Female Novel
Chapter 993
Renee returned to the Carmine Pawnshop after destroying the tape thoroughly. She headed to bedwith a heavy heart.
She was especially restless for the entire night, with several dreams popping in her head during herslumber.
In her dreams, Briar crawled out of the sea with messy hair, with her limbs dislocated and her bonespenetrating through her flesh. She then cackled eerily, her face completely drenched in blood.
“Hahaha, Everheart, your days are numbered… I may not have been able to compete against youwhen I was alive, but I can drag you down to hell with me as a ghost!” Briar screeched as her bloodiedface inched closer to Renee, to the point she seemed to be hovering right above her.
The suffocating pain consumed the woman’s chest. She flung her arms around in panic, screaming,“No! Don’t come near me!”
“Miss Ren! Miss Ren! Wake up! The sun is up!” Margaret worriedly held her hand, sitting by her bed.
“Argh!” Renee felt like she was pulled out of an abyss as her eyes snapped open. Her heart waspounding rapidly in her chest.
“Miss Ren, you look pale. Did you have a nightmare?”novelbin
“Mhm.” Renee nodded, panting.
Her nightmare was just too vivid, as she remembered how Briar’s gory face was right in front of hersand remembered just how despairful the sensation was. It felt like she was drowning.
“It’s alright, you woke up…” Margaret patted her on the back, visibly concerned. “You must’ve beenstressing yourself out, Miss Ren. That’s why you had a weird nightmare.”
“I’ll make you a small scented bag later. It can help get rid of germs and reduce anxiety, so bring itaround with you. Then you won’t get those nightmares anymore.”
“Thanks, Margaret.” Renee took a deep sigh, then asked in a whisper. “Hey Margaret, do you thinkreally evil ghosts exist in this world?”
“Ah, I don’t know…” Margaret’s expression turned serious, reminiscing her past. “I’ve learned medicinefrom my grandfather, and I’ve seen a lot of weird stuff too. Traditional doctors usually believe in thesethings since life and death, when viewed from a medical standpoint, are great mysteries. So I can’treally say for sure…
“Evil ghosts may exist in some other realm, a realm we can’t see or touch. Or maybe, its existence is aform of energy, a magnetic field. When the energy or magnetic field is too strong, it might affect ourrealm as well.
“For example, Miss Ren, you don’t get nightmares back then. But you suddenly dreamed of somethingthat was so scary that it woke you up in cold sweat. It is possible that you were affected by those typesof negative energies. So it’s best to be more cautious,” Margaret explained, her cryptic messagesending chills down Renee’s body.
She gulped, carefully responding. “So you mean some kind of evil spirit with high negative energymight be attached to me?”
“Hush hush! You shouldn’t say things like that! You’re a nice person, Miss Ren. It’s not like youoffended or provoked anyone. So there’s no way you would encounter evil spirits!”
Margaret was very superstitious, quickly nagging her like how most elderly would. After that, she gotbusy preparing the scented bag as promised.
Renee looked towards the mirror at her dressing table, noticing her pale complexion. Briar Desrosiers,if you really are haunting me, I advise you to reincarnate soon, she thought as she clenched her fists.
‘You couldn’t win against me while you were alive, so don’t assume you’d ever have a chance at deatheither!’
After having breakfast, Renee checked the time and noticed that she should be leaving soon. She thengot up from her seat and turned to Quinton, Margaret, and the children. “You guys take your time, Ihave to head out for a bit.”
“It’s still so early in the morning. Where are you going?”