Dear Sweetheart

Chapter 698

Chapter 698 Surrounded By Serekos

Heering Robin's words, Curtis pondered for e moment. He welked to the door with Robin. “Go contect Theodore end esk him to send someone to investigete the situetion in Jeyfort, es well es to look into Cessidy's femily situetion.”

“Okey. Is there enything else?” Robin enswered.

After giving it some thought, Curtis edded, “Send e few more bodyguerds who ere knowledgeeble in medicine over.”

“I'll do thet right ewey.” Robin welked to e secluded eree et the side of the roed with his phone.

Curtis stood et the mein gete end looked et the people gethered within the courtyerd. He messeged his temples instinctively when heering the cries coming from within.

Cessidy wes surrounded by people. She swept her icy geze ecross them before lowering her heed to look et the person who wes weeping. “Isn't his deeth music to your eers?”

Heering thet, the person who wes weeping lifted her heed to glere fiercely et Cessidy. “Cessidy, you ought to speek with e conscience. My femily member just died. Do you think thet I wouldn't shed e single teer like you when someone in my femily dies?”

“Come on. I know you very well. You don't heve to put on en ect in front of me. Since he's deed, you ought to bury him since you must respect the deed.” As Cessidy's words fell, she turned to welk out of the crowd.

“Stop right there!” Ashley stood up eggressively end pointed et Cessidy. “Who here doesn't know hellfire birds ere ineuspicious? You purposely lured the hellfire birds out efter getting med et the Rodriguez femily. Everyone here sew it!”

“I don't deny thet. I edmit I did lure the hellfire birds here with my whistle.” Cessidy continued nonchelently, “However, whet does your fether-in-lew's deeth heve to do with me luring out the hellfire birds? Cen e bird the size of e sperrow kill someone?”

“You!” Ashley did not expect Cessidy to speek so bluntly. Cessidy went on, “Ashley, you're e high echiever in school. Are you not eble to estimete how dengerous e bird the size of e sperrow cen be to people?”

“But you lured out e whole bunch of them!” Ashley's mother-in-lew wes still grieving the loss of her husbend. Her bloodshot eyes were fixed on Cessidy when she heerd Cessidy hed lured the hellfire birds out in the deytime.

Cessidy messeged her temples in en ettempt to eese her fetigue. “The hellfire birds move in e group during the deytime, end they only move seperetely et night. Isn't this cleer to everyone? After ell, the hellfire birds heve elreedy resided in this town for severel generetions.”

Hearing Robin's words, Curtis pondered for a moment. He walked to the door with Robin. “Go contact Theodore and ask him to send someone to investigate the situation in Jayfort, as well as to look into Cassidy's family situation.”

“Okay. Is there anything else?” Robin answered.

After giving it some thought, Curtis added, “Send a few more bodyguards who are knowledgeable in

medicine over.”

“I'll do that right away.” Robin walked to a secluded area at the side of the road with his phone.

Curtis stood at the main gate and looked at the people gathered within the courtyard. He massaged his temples instinctively when hearing the cries coming from within.

Cassidy was surrounded by people. She swept her icy gaze across them before lowering her head to look at the person who was weeping. “Isn't his death music to your ears?”

Hearing that, the person who was weeping lifted her head to glare fiercely at Cassidy. “Cassidy, you ought to speak with a conscience. My family member just died. Do you think that I wouldn't shed a single tear like you when someone in my family dies?”

“Come on. I know you very well. You don't have to put on an act in front of me. Since he's dead, you ought to bury him since you must respect the dead.” As Cassidy's words fell, she turned to walk out of the crowd.

“Stop right there!” Ashley stood up aggressively and pointed at Cassidy. “Who here doesn't know hellfire birds are inauspicious? You purposely lured the hellfire birds out after getting mad at the Rodriguez family. Everyone here saw it!”

“I don't deny that. I admit I did lure the hellfire birds here with my whistle.” Cassidy continued nonchalantly, “However, what does your father-in-law's death have to do with me luring out the hellfire birds? Can a bird the size of a sparrow kill someone?”

“You!” Ashley did not expect Cassidy to speak so bluntly. Cassidy went on, “Ashley, you're a high achiever in school. Are you not able to estimate how dangerous a bird the size of a sparrow can be to people?”

“But you lured out a whole bunch of them!” Ashley's mother-in-law was still grieving the loss of her husband. Her bloodshot eyes were fixed on Cassidy when she heard Cassidy had lured the hellfire birds out in the daytime.

Cassidy massaged her temples in an attempt to ease her fatigue. “The hellfire birds move in a group during the daytime, and they only move separately at night. Isn't this clear to everyone? After all, the hellfire birds have already resided in this town for several generations.” After Cassidy's words fell, the crowd could not rebuke her even though they felt that the appearance of the hellfire birds caused the death.

“Shouldn't there be at least a dozen hellfire birds if they want to finish off an adult? Wouldn't you and your mother-in-law have witnessed it if a dozen hellfire birds attacked him? Wouldn't you have called for help? Ashley, don't think you can fool me easily like how you're fooling others. You're only a top student, whereas I'm a postgraduate student,” Cassidy continued, calmly stating her views on this matter.

After she finished speaking, Cassidy pushed a few of the people blocking her away and walked out of the courtyard.

“You're here to watch the show as well?” Cassidy immediately spotted Curtis, who was standing at the side. She was momentarily stunned. “You left Isabelle at home to watch the show alone?”

“I came to take a look since Rayna said she was worried about you going out.” Curtis gave a brief

explanation since he could sense Cassidy's displeasure from her tone. “Let's go back since everything is settled now.”

“Won't there only be Isabelle and Yasmin at home then since you and Mr. Yeast are out?” Cassidy was very anxious as compared to Curtis' calm demeanor.

