Chapter 25

Grandpa cracked his throat and when he did, everyone immediately had their eyes focused on the task ahead again. He might be old now and have retired from the company, but no one dares to disobey him.

Everyone started walking towards the garden and placing a coin based on the hierarchy of the family. First, it was Grandpa who went there first, and next was Daniel, followed by Sean before his wife Amelia went forward, next was Theo, and after he was Kelvin and then Freya went forward and placed her coin. Sean’s daughter Lyra went next and then it was Adrian's turn before Claire went next and then it was finally Sarah's turn.

Although she had a wide frown on her face, she still went ahead and was the baby of the family, that was Uncle Sean’s son Harper who was just seven years old. Once all the coins had been dropped, they all finalized the ritual, a sigh of relief on their faces, and now they could all retire to bed and not have to worry about the bad fortune that lingered a

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