Reborn ghost seeing lady is pampered by her ex husband - Chapter 97

Chapter 97: The urgency builds.

Phoebe’s eyes moved from Connie to the lake then to the plants. Connie was right, they had grown beyond human explanation in only two days. Within a week, they would be ready for harvesting at this rate.

For a few seconds, she closed her eyes and laughed silently. Fate, the pendant or the Saxon spirit had really gone above and beyond to tie her and David together. He could provide bottomless energy to keep her alive and he could level up her space with one kiss. If she slept with him, would everything beyond the fog open up? What else would be uncovered?

“What are you thinking about sister, are you considering my suggestion seriously?” Connie cheekily asked.

Phoebe looked away from the girl, grateful that she had not seen her thoughts. She had gone beyond thoughts on kissing and moved on to sleeping with him.

The Saxon spirit had been quietly watching Phoebe. It didn’t matter what her mouth said, her heart felt otherwise about David. It was just a matter of time before she gave in to him.

“What’s in that water anyway?” Phoebe asked them.

The all knowledgeable Saxon spirit provided the answer. “It’s the lake of life, plants and animals will grow abnormally when watered or fed with it. The most important and dangerous thing what it can do for humans. Just as it was named the lake of life, the water can bring back someone that is at death’s door. As long as they have a single breath left, a concentrated drop of this water can buy them some time but remember…..”

“Everything tied to magic comes at a price.” Phoebe completed the statement she has heard since her rebirth. “What’s the price then?” She asked.

The spirit sighed deeply. “If you give life, you loose life and in your case a year of life from those you have painstakingly collected which means you have to collect ghost energy to replace what you lose but it also makes you gravely ill for a day, a punishment from death for stealing what it is owed. So, be very careful Phoebe this water isn’t child’s play, don’t just use it on anyone. In fact, don’t use it on humans, life and death is natural after all as long as it is an act of fate.”

Phoebe nodded. “Understood.”

She laid down on one of the pool chairs prepared by the ghosts beside the lake, covered herself and closed her eyes. Within five minutes, the long desired sleep came for her.

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The only reason Ruth had stayed put for sometime was because doctor Murphy threatened that if she made an attempt to escape from the hospital again then he would have no option but to send her to the psych ward for a month.This happened after Ophelia was caught sleeping in the bed pretending to be Ruth.

Dr. Murphy was exasperated because Ruth was a very stubborn patient and difficult to deal with. First, she had abused all the shrinks that attempted to talk to her, second she was deliberately refusing to swallow the medication. She kept them under the tongue and placed them under the bed, the cleaner alerted him after making the discovery.

It was because of this reason that he advised her parents that Ruth spends more time at the hospital which further aggravated her.

With everything that was going on, Ruth was determined to leave one way or another. She had to find out what was happening at home. It was odd that last night, none of the Mayfairs except Collin spent the night at the hospital.

When she asked him if anything had happened he tried to speak but held back.

He was always a straight forward and blunt man who spoke what was always on his mind, the fact that he was tongue tied worried her. The urgency to escape the hospital multiplied so she put on the water works.

“Collin please do something, I am tired of staying here and I want to go home please.” She pouted her lips as her eyes became moist.

Her tears were Collin’s weakness, he didn’t want her to cry or worry about anything but how was he supposed to take her home with all the drama that was going on? What if Ruth fell into depression after finding out that Phoebe was the real Mayfair heiress and not her.

This is why he had suggested that they take things slow but his family had welcomed the girl with open arms to the point of allowing her to spend the night and commandeer Ruth’s bedroom.

“Just wait a bit and don’t worry about anything because that’s the job of your big brother. I’ll protect you at all costs.” Collin pulled her head to his chest, in return Ruth wrapped her hands around him.

After emphasizing to Ophelia to take care of Ruth and stay by her side, Collin went straight to work because the last thing he wanted was go home.

Dickson who had been eavesdropping outside walked into the room and clapped continuously. “You have that man wrapped around your pinky finger, the fact that a smart man like that cannot see through your pretense ruffles me.” He arched an eyebrow.

Lifting her chin, Ruth sneered at him. “Why are you here this early morning? Don’t you have better things to do?” Her tone was derisive which miffed Dickson who folded his lips and remained silent in anger.

He had canceled a very important meeting that was about to make him a lot of money just to be with her but she seemed not to care at all. Of course Dickson believed without a doubt that Ruth had faked the suicide because he knew her like the back of her hand.

“This is ridiculous! I need to leave.” Ruth gawked Ophelia who gasped loudly, her hands were trembling. She had been speaking into her phone for a few seconds and whatever the other person on the line had told her horrified her.

She rushed over to where Ruth was standing. “Uhmm.. Miss Ruth there is a problem…” Ophelia stopped speaking and frowned at Dickson whose eyes expressed curiosity.

Ruth knew immediately that whatever Ophelia wanted to say was for her ears only, she looked at Dickson and told him to leave.

“What’s the problem? I maybe of help to you just tell me what it is.” Dickson folded his arms and got more comfortable which angered Ruth, she hated to repeat herself.

“LEAVE! are you deaf? I don’t need your help just go…now!!” Ruth yelled on top of her voice which compelled Dickson to raise his hands in total surrender. He said good bye and left.

Ophelia followed after him and closed the door. “A maid that I told to spy for me at home just informed me that Phoebe girl is at home….”

Her words elicited a loud ‘WHAT!’ from Ruth. No wonder her family was nowhere to be seen, they were busy pampering their real daughter, she thought.

“What did that maid say Ophelia tell me everything.” Ruth stood up and paced back and forth.

“Well apparently Andre took her home and everyone was happy to see her except Collin.”

Ophelia swallowed hard for she was about to share even worse news.