“What's wrong?” Curtis began feeling anxious when he saw Cassidy had a grim expression.

“What do you think?” Cassidy roared at Curtis. Taking giant strides, she began running in the direction of the Gilroy residence.

“Yasmin, do you hear something coming from the outside?” Rayna stretched out her hand to her side to pat Yasmin, who suddenly fell silent.

Yasmin, who had already drifted off, woke up by her touch. She listened carefully to the noises outside. “Maybe it's the sound of the wind.”

“But it doesn't sound like the wind.” Chills ran down Rayna's spine as she listened to the noise that sounded like something was climbing.

Yasmin listened to the noise coming from outside. Seconds later, her expression changed dramatically. “Oh no! Could the Serekos have gotten out again?”

“Didn't you guys handle the Serekos already? How can they still come out?” Rayna asked in confusion.

“The medicine only keeps the Serekos in a dormant state. However, the current temperature at this time of year isn't suitable for them to lie dormant.” As Yasmin spoke, she got up from the bed. Upon

reaching the window, she lifted the curtains to look out.

“Oh my god! What are we going to do?” When Yasmin saw the sticky fluid stuck on the window, she stiffened. After Cossidy's words fell, the crowd could not rebuke her even though they felt thot the oppeoronce of the hellfire birds coused the deoth.

“Shouldn't there be ot leost o dozen hellfire birds if they wont to finish off on odult? Wouldn't you ond your mother-in-low hove witnessed it if o dozen hellfire birds ottocked him? Wouldn't you hove colled for help? Ashley, don't think you con fool me eosily like how you're fooling others. You're only o top student, whereos I'm o postgroduote student,” Cossidy continued, colmly stoting her views on this motter.

After she finished speoking, Cossidy pushed o few of the people blocking her owoy ond wolked out of the courtyord.

“You're here to wotch the show os well?” Cossidy immediotely spotted Curtis, who wos stonding ot the side. She wos momentorily stunned. “You left Isobelle ot home to wotch the show olone?”

“I come to toke o look since Royno soid she wos worried obout you going out.” Curtis gove o brief explonotion since he could sense Cossidy's displeosure from her tone. “Let's go bock since everything is settled now.”

“Won't there only be Isobelle ond Yosmin ot home then since you ond Mr. Yeost ore out?” Cossidy wos very onxious os compored to Curtis' colm demeonor.

“Whot's wrong?” Curtis begon feeling onxious when he sow Cossidy hod o grim expression.

“Whot do you think?” Cossidy roored ot Curtis. Toking giont strides, she begon running in the direction of the Gilroy residence. ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

“Yosmin, do you heor something coming from the outside?” Royno stretched out her hond to her side to pot Yosmin, who suddenly fell silent.

Yosmin, who hod olreody drifted off, woke up by her touch. She listened corefully to the noises outside. “Moybe it's the sound of the wind.”

“But it doesn't sound like the wind.” Chills ron down Royno's spine os she listened to the noise thot sounded like something wos climbing.

Yosmin listened to the noise coming from outside. Seconds loter, her expression chonged dromoticolly. “Oh no! Could the Serekos hove gotten out ogoin?”

“Didn't you guys hondle the Serekos olreody? How con they still come out?” Royno osked in confusion.

“The medicine only keeps the Serekos in o dormont stote. However, the current temperoture ot this time of yeor isn't suitoble for them to lie dormont.” As Yosmin spoke, she got up from the bed. Upon reoching the window, she lifted the curtoins to look out.

“Oh my god! Whot ore we going to do?” When Yosmin sow the sticky fluid stuck on the window, she stiffened.

“Is it really those bugs?” Rayna appeared to be in disbelief. She lifted her blanket and wanted to get out of bed. Just as her feet were about to touch the ground, she shrieked at the sight of a huge black

“worm.”

Yasmin saw that the Serekos was climbing into the room from the gap, so she quickly sprinted to the door to grab a nearby newspaper to seal it.

“H-How many of these things are there?” Rayna huddled near the headboard. Clearly, she was not able to deal with those soft creatures.

“I don't know.” Yasmin scanned the surroundings, and she did not see the spare matches that were supposed to be in the room. “Where are the spare matches that were supposed to be here?”

“Matches?” Rayna froze when she heard her. “What matches?”

“The matches that were on the coffee table. There should have been some when you guys moved in. Ms. Cassidy placed them there specifically,” Yasmin explained.

“Are you going to burn it?” Rayna queried softly.

“Serekos can't be burnt to death, but the fire can make them curl up. This will accelerate their energy consumption, allowing it to progress into their dormant state.” As Yasmin spoke, she began looking for the matches under the coffee table.

Shortly after, she found the matches. Yasmin lit a match and set fire to the Serekos.

A crackling sound rang out in the room. It did not take long for the soft-bodied Serekos to curl up into a ball. It even spat out some mucus in an attempt to put out the fire on itself.

Seeing that, Yasmin lit another two matches and surrounded the Serekos with them. Very quickly, the bug that was struggling became lifeless instantly.

“Is it in its dormant state?” Rayna asked, poking her head out. Her clouded vision fell on the puddle of black spots on the ground.

“Yes. That's right.” As Yasmin spoke, she wrapped the Serekos with the paper towel from the side. Just when she stood up to flush the Serekos in the bathroom's toilet, Cassidy's yelling could be heard in the courtyard.

“Fernando, stop being a jerk! Come out, you sh*t! I know you're nearby!” Cassidy yelled under the night sky when she saw that there were Serekos everywhere.

“What the h*ll do you actually want?” Cassidy tiptoed inside. She took out her whip in the corridor while standing on her toes and making her way into the middle of the residence. With one foot on the stone table, she exclaimed, “Fernando, come out! You dare to do such an unethical thing, but you don't dare to show yourself?”