Chapter 489

Fans were surprised that Odalys, who had been offline for a while, returned with such a dramatic event. They'd seen countless bizarre incidents in her livestreams before, but today's events were even more shocking.

"Next," Odalys said casually, opening the next connection.

To everyone's astonishment, the first viewer from earlier reconnected. A tearful woman appeared onscreen.

"Odalys, I was wrong to offend you earlier. I'm so sorry. I got overwhelmed and lost my composure," the woman apologized, her voice trembling. She continued, "After I smashed my phone, I thought about it and decided to follow your advice. I returned the things my brother-in-law gave me. Then, my son's condition suddenly improved."

Her voice was filled with disbelief and relief. "Not only did his fever disappear, but he started talking again! He seems so full of energy now!" Initially, she had been furious when Odalys criticized her brother-in-law. But now, just half an hour after following Odalys's instructions, her son had miraculously recovered. She had spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on his treatment without effect. But after following Odalys's free advice, her son was back to normal.

Odalys remained calm. "Waking up and recovering are two different things. For ten years, you've been spending your brother-in-law's money on your son. These past few days were the critical tipping point. To put it simply, your son's life force has been mostly taken away."

She continued, "Even if you return the cursed items now, it's hard for your son to fully recover. If you want to save him, you'll need to find your brother-in-law's son. On his son's birthday night, you must have his son say that he'll return the borrowed life to your son."

A borrowed life required a willing return. After ten long years, the borrowed life had deeply rooted itself. Even if returned, it couldn't fully restore the original balance.

"His son's birthday? It's today," the woman mumbled, panicked, her composure crumbling.

Odalys observed her and calmly said, "If you don't want your son to die, go now. There's still time. But you must make him return your son's life force himself."

The woman frantically nodded before cutting off the connection.

The viewers were stunned. Ten free readings, and Odalys had spent a full hour handling them. By the time she was preparing to end her livestream, the viewership had skyrocketed from 50 million to 80 million, with more people still joining.

[Wait, are those actual police officers joining the stream?] [Did court personnel show up?!] [Am I seeing things? Even the broadcasting authorities are here!]

The fans were dumbfounded. This was the first time they'd seen so many official accounts flood a livestream—not just police, but even firefighters.

"Today's livestream ends here. I'll come back when I have time," Odalys said, glancing at the clock and preparing to log off. Several police officers hurriedly flooded the chat with messages: [Are there any more drug dealers in the country? Please let us know.]

The police were astonished. Higher-ups had ordered officers to monitor Odalys's livestreams and compete to connect with her for tips. Everyone wanted a share of the glory. Just moments ago, Lee had received top commendations for capturing one of the most dangerous drug lords in the country. Countless resources had been spent searching for him.

Chapter 490 (Note: The original text jumped to Chapter 499. I've added a Chapter 490 to maintain sequential numbering.)

Lee had solved many cases, with Odalys providing most of the clues. Odalys reportedly also messaged Lee about the man who had just been apprehended. This incident shook the entire police force. Many officers regretted not reaching out to Odalys earlier. If they had known she was this extraordinary, today's glory might have been theirs.

"Goodbye," Odalys said, turning off the livestream.

As soon as Odalys ended her livestream, the events from her stream shot to the top of trending topics, dominating the top five spots.

[Shocking! Odalys busts a drug lord live!] [Someone tries to expose Odalys and gets arrested.] [Malicious curse exposed by Odalys.] [Odalys reminded everyone online not to take money that doesn’t belong to them.] [Odalys is amazing!]

Each trending topic had over 100,000 comments, and even more shares. The sheer volume of activity caused the entire Twitter platform to crash. Meanwhile, Odalys's fan base continued to grow at an astonishing rate, but she remained unaware of the online chaos.

After ending her livestream, the atmosphere in Bennett Villa was heavy and oppressive.

"Odalys has time to stream, but she doesn't have time to help us," Henry muttered angrily, smashing a glass against the floor. Last night, a water and electrical leak in his apartment nearly cost him his life. He escaped quickly but was shocked to find that the hotel refused him accommodation. He and Edie had to move back to Bennett Villa overnight. Caspian was even more unlucky; the house he purchased was an illegal construction and was demolished last night, leaving him with no compensation.

"Caspian, call her," Henry said, assuming the attitude of an elder brother. The memory of being scolded by Odalys over the phone still left a bitter taste in his mouth. Henry called her for help that night, but she ignored him, not considering whether he was in danger. If he had really died, she wouldn't have come to his rescue. Odalys was his sister, but she was nicer to strangers than to him. She even took time out of her lunch break to do live streams, giving free fortune-telling sessions and even helping the police catch drug dealers. However, she ignored her own family.

"Why should I call her? She blocked me after leaving the Bennett family, and I'm ashamed to contact her," Caspian said irritably. He had planned to move out of Bennett Villa, but he didn't expect to be forced to move back. The moment he stepped into the house, a deep unease settled over him. Although this was where he had grown up, it now felt cold and menacing.

"By the way, where's Atlas? Why didn't he come back?" Henry looked around the living room. He was getting impatient when he heard a car pull up. Two bodyguards carried a man over and tossed him into the living room.

Henry shouted, "Hey, what are you doing? Catch them! What is this? Are you dumping a body in my house?!" Henry was furious. He tried to chase after the men but was forced to stop after just two steps, wincing as pain shot through his legs. Frustrated, he looked down at the person who had been thrown in, only to realize it was Atlas.

Atlas's face was pale. The impact jolted him awake. Dazed, he looked up to see Henry's face, his mind completely blank. Flashes of the previous night surged back. Sophia kicked him to the ground, pinning him down, tearing his T-shirt, and even jabbing at his chest with her fingers. "How how could this happen? Am I dreaming?" Atlas mumbled to himself, terror flickering in his eyes. The scene felt so real that he couldn't help but question his reality.

"What happened to you? Who were those people?" Henry demanded.