Chapter 23

"If you even had the slightest ability to sense such matters, you would know there isn't any malevolent force in this room. Ms. Shaw isn't unconscious because of some ghost. Someone used a dark arts technique to try and steal her lifespan from her," Shannon declared. Upon hearing that, both Donald and Helen reacted in horror. They hurried forward and asked, "Ms. Jensen, what dark arts technique are you talking about? Is someone trying to take Emmie's life?" Turning toward them, Shannon continued, "They're not trying to kill her. Those involved in the mystic arts call this a lifespan transfer. I once said that Ms. Shaw has a blessed fate. She is supposed to have a blissful, carefree life. Due to that, someone seems to have set sights on her fate. They want to use her lifespan to extend their own." Shannon took Emily's hand again and pointed at the little red mark on the tip of her thumb. "This cinnabar mark on her thumb indicates that someone tricked her into stamping her thumbprint