Chapter 16: She Has a Calamity

Samuel Chalmers looked at her, his eyes darkening slightly. Although he was curious about how she knew the Silva Family, he did not ask further.

He raised his hand to signal the driver to start the car. Not long after, the car arrived at a high-end villa district on the southern side of Sea City.

With Samuel Chalmers' car paving the way, the vehicle drove unobstructed to the entrance of the Silva Family's villa.

If it had been Scarlett Garrison herself, she probably wouldn't have even gotten past the villa district gate.

Samuel Chalmers dropped her off at the door but had no intention of accompanying her inside. He left promptly after dropping her off.

Members of the Silva Family heard that it was the car of "Young Master Chalmers" visiting and curiously came downstairs to greet them, but were surprised to see an unfamiliar little girl holding a small fox in her arms.

"Who might this young lady be?"

Scarlett Garrison thought of the Jiang Family's previous attitude and decided not to involve them. She only mentioned that her surname was Garrison and didn't directly say she was there to return a charm to Miss Silva, as they wouldn't believe her.

She took out a peace charm from Clear Breeze Temple from her small bag.

"I ran into Mrs. Silva recently and saw that she dropped this, so I thought of returning it to her."

Juniper Silva's social media account mentioned accompanying Mrs. Silva to Clear Breeze Temple last month. Scarlett Garrison used this as an excuse.

Mrs. Song was a somewhat plump and beautiful woman whose brows and eyes were full of warmth. Seeing Scarlett Garrison, an obedient and gentle little girl with a pet fox in her arms, she didn't think much of it.

"So that's what happened."

The elderly lady had traditional beliefs. Ever since Little Lili hit her head and it couldn't be cured, she felt the Feng Shui in the house was off. She previously fiddled with the household decorations, and in the past year had started believing in Taoism, even dragging her grandson to the Taoist Temple to ask for a charm. Her family let her be.

They hadn't expected that a peace charm that fell would actually be returned by someone.

"Thank you for going out of your way, but how do you know the elderly lady of our family?"

Mrs. Song, although kind, maintained a necessary degree of vigilance.

Scarlett Garrison's expression remained unchanged, as she opened her mouth to explain. Her hand discreetly pinched Pretty Hamilton in the belly.

This was a plan she had discussed with Pretty beforehand. The moment she acted, the little fox sprang from her arms, darting towards the second floor.

Mrs. Song was suddenly startled, and Scarlett Garrison appeared as caught off guard, getting up quickly to chase.

"Pretty Hamilton! Come back!"

Well done, Pretty, go find Miss Silva.

In less than two minutes, a girl's soft and surprised cry came from upstairs, immediately changing the faces of Mrs. Song and the servants as they hurriedly followed.

Scarlett Garrison maintained a close distance behind Mrs. Song. Once upstairs, they saw at the end of the hallway a young girl in a pretty princess dress squatting on the floor, laughing and trying to pet a chubby and well-behaved little fox.

"Little Lili!" Mrs. Song quickly called out, then hurried over to pull her youngest daughter behind her.

Though the small fox looked tame, who knew if it would suddenly bite.

At that moment, Mrs. Song regretted somewhat letting the little girl in with such a pet without more caution.

"Mama, little dog!"

Andrea Silva, around fifteen or sixteen, still had a hint of baby fat on her face, yet her beauty and spirit were not concealed. Her bright black eyes were full of clean purity, but, as soon as she opened her mouth, her innocent and naive manner felt like that of a young child, clearly revealing her shortcomings.

Scarlett Garrison took a look, her gaze falling on a tuft of black aura on the girl's brow, her eyebrows slightly furrowing.

Mrs. Song noticed the subtle change on Scarlett Garrison's face, believing it was because she saw the problem with her daughter, and immediately felt displeased, her tone cooling a few degrees,

"If there's nothing else, Miss Garrison, take your pet and head back. I won't be seeing you out."

"Wait a moment."

Scarlett Garrison called to Mrs. Song, raised her hand to summon Pretty Hamilton back, then looked at Andrea Silva with a righteous and serious gaze, and took out another peace charm from her arms,

"My little fox startled Miss Silva just now. As an apology, I give this charm to Miss Silva. It can protect her once."

Scarlett Garrison said, "Miss Silva's brow bone is clear and exquisite; it should have been a fate chart of long-lasting fortune. Usually, those with such a fate chart have a small red mole on their chest to gather fortune. However, she had her intelligence swapped as a child, leading to a flaw in her fate, with the red mole dulling as well. I foresee she might face a disaster in the next two days. It's best if she stays home and doesn't go out."

Scarlett Garrison initially intended to speak directly about the intelligence swap, but the black aura on Andrea Silva's brow seemed more urgent than the intelligence swap matter.

Mrs. Song was already sensitive about her daughter's matters. Listening to Scarlett Garrison suddenly rambler on about nonsense, her face immediately darkened, losing the previous warmth and kindness, and she chastised,

"Where do you come from, you quack, daring to curse my daughter! Now I understand how you knew my elder. You must have ulterior motives, yes? Considering you're just a young girl, I won't argue with you. Leave with your fox immediately, or I'll call the police and have you arrested!"

Such an attitude clearly made meaningful communication impossible.

It wasn't the first time Scarlett Garrison encountered this. Her face remained calm as she picked up the little fox, placed the amulet on a cabinet beside the hallway, and then turned to leave.

Andrea Silva, seeing the little dog being taken away, seemed reluctant, eagerly looking as if she wanted to chase after it, "Little dog, Mom, the little dog is gone."

Listening to her innocent voice, Mrs. Song felt a pang of heartache and regret, coaxing her,

"That's not a little dog, it's a fox; it'll scratch you. If Little Lili likes little dogs, I'll have someone buy one for you, okay?"

"Okay! Mama is the best! I want a little dog!" Juniper Silva instantly forgot about the little fox, looking delighted as if she were about to twirl in circles.

Mrs. Song looked at her beautiful daughter, tears welling slightly in her eyes. When she turned to see the amulet Scarlett Garrison had placed on the cabinet, her expression darkened again, instructing a nearby servant quietly, "Take that thing and throw it away."

She couldn't possibly let Little Lili touch an item of unknown origin.

As for Scarlett Garrison's earlier talk about a red mole or fate flaws, she didn't believe it at all.

However, when she looked at Little Lili, her eyes couldn't help glancing towards the girl's chest, hidden under the lace lantern-sleeved top.

It seemed there indeed was a tiny, barely noticeable red mole on Little Lili's chest.

Even so, Mrs. Song remained skeptical of those ghostly tales, suspecting instead that the servants responsible for taking care of the young lady might have leaked the information.

What were they planning?

The more she thought about it, the more wrong it seemed. Mrs. Song had the young lady sent back to her room, then hurriedly turned to call her husband and son.

Someone had their eyes on her Little Lili, and until she got to the bottom of it, she couldn't feel at ease.

What Mrs. Song didn't know was that just after she left, Little Lili sneaked her head out of her room, then, with a posture of sneaking around her own house, cautiously slipped out of the room and ran straight downstairs.