You call this a black hand?

In Mellen's narrative, he describes himself as an innocent and simple little boy.

When he first heard that Arthur asked him to seduce his fiancée, he sternly refused.

After that, they didn't make any "stepfather plan", but because Arthur later heard that Mellen had received an invitation from Kevin and would attend the Ernest family dinner, he ran over and asked to take him in with him.

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Then, of course, Arthur "accidentally" met Jim's mother at the banquet, and his mother took the initiative to strike up a conversation and even invited Arthur to meet "her" son soon after.

The entire story line was crushed and reassembled, highlighting a coincidence and accident, which sounds quite similar.

Mrs. Chelsea did not suspect that Mellon was making up stories to beautify himself.

In other words, the biggest cover-up in this matter is not Mellen’s rhetoric to beautify himself, but the abnormality of Jim’s “mother”——

This directly occupied most of her mind.

Mellen did not speak out many of his guesses, he just told the facts that had already happened.

But at that time, Jim's real mother was actually at Mrs. Chelsea's place, chatting with her about some gossip and trivial matters.

So of course Mrs. Chelsea couldn't have imagined that Jim's mother was not his mother, but his father.

But this is where the most unusual thing lies!

Jim's father is indeed a weirdo who likes to wear women's clothes, like to dress up, like to wander around pretending to be his wife at parties, and may even like men.

But he knew that his hobby was not accepted by ordinary people, so he couldn't say he was hiding it, but he didn't reveal anything about it.

At least, except for those who have a close relationship with each other's wives like Mrs. Chelsea, and a limited number of people in Graham City, most outsiders are not aware that Jim's father has this eccentricity.

After all, he is a senior official of the Ministry of Magic. Even if he does not care about his own reputation and that of his family, he must also consider his political future.

At the same time, although Jim's father cannot be said to be very responsible for his family, he will not take the initiative to harm his family.

In a sense, he is actually a good husband.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for his friend Susan, who was divorced from him, to still be living in the same manor with him after the divorce.

But now, he seems to be possessed. For the so-called "excitement", he has begun to unscrupulously trample on the "dignity" of his son, wife, and even the entire family?

And you don’t care at all about your own reputation and future?

If that were the case, that would be fine. People will always change. Although it is unexpected to become more and more abnormal, it is not incomprehensible.

The problem is, what happened tonight happened at the Ernest Manor, even under the eyes of Jim’s father!

If he behaves as usual, this can be explained by his negligence and being distracted by the "beauty" at the party.

But now, he himself has become one of the anomalies...

"Has your husband shown any differences in the past two years?"

Mrs. Chelsea used the book of secret words with a serious expression to contact her friends.

"He's gone crazy!"

It didn't take long for the other party to reply, with an angry tone, as if he had just experienced something unacceptable.

"I can't believe, damn, that disgusting guy actually wants to find a stepmother for Jim!"

"The target is still that guy named Arthur, a man, my son's enemy, who wants to be his stepmother!"

"I was so fucking stupid just now!!"

"Jim was even frightened and fainted. When he woke up, he went crazy to kill Arthur. I just stopped him, but the matter is definitely not over!"

"I don't understand. Really...is it really what he wants for his wife and children to be separated?"

…

"The whispers of the devil can arouse a person's deepest desires hidden in his heart, and let this desire continue to eat away at his normal thinking."

Her friend was obviously a little desperate, so Mrs. Chelsea slowly wrote on the page: "In the end, the victim will be completely swallowed up by desire, act extreme, and do whatever the consequences do to achieve his goals."

"...You mean?!"

"Stabilize him first, I'll be there right away."

After saying this, without waiting for a response, Mrs. Chelsea stood up and hurried out of the dungeon.

And when she arrived at the Ernest family in a carriage, she found that the target was not only stabilized, but he had even been controlled.

"What are you being bewitched by the devil? It's ridiculous! It's just a random excuse for you damn ugly monster! I've already divorced you, you have no right to come -"

In the gorgeous living room of the manor, a handsome middle-aged man with long brown-black ponytail hair, who had put on a well-fitting shirt and black trousers, was tied tightly to a chair.

His face was full of annoyance, and he was saying some dirty words.

However, before he could finish speaking, the tough woman with short hair standing in front of him punched him in the eye, and the angry accusation turned into a shrill scream.

"We're finished! Susan Corian, totally finished! Once I'm free, you, the boring, violent ugly, can no longer live in my house!"

