Chapter 1457

Every member of the Martin family knew what these negative items could bring them. Each person had their motives and was quite shrewd. They all realized that once Ernest passed away, their branch of the family would undoubtedly fall apart, and their circumstances would not compare to what they had now. Hence, if they didn't make plans now, it would be too late to act when everything was lost. They weren't fools. They silently took back their respective negative items and talismans, not bothering to ask anyone about their usefulness. At that moment, they all believed their negative items were more potent and would grant them their desires. … In the car, Skylar shared the details of the negative items with Joe. Joe listened without much expression. With his memory loss, he felt no familial connection to Ernest or the others. He had already learned about their past actions from Paul, and his feelings toward them were even more distant now. "They brought this upon themselves. They'