Chapter 264

Thereafter, Isabella refrained from disturbing Kelsey while she drove.

Kelsey kept her eyes fixed on the red dots on the map display, and it wasn't until they entered the Northhaven area that Isabella began to sense that something was amiss.

Isabella thought, 'This is the road to Northhaven!

'So, Jack and Sebastian are planning to drive to that piece of land in Northhaven at this late hour?

'That land now belongs to Charles, and the project has already started; it should still be in the construction phase.

'What is Sebastian doing there in the middle of the night?'

A growing cloud of doubt began to envelop Isabella's mind.

Finally, the red dot stopped.

Kelsey didn't dare to follow too closely and parked the car about 150 feet away.

Turning off the engine, Kelsey turned off the engine and took a flashlight from the glove compartment. Then they got out of the car and walked over in the dark.

It had rained a couple of days ago, and the surroundings were muddy. Kelsey was fine, but Isabella had rushed out in her pajamas and slippers. Her feet quickly got so dirty.

Fortunately, they managed to sneak into the construction site.

They walked along the main road, and after a short distance, they heard the sound of a car behind them.

Isabella pulled Kelsey into the bushes by the roadside, and the car drove straight past them and went ahead.

"This feels like some shady deal in the middle of the night," Kelsey said, standing up and brushing off the water droplets.

But Isabella stood there, staring in the direction the car had disappeared, her expression serious.

The surroundings were eerie, and Kelsey felt scared. She moved closer to Isabella and whispered, "Bella, what's wrong? Don't scare me."

Isabella grabbed her hand. "Let's go!"

They had barely taken a few steps when Isabella started running.

Kelsey, both shocked and scared, broke into a cold sweat but didn't dare to stop. She clung tightly to Isabella's hand and ran with her.

After rounding a sharp bend, they finally saw a white building ahead.

It was a castle with just its framework set up, dark and dilapidated, standing like a giant exuding a creepy aura.

The car they had seen earlier was parked in the open space in front of the white building.

When Isabella and Kelsey walked over, the car was already empty.

Isabella was about to step into the white building when Kelsey pulled her back with a terrified grip. "Bella, it's eerie in there, let's not go in. I'm scared," Kelsey stuttered.

Isabella gave her a look and said, "Wait for me here."

She then turned and walked into the building alone.

Kelsey, standing rooted to the ground with fear, decided she might as well follow Isabella. She stomped her foot and rushed inside.

"Bella, wait for me," Kelsey pleaded, hanging on to Isabella's arm tightly. She dared not turn on the flashlight, relying only on the faint moonlight that seeped in through the windows, feeling her way forward.

Suddenly, a piercing scream echoed from ahead.

Kelsey's body jolted, freezing solid, with Isabella holding her up.

Isabella stiffened at the sound and then hurried forward.

Lost without Isabella's support, Kelsey crumpled to the ground.

As Isabella's figure started to fade away, Kelsey looked around, steeled her nerves, and stood up again, running towards her.

Together, they ascended the stairs, following the faint light, accompanied by murmuring sounds.

Isabella and Kelsey exchanged a glance, and Kelsey, with one hand over her mouth to stop herself from screaming, her expression a picture of stark terror.

This was far more thrilling than any haunted house she had been to!

They inched closer to the light, about to find a spot to hide, when suddenly, a hand reached out from the side and tapped Kelsey's shoulder.

Already on edge, Kelsey, whose nerves were stretched to the limit, let out a sharp scream at the sudden touch.

Isabella sensed something amiss; when she turned, she saw two more figures.

"Jack, Marvin?"

Jack had one arm around Kelsey and was covering her mouth and nose with his other hand, muffling her cries.

Kelsey's face turned bright red from the effort of holding back her screams, tears streaming down her cheeks.

She was purely terrified.

Jack let go and pulled her into his arms. Kelsey clung to him, biting her lip hard, determined not to make a sound, though the aftershock took some time to fade, and she shivered violently.

Isabella asked Marvin, "Where's Sebastian?"

Marvin yanked Isabella and Kelsey toward a corner. "Mr. Landon will be here soon. What are you two doing here?"

Isabella and Kelsey exchanged glances. The situation with the stalker couldn't be explained in a few sentences, so Isabella said, "We followed Sebastian here."

Suddenly, a sound like an explosion came from the direction of the flickering flames.

Isabella looked in that direction, and her eyes widened in horror.

She thought, 'What on earth is that?'

In the empty space, two chairs were placed side by side. One chair held a young girl who seemed to have been drugged or knocked out, slumped lifelessly against the chair. The other chair held a skeleton, eerily white.

The chairs were positioned in front of a table, and a figure dressed as a mage was pacing around them, eyes half-closed, muttering incantations.

It was like a scene straight out of a horror movie, unfolding vividly before Isabella's eyes.

The mage completed several circuits and then threw something towards the candleholder.

The white powder ignited with a loud explosion.

Isabella stared at the scene, struggling to make sense of it. She turned to Marvin and Jack, asking, "What is he doing?"

Marvin and Jack exchanged a hesitant glance, seemingly debating whether to reveal the truth.

But with Isabella already here, there was no point in hiding it.

Marvin finally said, "He's trying to resurrect someone using another's body."

"What?" Isabella's shock was palpable.

Kelsey, who had been shivering uncontrollably, was clinging to Jack, forcing herself to steady her nerves. Upon hearing this, she froze for a moment before her shivering intensified.

She could barely handle a scary movie, let alone this!

After a brief shock, Isabella turned her gaze back to the two chairs.

The explosion must have been loud enough to wake the young girl, who now had her eyes open. However, she was too weak to move, slumped in the chair without the strength to even struggle.

Isabella then looked at the skeleton, and suddenly it hit her. She realized the horrifying truth as the explosive light from the mage's ritual seemed to burst into her mind.

"Could that be Sebastian's mother's remains?"