Chapter 772

Natalie Castillo got straight to the point.

"Since Scarlett knew about the ten o'clock car crash prophecy, and knew I was the one who asked, she must also be aware that you would inevitably know about it too."

"Given your personality, you would absolutely stop Sebastian from leaving the house."

"So—"

She paused.

"She specifically had Chloe Raymond arrange for Mia Truman to arrive at the Truman family's doorstep at exactly ten o'clock."

"Because after ten o'clock, Sebastian would have already left."

Evelyn Ross let out a soft laugh.

"If, as you say, Scarlett knew Sebastian would be stopped by me at his doorstep at ten, why not have Mia leave half an hour earlier? Have her arrive at nine-thirty?"

Natalie looked at her.

"It's simple."

"Because the Sterling Family's prophecy for Sebastian was that he would have a car crash at ten o'clock."

Evelyn didn't understand.

"What do you mean?"

Natalie smiled.

"If the Sterling Family prophesied Sebastian would have a car crash at ten, it is absolutely impossible for him to have it at nine fifty-nine."

"It is also impossible for him to have it at ten-oh-one."

"If Scarlett had Mia arrive at the doorstep at nine fifty-nine, something else would definitely interfere, preventing the event from happening."

"Do you understand now?"

Evelyn was stunned.

"You mean, if the Sterling Family prophesies you'll die at the fifth watch, even the Grim Reaper won't come for you at the third watch?"

Natalie pouted.

"That's the general idea, but why curse me to die?"

Evelyn was speechless.

"I was just giving an example."

"Still not acceptable. Use Sebastian as your example."

Evelyn sighed.

Natalie adopted a serious expression.

"Do you understand avoiding inauspicious speech? Don't speak carelessly."

Evelyn couldn't help but laugh.

"You're so young, yet quite superstitious."

"It's not superstition."

Natalie looked utterly serious.

"Don't dismiss metaphysics. Think about it. The thing you fear most happening often ends up happening."

"Isn't that what psychology says?"

"But what if this is actually a form of prophecy? A kind of curse?"

"Don't underestimate the power of human language."

"People often post negative comments online, joking about themselves, and then something bad really happens to them."

"So, we must be mindful starting from our language."

Seeing her speak so earnestly, Evelyn knew she meant well.

Moreover, the matters concerning the Sterling Family genuinely gave her the creeps.

She nodded.

"I understand."

Only then did Natalie let it go.

"Alright, back to the main topic."

"Do you understand now why Scarlett insisted on ten o'clock?"

"She wanted to kill. If it wasn't at ten, she couldn't kill Sebastian."

Evelyn frowned.

"You've done something like this before?"

Natalie rubbed her nose.

"There was a serial killer once. I wanted to kill him."

"I asked the Sterling Family. The prophecy they gave me was that he would die by drowning on a specific day."

"I didn't believe it. I tried to kill him several days in advance, repeatedly, but never succeeded."

"Once, I had someone throw him into the water. A man who couldn't swim, yet he still didn't drown."

She paused.

"Later, I gave up."

"But then, during the exact time frame the Sterling Family prophesied, he went on a cruise ship."

"And then, accidentally, he fell into the ocean and died."

"Afterwards, I investigated every possibility. There were no human factors involved."

"So... the Sterling Family's prophecy was true."

She looked at Evelyn.

"The Sterling Family's prophecy, for Sebastian, was a form of protection before ten o'clock."

"So Scarlett wouldn't act before ten."

"And after ten, Sebastian would have left, so she had no need to act either."

"Therefore, if I were Scarlett, and I wanted to kill Sebastian, I would also choose ten o'clock."

Evelyn nodded.

She understood.

Natalie glanced again in the direction Sebastian had left.

"Stop obsessing over prophecies here. This isn't something you can comprehend right now anyway."

"We helped catch a cheater here, we helped save a life. Wasn't it all for the cooperation with the Evans family?"

"Don't lose sight of your priorities."

Evelyn certainly knew.

"I know."

Natalie immediately said.

"What do you know? You saved Sebastian's life yesterday! Go and bring up the request to continue cooperation now. He won't refuse."

Evelyn shook her head.

"No."

"Why not?"

"My mentor taught me not to demand repayment for a favor."

Natalie was speechless.

She twitched her mouth.

"Seriously, why are you so stubborn? If your mind is this inflexible, how are you going to save your mother?"

"Let me tell you, stop pretending to be some saintly, pure-hearted person here. Sometimes you just have to speak up."

Evelyn said again.

"Still no. Saving Sebastian yesterday wasn't for this purpose either. It was just to verify the Sterling Family's prophecy."

"You... you're so pig-headed! You..."

Natalie was furious.

"What era is this? How can there still be someone like you!"

Evelyn suddenly curved her lips slightly.

Natalie was taken aback.

"What is it?"

Evelyn's peripheral glance caught that Sebastian and Alexander Vance had already left.

Clearly, their conversation just now had been overheard.

She patted Natalie's shoulder.

"Let's go back. The cooperation will continue."

"What?"