"Lachlan?" Claudia's eyes widened as she looked at the person who appeared in her home, and she let out a scream of surprise. Adam and Maisie also looked horrified, as if they had seen a ghost.
"You... you're not..." Claudia started to say.
"I'm not dead already? Right?" Lachlan's face twisted into an evil smile, then his tone turned sinister. "So I've become a ghost to come after your daughter!"
As he spoke, his starry eyes glinted with murderous intent and complete disappointment and coldness as he stared at Claudia.
Claudia shuddered all over. "... Lachlan, what do you want to do? It wasn't me who killed you! Whoever killed you should be the one you're looking for! It has nothing to do with me!"
"Yeah Lachlan, even if you want revenge, find the person who killed you! Why are you coming after us?" Adam trembled as he questioned him.
Maisie was so scared that her face turned pale and she couldn't say anything. They really thought Lachlan was a ghost for a moment there.
Lachlan's face twisted into a sneer as he glared at Claudia through gritted teeth. "You didn't kill me but wanted to kill my daughter! Are you worthy of being called a mother?"
With that said, Lachlan flashed forward and grabbed Claudia by the neck lifting her up off the ground.
"Cough... cough..."
Claudia kicked wildly with both legs while being choked until her eyes rolled back in their sockets.
"I... I didn't mean it... to harm my daughter! I just thought we were acting!" She gasped out between coughs. "L-Lachlan... spare me! Don't kill me!"
Adam and Maisie exchanged looks trembling all over from fear before kneeling down in front of Lachlan together. "L-Lachlan, Claudia just made mistakes temporarily, she could never have intended on hurting Nora."
"You can't harm her like this or else how will reincarnation work for yourself," Maisie added nervously.
At these words, Lachlan sneered coldly. "Reincarnation? Hahaha.. you guys are really hoping for my death aren't ya?! I said I would burn paper offerings for Claudia, wouldn't that be breaking my promise if I died?"
Hearing this, Claudia along with Adam and Maisie were stunned. "Y-You…didn't…die?" Claudia asked incredulously while trying to catch her breath.
Adam and Maise also stared at Lachlan in disbelief, his shadow clearly visible now right before them.
Lachlan would rather become a ghost than continue as a human, but the thought of him still being human made Adam and Maisie kneel down, feeling embarrassed and humiliated.
However, Lachlan pretended to kill Claudia, so they didn't dare stand up at that moment.
Maisie could only continue pleading, "Lachlan, remember the love between husband and wife. Don't act impulsively!"
"That's right! Claudia is still the mother of your child. You can hit her or scold her, but how can you kill her?"
Adam also cried out with tears in his eyes.
Lachlan pinched Claudia's neck with murderous intent brewing inside him.
But Adam's words about "the mother of your child" caused Lachlan to hesitate for a moment.
The next second, he took a deep breath and threw Claudia on the ground like throwing away garbage.
Claudia fell heavily on the ground and almost fainted. She gasped for air with fear in her heart but finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Even a hint of pride flashed through her eyes deep down inside - Lachlan couldn't bear to kill me after all? Yes! You can't bear to kill me! You must have feelings for me haha...
"Get out! From now on, get out of Edoland!"
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