As Maya reached out to seek the other children in hiding, she tripped. She stumbled and crashed to the ground.
Her arms, legs and knees hurt terribly.
When she raised her head, she was greeted by an unexpected face.
Almost instantly, she let out an ear-piercing wail.
Lisa smirked. “That fall must have hurt. Be careful.”
She bent down to take ahold of Maya’s chubby arms. Lisa pinched the little girl’s arms forcefully, causing an even louder howl from Maya.
The other three children, who had been hiding, rushed over immediately.
“What’s wrong, Maya?”
Lisa swooped in to answer, “She fell accidentally. It probably hurts a lot. Do comfort your sister.”
Lisa pivoted and strode towards the living room.
Nina wiped Maya’s tears away. “There, there. Don’t cry, it’s okay.”
“Where did you hurt yourself, Maya? Let me blow on it and it’ll be all better.”
Maya gazed at Juan and Nina. Suddenly, she pointed her finger at Lisa and shrieked, “Bad woman! You witch!”
Why is Maya scolding her all of a sudden?
Back from answering a call, Yoda was astonished by Maya’s reaction.
“Did she bully you, Maya?” Kyle spat as he glared daggers at Lisa.
Maya nodded vigorously. “She tripped me, then pinched me.”
The other three children were outraged.
“Let’s teach her a lesson!”
“Yes! We have to kick that witch’s butt!”
A flash of anger streaked across Yoda’s gaze.
How dare she ambushed the children while they were alone?
She must pay!
Juan and Kyle discussed numerous revenge strategies.
Despite her anger, Nina was worried. “She doesn’t look dumb. I don’t think she’ll fall for our tricks easily.”
Yoda patted Juan and Kyle’s shoulders. He brought out his phone and typed in a warning. If you commence your plans in the Seet Residence, your grandparents might be blamed.
The two boys looked at each other. “What do you think we should do?”
Leave it to me!
“You?”
“I think it’s worth a shot. We’ll have Yoda follow her and beat her up somewhere along the road. Yoda, I’ll apply some makeup on you so she won’t be able to point you out as the perpetrator.”
Yoda nodded after a moment of hesitation. It’s not like the makeup will help.
Nina applied a simple layer of makeup on his face. When Lisa stepped out of the living room, he immediately sprang into action and began to tail her closely.
The Seet Residence was not far from where Lisa was staying. She strolled down the path with a relaxed gait.
“That annoying Evan is finally dead. Long overdue if you ask me. I can’t believe someone as pathetic as Davin thinks he has what it takes to become president. How shameless is he? When I get home, I’ll make a few calls to the board of directors. I’ll make his life miserable!”
As the last word fell from her lips, she felt the cold metal of a blade press down on her neck.
She flinched in fright as all color drained from her face.
“Who… Who are you?” Lisa stuttered.
“You’ll find out once you turn your head, Aunt Lisa.”
This voice…
Lisa’s heart plummeted.
She gingerly turned her head. When she saw the person behind her, the jaws of terror snapped down upon her.
“You… You… How can it be you? Are you a ghost?”
“Even if I was dead, I would rise from the grave to punish you for laying a hand on my child.”
“What do you want from me?”
She had barely finished uttering the words when his arm shot upwards, brandishing the dagger.
“Ah!”
Lisa collapsed after letting out a single blood-curdling scream.
“Why are you back so early, Yoda?”
“How did you get back at her? Did you beat her to a pulp?”
Yoda typed out his response on his phone. I did! I taught her a lesson she’ll never forget. It was my pleasure.
The children’s fury was quenched.
Lisa awoke to thick bandages wrapped around her face. She stared blankly at the ceiling for a while. All of a sudden, fear engulfed her gaze and she started to yell.
“Don’t, don’t come over here. Ghost! There’s a ghost! Leave me alone!”
Adam was speechless at her display. “What happened, Lisa? Who did this to you?”
