The Fake Heiress Turns Out to Be a True Tycoon! novel Chapter 427

Chapter 427: Chapter 427: The Second Hexagram, Searching for Treasure

"Mom!!"

Phaedra York let out an instinctive and miserable scream as the phone in her hand flew from her grasp in terror.

Scarlett Jennings, having anticipated the chaos, swiftly raised her hand to catch the flying phone.

As she caught it, her fingers gently brushed against it.

In one fluid motion, she wiped the Shadow Energy lingering on the phone away.

The crowd, however, had been thoroughly startled by Phaedra York’s reaction.

That shrill scream of hers was so loud, no exaggeration, the neighboring building probably heard it.

"What’s going on? What’s in the phone?" Someone leaned over with curiosity, craning their neck for a look.

Scarlett Jennings held out the phone directly.

But no one dared to take it. Who knew if Phaedra York had just seen a ghost inside that phone?

They were curious, sure, but they were also afraid of seeing ghosts!

Alicia Sharp, seeing how calmly Scarlett Jennings reacted, took the phone without hesitation. She glanced at the screen and found it was just a regular livestream interface. Slightly disappointed, she remarked,

"It’s just a normal livestream page. There’s nothing on it."

Seeing her holding the phone, Phaedra York sprang backward like a startled cartoon character, shouting,

"There’s a ghost! There’s a ghost in that phone! I saw it just now! Throw it away, quick!"

She gestured toward the railing of the Aerial Garden, suggesting Alicia throw the phone over the edge.

Alicia Sharp rolled her eyes at him and retorted,

"Throwing objects from high places? Do you want to hurt someone? I have no desire to go to jail."

Instead, she calmly placed the phone on the nearby table and promptly closed the livestream interface.

Phaedra York stared at the phone on the table, still spooked beyond reason. Facade and pride abandoned, he quickly turned his panicked gaze toward Scarlett Jennings,

"Scarlett Jennings, gorgeous Master Jennings, how do I fix this?!"

Scarlett Jennings glanced at him briefly and extended her palm casually, "Fork over the fortune-telling fee, thirty thousand bucks."

Thirty thousand bucks wasn’t much to this crowd of elites. No one thought Scarlett was trying to exploit anyone here, and Phaedra York agreed without hesitation, intending to use his phone to transfer the money.

But remembering what had just transpired with the phone, he quickly pulled his hand back and turned to Alicia Sharp,

"Alicia, you pay her first on my behalf, and I’ll reimburse you later."

Alicia Sharp didn’t mind, but Scarlett Jennings shook her head,

"The fee has to come from you personally."

She explained that transferring money via the phone wouldn’t cause any issues. But Phaedra York flatly refused to touch the phone again. Ultimately, Alicia Sharp had someone fetch thirty thousand in cash from downstairs.

As long as the cash passed through Phaedra York’s hands before being handed to her, it was acceptable.

Scarlett Jennings received the thirty thousand dollars in cash and then said,

"You offended an ancestral spirit. They’re just trying to teach you a lesson, not actually harm you. Go back home, prepare sacrificial offerings, kneel before your ancestor three times sincerely, and apologize—then everything will be fine."

Learning all he needed was a heartfelt apology and some kneeling, Phaedra York didn’t dare remain stubborn and nodded repeatedly in agreement.

The phone, however, he swore off for good.

And the livestream page? He wouldn’t dare open it again in his life.

Because of Phaedra’s ear-piercing scream earlier, their group had become the center of attention.

Curious onlookers gathered around upon learning Scarlett Jennings was fortune-telling, though many hesitated to ask for a reading in fear of being exposed or humiliated like Phaedra York.

One woman, who was good friends with Alicia Sharp, spoke up. She was dressed in a strikingly handsome prince-themed outfit and said,

"Scarlett, I’m Selene Wright from the Wright Family. Could you help me locate my missing ring?"

Upon hearing this request, Alicia Sharp couldn’t help but say,

"It’s just a ring, though. Do you really need Scarlett’s help to find it? Are you messing with her on purpose?"