Chapter 5


    Ever since Skr had been young, Vi had warned her that she shouldn’t put the skills Vi had


    taught


    her to use before she got married.


    That was the case for the knowledge Skr had learned from Vi’s books as well. Vi had also


    told


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    her not to disclose what she had learned to Janine. Otherwise, she would be in deep trouble.


    Back in Skr’s previous life. Christopher’s mother, Amelia Campbell, had needed roughly one


    million dors to cover the expenses for her kidney transnt.


    Unable to bear the sight of Christopher being distraught, Skr had secretly helped someone


    restore a


    painting. She had gotten exactly one million dors in return.


    A few days after that, she had gone shopping with Sadie. When she had seen a truck speeding


    toward


    them, she had shoved Sadie aside without thinking twice.


    That was how Skr had ended up being paralyzed from the waist down.


    Fortunately, none of those events had yet to happen in Skr’s current life. She had not seen Vi


    again,


    not even before she had died in her past life.


    As Skr read the letter Vi had left for her, she couldn’t contain her emotions any longer. The


    sense of familiarity in Vi’s handwriting made the flood of tears give way.


    Skr learned from the letter that Vi had made onest divination.


    Vi had given thest of her fortune to Skr, having predicted that Skr would encounter a


    cmity


    in her life so great that it would probably kill her.


    She might not even live past three years


    In the letter, Vi also said that if Skr were reading this letter, it meant that she had survived that


    cmity, akin to the rebirth of a phoenix. Now, Skr knew no limits but the skies.


    Finally, Vi told her that they would eventually meet someday. Their reunion wasn’t supposed to


    be


    forced.


    When Skr was young, she had wanted to learn divinations from Vi. Vi had turned her


    down,


    saying that it wasn’t a gift to be able to read divinations.


    Though Skr wasn’t as skilled as Vi was, she could still sense whether certain antiques were


    auspicious or inauspicious. Later, she had focused more on Vi’s books instead.


    “Oh, dear, Skyel Why are you crying? Is something wrong?” The sight of Skr crying made


    Gloria’s heart


    ache.


    For some reason, she felt awash in anguish whenever she saw Skr’s tears. Noting how


    aggrieved Skr seemed, she was suddenly reminded of something


    “Grandma, I’m fine. I just miss Grandma Vi too much.” Skr’s tears subsided, and she smiled.


    She didn’t want Gloria to worry.


    After a while, Gloria called Joe in secret while Skr was in the bathroom. “You brat, did you give


    Skye a hard time at the courthouse today?”


    Joe was about to leave afterpleting his work. He was stunned by Gloria’s question. “What did


    she tell


    you?”


    I


    Gloria snorted. “She didn’t say a thing. Have you forgotten how perceptive I am? I could tell she’s


    upset.”


    “It wasn’t me.” Joe strode toward the elevator, pressing his temples. What was Skr trying to gain


    from


    Gloria?


    He


    thought she would abide by the terms of their agreement when they had registered for their


    marriage


    earlier. Now, it appeared that she was quite shrewd,


    A cold glint shed across Joe’s eyes.


    “It’s better not be you! Come over and pick her up tonight. Remember the task I gave you–I need a


    great-


    grandchild as soon as possible,” Gloria ordered before hanging up.


    Joe felt utterly helpless. Just as the elevator arrived, he noticed that Paul seemed disoriented. He


    had


    been distracted ever since he had dropped Skr off at Pearlhall Residence.


    “What’s wrong with you?” Joe asked.


    Sullenly, Paul produced the emerald charm, which was still on his neck. He told Joe about


    everything Skr had said in front of the mansion. They were the only ones in the elevator.


    Paul asked, “Did I offend Ms. Williams in any sort? That would exin why she spooked me out.


    Such


    superstitiousness is absurd.”


    It was just an emerald charm. How could Skr possibly tell if it was looted from a dead person?


    Joe raised his eyebrows, and his expression hardened. He felt like Gloria had been tricked by


    Skr.


    “Just ignore her,” he said coldly.


    Paul nodded fervently. “Alright.”


    He finally felt at ease after being in turmoil for an hour


    he figured Skr must have intended to frighten him.


    or two. Now that Joe had told him to ignore Skr,


    As he marveled at how valuable the charm was, he thought it would serve as a great family


    heirloom. He nned to pass it down through the generations of his family.


    The elevator descended to the first floor rapidly. Just as it reached the 30th floor, it suddenly shook.


    violently. The lights in the elevator flickered thrice before returning to normal.


    They figured it was just a minor malfunction, but the elevator suddenly plummeted downward at an


    rming speed. Even Joe, who was usuallyposed, seemed slightly perturbed.


    Paul’s eyes widened. “Holy crap!” Was he going to die here today?


    The lights in the elevatorpletely died down.


    “Mr. Martin!” Paul shrieked in terror.


    Eerily, the elevator came to a sudden halt just as it was about to crash to the ground. The lights


    that had gone out earlier illuminated the entire elevator again, as if their earlier predicament had just


    been an


    illusion.


    Paul gulped. He btedly realized he was sitting in the corner in a sorry state, whereas Joe


    seemed unscathed. His gaze seemed more intense than usual.


    After surviving the ordeal, he instinctively nced down at the emerald charm resting on his neck.


    Damn, this was creepy!


    Pulling the charm off his neck, Paul scrutinized it. “Why do I feel like Ms. Williams wasn’t joking with


    me?”


    Joe arched his brows. Not once had he ever indulged in such superstitious beliefs.


    He nced up at the ceiling of the elevator and said, “Call the technicians over and have them


    thoroughly inspect and repair all the elevators in the building. The elevators must be usable


    tomorrow.”


    “Alright!”


    As Joe strode out of the elevator, Paul remarked nervously, “Mr. Martin, could you help me ask Ms.


    Williams whether she was joking or not? Can I still wear this thing?”


    Paul would never have been this conflicted if it hadn’t been for the incident earlier.


    ncing over at the exquisite emerald charm in Paul’s hands, Joe replied, “Wear it. It was just an


    ident earlier.” He implied that Paul shouldn’t give much heed to Skr’s advice.


    Paul thought Joe made a lot of sense. “I’ll call the technicians now.”


    He figured the entire technical support team would seemingly lose their bonuses. How could they


    trap Joe in the elevator and have him experience a terrifying ordeal?


    It seemed like they would have to pull an all–nighter to inspect all the elevators now.


    When Joe arrived at Pearlhall Residence, he noted how delighted Gloria looked.


    She hadn’t been particrly warm to him for the past few years, but she was nowughing heartily


    with Skr as they watched a dating variety show on television.