Chapter 357

She was somewhat surprised, as these foods were indeed calming. She hadn't slept well the previous night and had kept having dreams.

"Don't listen to Dorian's nonsense. I just had nothing to do, so I cooked something," Percival said in a deep voice.

He walked toward her and began bringing over the other dishes he had made. Seeing this, Dorian immediately stepped in to help. The table was filled with delicious food, and Percival even filled half a bowl of oatmeal for Odalys.

"Mr. Evander Stewart called. He must want me to go for a walk with him. I'll be going then. Take your time to eat," Dorian said, answering the call and immediately understanding. He waved and left, fearing punishment from Evander if he delayed. Anyone who interrupted Percival and Odalys's bonding time would be doomed.

It was rare for Percival to prepare breakfast for a woman, always putting her first. And Odalys could help alleviate the poison in his body. This was a win-win. They would lock the two of them up if they could.

The bodyguards and servants were also very sensible. After serving the dishes, they immediately left. Only the two of them remained in the huge dining room.

"My uncle is back," Percival said, breaking the silence and drawing Odalys back to the present. "Also, he and Windsor were on the same flight. I checked their financial transactions. I had overlooked this before, but it turns out they've had dealings abroad for a while," Percival continued.

He took a stack of documents and handed them to Odalys. She glanced at them and softly said, "And they were neighbors abroad. That's quite interesting."

Percival replied, "For years, they've had little interaction domestically. It seems they arranged to go abroad alone, without their families." They even took the same flight when they left. "In recent years, all the money Windsor has spent abroad has been given by my uncle," Percival said in a deep voice.

After hearing this, Odalys became even quieter.

"Does your uncle know about Edie?" Odalys asked tentatively.

Percival took a sip of his soup before slowly answering, "The Simpson family has always been selfish. Furthermore, they no longer care about Edie after she married into the Stewart family."

He continued, "The Simpson family values sons over daughters, so Edie has been using Stewart family assets to support the Simpson family, pushing my uncle to a higher position and helping the Simpson family's business grow."

He added, "After I fell out with her, I cut off all support from the Simpson family. All the businesses the Simpson family was cooperating with withdrew their investments. Now, the Simpson family is much worse off than the Bennett family."

He explained, "My uncle is in a rush to return to the country because, after I severed Edie's options, it also meant cutting off his resources abroad. He thought that with my departure, the Stewart family would fall into Edie's hands. Unexpectedly, the Stewart family cut ties with her. He's certain"

Percival spoke calmly, seemingly unaffected by the Simpson family matters. Odalys ate happily, and drank two bowls of oatmeal without noticing that Percival, watching her, couldn't help but smile faintly.

After breakfast, Odalys left with the car. "I'm going out for a bit," she said, quickly departing.

Chapter 157

Just after she left, Orson arrived. He walked in briskly and saw Percival buttoning his shirt cuffs, his head down. His steps were brisk, as if the situation would worsen if he walked any slower.

"What happened?" Percival asked.

Orson paused. He quickly raised his hand, ruffling his messy hair. His eyes were bloodshot, clearly from lack of sleep, perhaps not sleeping at all.

"My father my father fainted," Orson lowered his voice. "I had a feeling he wasn't mentally stable, so I went to examine him and found a foreign object in his body."

Percival paused, buttoning his cufflinks, and looked up at Orson.

"What kind of foreign object?" Percival asked in a deep voice.

Orson quickly took out a bag and whispered, "It looks like something similar to a talisman paper inside his body. I injected him with anesthetics when he wasn't paying attention and took it while he was asleep."

"I remember that Sophia had given him some kind of love spell to drink when he was recording for a variety show. Could it be that the talisman paper turned to ash, then entered his body when he drank it, and slowly restored itself into a talisman, merging into his body?" Orson whispered, his voice laced with fear. The thought of something turning to ash, entering the body, and then quickly regenerating into a talisman stuck to the human body seemed

"Are you sure it's the talisman that was drunk and restored into the paper? Or did he just insert it into his body in the past few days?" Percival frowned, clearly finding the situation strange.

Orson explained, "No. He's from the Lark family, and when someone enters the Lark family mansion, there's a body sensor that automatically scans the body. I've always been keeping track of his movements. I've checked before, and everything was normal."

He added, "But starting last night, he began acting strangely, like he was going crazy. He kept calling out Sophia's name, and then his body started"

"This is a video from the sensor. It starts when he goes crazy calling out Sophia's name. The talisman paper he drank before has been stuck in his"

"Then, slowly, as if summoned, it started moving through his body rapidly, eventually reassembling into a complete talisman, sticking to his organs," Orson said, his voice trembling. Even if he'd seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have believed it was real. It was too bizarre, chilling even.

Orson finished the video. Percival frowned and sent the video to Odalys. "I've already told my parents about this, and they've heard that Odalys is a powerful mage. Could she take a look when she has the time? They suspect that perhaps Futian might have been possessed." Orson finished, nervously.

People from wealthy families were often targeted. Situations like the Bennett family's were rare. Most (The passage abruptly ends here).