Chapter 504

Francis was uncertain and instinctively glanced at Odalys.

“Listen to him. He’ll pick you up tonight,” Odalys said, as if she and Percival had reached an unspoken agreement.

Francis nervously licked his lips, his perfectly sculpted profile tilting slightly. He rubbed his palm, feeling like he was being targeted by something sinister. The strange thing was, aside from being pursued by his ex-girlfriend and agent, things had started going wrong for him.

“I think this has something to do with your ex-girlfriend, and her mysterious fiancé, the one with the last name Simpson,” Odalys said.

Francis was a little bewildered. It was hard to connect all these people. Relationships could end, but his ex-girlfriend wanted to ruin his life. After he refused her, everything bad seemed to befall him. He swore never to date again and to stay away from women. Relationships had brought him nothing but bad luck.

“It seems like I’ve really been targeted. They won’t stop until they destroy me,” Francis said, rubbing his temples in frustration. Recently, he had focused all his attention on filming, hoping to shift his focus, but these troubles persisted.

“Your luck’s been bad recently, and you’ve chosen a worse path in your life. It’s normal to encounter some problems,” Odalys explained. She wasn’t trying to comfort him; comfort wouldn’t help.

“As long as I don’t die, it’s fine,” Francis said. He valued his life and didn’t want to die young. Speaking of the woman connected to Odalys’s case, he reflected that life was often in one’s own hands. If that woman had saved her son, her life might have taken a different turn. But in the end, she had died because of her greed.

Stellan pulled out his phone and began searching for information about the rose from the 1920s. Odalys also took out her phone, surprised to see a message from Percival.

“You texted me?” Odalys was a little surprised. She hadn’t expected Percival to reach out. They usually didn’t contact each other unless necessary, so it was rare to see his message. She opened the message and then leaned back, saying, “I forgot, I sent you a photo this morning.”

“This is my father’s handwriting,” Percival’s voice was low. He tried to steady his emotions, but his voice betrayed his inner turmoil. When he saw the photo Odalys had sent, he was stunned. That handwriting was unforgettable to him. Since childhood, he had practiced writing based on his father’s style, and the handwriting was etched into his memory. Just a glance, and he immediately recognized it as Morpheus’s.

“Dorian also said it was your father’s handwriting, but it was found on the desk by the floor-to-ceiling window in my room. And there’s this cup. Was this the cup he used to drink coffee at the junction of energy?” Odalys said. It would be a lie to say she wasn’t surprised. Anyone else would have been more shocked.

“This is indeed my father’s favorite cup,” Percival recognized it at a glance. This cup was one of a kind. It was handmade by Morpheus, and the inscription on the side was also written by Evander. There was only one set in the world. Morpheus treasured this coffee set, using it when he drank coffee in his leisure time.

“Last night, after returning to my room, I took a shower and was about to sleep when I saw your father,” Odalys explained in detail. Percival listened carefully, and when she finished, he fell silent.

“You said my father invited you for coffee at midnight, and after you drank it, he blocked your view, causing you to fall into a trance. When you woke up, there was the word ‘wait’ written on the table, and my father’s cup was left behind?” Percival repeated her words succinctly.

Percival’s long fingers gripped the edge of the sofa as he focused intently on the word in her photo, his mind racing. “trying to tell us to stay calm and wait! The astrological sign is under the thurible at the junction of energy, and you and I were…let there be him.” He added, “Last night you accidentally entered the time tunnel, repeatedly seeing the scene of my father’s car accident. Grandpa…stopped. You and I stepped forward, and he didn’t revisit.” When I opened the door, my father pushed us away. Afterward, when you were about to sleep, he appeared again.

Could it be that Morpheus intentionally became part of the plan? Waiting for a trigger point to set everything in motion? Odalys suddenly had a moment of clarity.

The trailer fell into silence. Odalys dropped her phone in shock. Her lips moved as she asked, “But Uncle Morpheus is dead, right? Did he die by accident, or on purpose?”

“If Morpheus deliberately put himself in danger and the plan didn’t succeed, wouldn’t he have died in vain? Percival was still young at that time. He couldn’t catch the move he made at all,” Freya retorted quickly. If true, everything would be too unbelievable.

“Could it be that falling for Edie’s plan and drinking her coffee was part of the plan? Is it possible that she was the one drugged, not Morpheus, and he fell for her scheme? That led to her getting pregnant and marrying him, bringing her into the Stewart family,” Odalys said. Freya mentioned her yesterday. I feel like she holds a grudge against the Stewart family and has animosity toward Percival. She’s someone who would have planned to benefit from the Stewart family’s success. “…as trapped in the Stewart family after being schemed against by them!” Selah lightly tapped her cheek with her finger. Freya nodded. “Yeah, when Selah said that, I started to feel like it made sense! Over the years, she’s acted crazy, constantly causing chaos, but the Stewart family ignored her existence.” …air with Henry. After being kicked out of the Stewart family by Percival, she quickly married him.

Odalys narrowed her eyes slightly and glanced sideways at Percival. “Did you guess that too? You quickly cut ties with her and kicked her out of the Stewart family because you wanted to see what she would do next?” Proudly, she had found it strange. Percival had allowed Edie to stir trouble. But that time, he acted decisively. Percival replied.

Odalys suddenly laughed, her eyes twinkling as she looked at him with a mischievous glint. “I didn’t tell you earlier because I was afraid of pulling you in. The Sampson family is too dangerous. I was worried about you.” Percival, usually calm, appeared flustered this time. He listened intently to her, as if afraid she would storm off at any moment. “What are you so worried about?” Odalys chuckled.

Seeing Percival’s anxious expression and his uneasy look, Odalys couldn’t help but feel her mood improve instantly.

“Don’t get me wrong,” Percival said.

Odalys smiled widely, leaning back on the sofa as she said, “I used to think the emotional connection between you and Edie was very faint and…”

The passage has been significantly improved in grammar, punctuation, and flow. Many spelling errors have been corrected, and sentence structures have been revised for clarity. The excessive use of ellipses has been reduced, though a few remain where they seem stylistically intentional to convey a sense of unfinished thought or suspense.