole covers in the world that we haven’t encountered or can’t control, so we can’t cover all of them up.”

“All we can do is cover the manhole right in front of us, and that’s enough.”

Anthony never goes out every time it rains, nor could he come across every manhole cover that gets washed away.

Some manhole covers were already repaired and did not require his attention, while others are broken, and covering them would only mislead others, so he chose not to cover them.

But if everyone sees uncovered manhole covers, or if everyone witnesses situations where a little effort can make a difference but does not do anything… Anthony felt that this world is not a beautiful place.

He believed in doing what he could, focusing on what is within his reach.

Blake nodded and said, “Two million dollars might be a significant amount for ordinary people, but it’s only two dollars for your Uncle Anthony. So, he can help him without overthinking it.”

Anthony was speechless.

You have a stylish and generous perspective of me.

Lilly thought to herself…

I want two dollars as well!

Blake wanted to hug Lilly, but Lisa refused to hand her over to him.

He had no choice but to hold Lilly’s hand and “lead” Lisa to the dining room, saying, “Thinking too much can be exhausting. Let’s not dwell on it and just enjoy our meal!”

Lilly exclaimed, “Yeah!”

Blake then asked, “By the way… what kind of world did you see?”

Lilly pondered for a moment and replied, “It’s the same world as ours, but different, like a scene in a mirror…”

Blake inquired further, “What’s in there?”

He started to worry.

What was happening in there that he was not aware of?

Could he accompany Lilly if she were to go there?

Anthony shared the same concerns and asked, “What else did you hear?”

Lilly replied, “I also heard them saying, ‘clock in,’ ‘sofa,’ ‘I’m the first,’ and ‘reminder.'”

Blake, Anthony, and Zachary were equally confused.

Drake, Josh, and Hannah who came downstairs and heard the conversation were also puzzled.

Bettany disrupted the solemn atmosphere, saying, “What are you all staring blankly for? Let’s eat!”

Lilly immediately grabbed a piece of pork and started eating.

Both Blake and Anthony could not understand the world Lilly was referring to, so they decided to set it aside for the time being.

Only Pablo was floating in a meditative posture, his hand on his chin, deep in thought, with a furrowed brow.

Could someone… see them in that world?

What’s going on…

This was the first time Pablo encountered an entirely new realm, something he could not understand at all.

Perhaps he needed to consult Emperor Prosper to unravel this mystery…

Just then, while Lilly was gnawing on a piece of meat, she sighed, “Ah… being rich is amazing!”

Anthony, Blake, and Pablo exchanged bewildered glances.

Bettany interjected, “Are you feeling rich just by eating a piece of pork? Even if you don’t have money, I would sell my shoes to buy you pork… Don’t worry!”

She believed that Lilly’s sudden emotional reflection on life stemmed from the appreciation of being able to enjoy pork.

Due to the greasiness of the dish and it was hard to digest, so she had not cooked it for a month.

Little did she know that it would make the child crave it even more.

Inspired by Lilly’s comment, Bettany decided to prepare various pork dishes, including sauced pork, salt and pepper pork, and spicy pork, for tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, and the day after that. The mention of pork trotters made Lilly curious, and she asked her grandmother, “Grandma, why are we having pork trotters today?”

It had been a while since they had it, and the sudden craving for the dish made everyone, including Blake, Anthony, Lisa, and a few other children, eagerly enjoy their meal.

Bettany replied, “The weather has cooled down today, I don’t know why. July and August are usually scorching hot…”

The temperature was no longer unbearable, and the thought of cooking pork came to Bettany’s mind.

Blake chimed in, “There might be a typhoon.”

Bettany nodded, saying, “Perhaps… But we’re not in a coastal city, so the temperature difference won’t be too extreme.”

Coastal cities often experience a significant temperature drop of ten or twenty degrees when a typhoon passed through.

While eating and listening to their conversation, Lilly suddenly recalled that she had seen a typhoon while holding the pen of judgment earlier.

“Daddy, let’s go and see the typhoon!” Lilly exclaimed.

She had a strong desire to understand what she saw in that world.

Everyone in the Crawford family looked at her with confusion.

Bettany intervened, saying, “No way!”