"And you, my idiot son! You are an adult, what qualifications do you have to interfere with your father's affairs? Wipe your own ass first and then-"

The sharp curses came to an abrupt end, and as the woman named Susan raised her hand and snapped her fingers, Jim's father suddenly couldn't open his mouth anymore.

So he could do nothing but widen his eyes angrily and twist his body desperately.

"Are you sure, Isabella?"

The ordinary-looking woman then hurriedly came to Mrs. Chelsea with a nervous look on her face.

Jim, who had been standing stupidly not far away, also came over and saluted Madam, which seemed very polite.

But from his pale face and frightened eyes, we can see how panicked he was after learning that his father had been bewitched by the devil.

I also completely lost the anger of my enemy Arthur who was about to become a stepmother.

This is normal, because the so-called devil has long since disappeared with the end of the church age.

In other words, since the demonic tide that has spread all over the world has receded, it is no longer possible for high-level beings like the devil to appear in front of the world again.

Death, or even eternal sleep, is their current destination.

However, now, the terrifying monster in the "legend" that should have been swallowed up by the long river of history is actually related to his father.

Living next to their father, they are still unaware of this...

This level of fright, if you want to use a metaphor, is probably like an ordinary secular person having a family that is not perfect but can be considered peaceful.

As a result, one day, he suddenly discovered that everyone in his family except himself were ghosts...

"By the way, I also remembered something."

Mrs. Chelsea did not respond to the mother and son beside her, she was just looking at the target, but the woman named Susan suddenly said:

"In the past two years, he has inexplicably started to like white roses. I mean, he has never bothered to pay attention to these flowers and plants before. Could this be..."

White rose?

Mrs. Chelsea was startled when she heard this, then suddenly thought of something, quickly walked towards Jim's father who was tied to the chair, and then pulled open the shirt on his chest.

A strange-looking silver necklace caught her sight.

The necklace is simple in shape. At first glance, it is just a silver ring with complex raised patterns on the surface.

But if you look closely, you can find that this ring is actually shaped like a snake biting its tail.

The lady trembled when she saw this, and her face actually looked a little dazed.

"What is this?" Susan asked hurriedly.

"nothing!"

Responding to her friend Susan's words in a slightly urgent voice, Mrs. Chelsea pulled off the necklace.

"It should be a medium for bewitching. I'll take it away first. If it's valuable, you can ask me for it later."

"No, you'd better throw it far away. I don't want to see it again."

Susan hurriedly answered, and then asked hesitantly: "But this matter... is it over like this?"

If the crisis is really solved by just pulling off a necklace, then this crisis seems too simple?

However, Mrs. Chelsea did not respond to her words. She regained her composure, but did not slow down. Instead, she hurriedly left the living room——

She was obviously preoccupied with something and didn't even hear her friend's words.

As a last resort, the woman named Susan could only look back at her ex-husband who was tied to the chair.

The other party was no longer struggling at this time, but his expression was in a daze, and his pupils were even dilated.

Obviously, the departure of the necklace caused him some kind of impact.

However, under the nervous gazes of mother and son, his demeanor did not deteriorate, but slowly returned to normal.

However, just as his expression became calmer and the trance in his eyes faded away, he looked at his "ex-wife" in front of him and suddenly said something.

"It doesn't matter, even if we can't see those luminous seaweeds this time, we can come back next time."

"What are you talking about?" Susan was surprised when she heard this.

This voice was completely inconsistent with the image in his mind. Jim's father was stunned when he heard the words, and then suddenly woke up.

"Ah? Oh...it's nothing!"

He replied slightly flustered, then lowered his head and looked at himself pretending to be confused.

"What's wrong with me? Why am I tied to a chair?"

"It's a bit tight, please loosen it!"

He seemed normal. The mother and son looked at each other, their worries disappeared, and they breathed a sigh of relief.

…

On the other side, Mrs. Chelsea walked out of the living room with a serious expression.

Lowering her head and staring at the necklace in her hand for a long time, she suddenly asked: "Who are you?"

The cold wind howled at night, but her voice received no response.

However, just when Mrs. Chelsea's expression was serious and she was about to make a move with her hands, a hoarse voice that was slightly similar to her voice suddenly sounded.

"You win, Isabella."

The voice said mockingly: "But the reason why you can win is just because of luck."

"You were lucky enough to meet that little guy named Melen, and you were lucky enough to accept him as your apprentice."