Goldie Thorne remembered the movie he had just seen that morning. It was about a beautiful female ghost who met a scholar in the wilderness, followed him home, and then ripped out his very heart. He would never forget that bloody scene for as long as he lived.
So damn scary!
At Tang Xiaonan's words, Goldie Thorne, who was already on pins and needles, broke out in a cold sweat. He grew even more terrified, trembling uncontrollably. His voice shook as he summoned his courage and called out, "Hey... Is that a person?"
"U-Uncle... are you saying she's not human?"
Patrick Thorne's voice trembled too. His post-movie trauma was even more severe, and his lips quivered. Slowly, involuntarily, he leaned toward a source of warmth—Adrian Hawthorne, all his usual swagger gone, replaced by a timid, shrinking posture.
