The Fortune-Telling Heiress

Chapter 112

The next morning brought about fine weather and clear skies.

Madison and the rest left for the ghost shrine early in the morning.

The mountain that the shrine was built on wasn't very tall. They followed the dirt road for half an hour and then passed through a pine t forest, whereupon a clearing opened up ahead of them.

A 15-foot shrine came into view.

The roof of the shrine was made of glazed gold, while the rest of it was constructed out of wood. There was an ancient sort of charm to

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Queenie stood next to Madison. "The last time I was here, it didn't look this new. Looks like someone was here to fulfill their debt for a wish come true by cleaning up the place."

She pulled on Madison's sleeve. "Hear me out, Madison. That abbot my dad hired entered the shrine, only to come out looking all defeated less than a moment later. He said that the forces here were too overwhelming and that he couldn't handle them. "What I'm saying is-just do what you can, alright? If it's too much, don't push yourself. We'll just get another mystic arts expert to

come."

Madison nodded. "I know. I'll take a look first."

"Alright. Just call out to us if you need anything!"

Nate spoke up worriedly as well, "Ms. Locke, please give us a shout if anything comes up."

"Okay."

Even Tanya added her two cents in a small voice, "If you don't think you can do it, just forget it..."

Before she could finish speaking, Rebecca tugged on her slee tune. "Just go in and take a look at the situation first."

Madison said nothing. She simply walked into the shrine.

Tanya glanced at Rebecca's pleading face and abruptly changed her

The shrine gates w were brand new. Under the wooden caves were a few fallen leaves that crunched underfoot.

Madison braced her hands on the wooden doors and pushed them open.

Inside the shrine, everything was covered in darkness. It was bright and sunny outside, yet it felt like no light reached the interior of

the shrine.

The members of the group, standing a distance away, felt a little scared at the sight.

"There are windows along the walls, so why can't we see anything at all?"

"It wasn't like this when I was last here," Queenie said anxiously.

She watched Madison step into the darkness, and the double doors slowly closed behind her. She frowned but said nothing. Instead, she began to pace silently back and forth. Nate leaned against a tree with a slight worry in his eyes,

Rebecca pulled Tanya over to sit on a large stone. "Mom, don't worry. Maddie's so amazing that nothing will happen to her. Here, sit down first. I brought some water. Do you want some?" Tanya shook her head. Her eyes were glued to the shrine doors, and she was wringing her hands anxiously.

Time trickled by

Two hours passed, yet no movement could be seen from

om within the shrine.

Queenie was quickly wearing a new path into the ground with her pacing. She paused suddenly. "What's going on? Why hasn't she Come out?"

Nate straightened as well. "Should we go in and take a look?"

They both looked unanimously toward Rebecca. The woman in question was sitting on even picked a few wildflowers from the mountain and was currently fiddling with them.

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Queenle's heart dropped when she saw her looking so relaxed.

large stone, her expression relaxed. She had

Ever since Madison had walked into the shrine, Rebecca's serious expression had changed. She didn't seem to care for her horoscope anymore, and neither did she seem concerned about how Madison was doing inside the shrine. Queenie turned to look in the direction of the shrine. The uneasiness in her heart grew stronger.

She prayed, "Madison, please don't be in any trouble!"

In contrast to her uneasiness, Rebecca relaxed even more. She even smiled faintly, casting occasional glances at the ghost shrine. Queenie watched her actions silently.