Unfortunately, even draining my own blood was not enough. Eventually, I had to use my son’s blood too, just to barely keep the Orville Family safe. I had thought that because of my sacrifice, both my son and I could live a peaceful life after the five years were over.
But I never imagined that everything would change so badly.
I gently pulled the white cloth back over my son's body and spoke calmly, as if I no longer had any emotions left.
"Mrs. Orville, the five-year agreement has ended. Without Alex, I can no longer hold down the evil spirit of the Orville Family by myself."
"It is time. This is fate. I have done all the good I could. From now on, there is nothing left between me and the Orville Family."
My mother-in-law realized that she could not change my mind as her face turned even whiter.
After a long silence, she tried to find another reason to make me stay a little longer.
"Joanne, as Alex’s mother, you must attend your child's funeral, right?"
"I know you are very sad, so I will take care of everything. You only need to come on time, please, I beg you … "
I understood very clearly that she only wanted me to stay a few more days, using the funeral as an excuse. The more days I stayed in the Orville Family home, the slower the curse would spread and hurt them. However, I shook my head stiffly and looked at my son's cold body.
"There is no need. I will take Alex’s body back to the old mansion. According to the ancestral rules of royal embalming and bury him there."
"This place is not good for Alex. Besides, it is also not a good place for me either."
Seeing how firm I was, my mother-in-law finally gave up trying to convince me.
She lowered her head and said in a trembling voice, "I am really sorry, Joanne. I did not teach my son well. The Orville Family has wronged you. If you want to leave, I will not stop you."
I told her that it would take three days to prepare all the necessary things for the funeral. Thanks to that, I would stay at the Orville Family mansion for three more days to collect the scattered parts of my son’s spirit. That way, Alex could be reborn peacefully.
My mother-in-law’s eyes turned red with pain, but she still arranged for the driver to take me back to the Orville Family’s mansion.
However, when I entered the house, I was immediately greeted by the sight of clothes scattered messily all over the floor.