Apart from Stanley Batton and the children, everyone else in the nursery was frozen in place.
It was as if somebody had pressed pause on the computer.
Sharon Lindt walked up to Wilson Batton and gently touched his face. “What’s going on?”
After that, Sharon felt even more shocked.
Wilson seemed normal, still breathing, but he couldn't respond at all. He didn't move or smile.
It was as if he had been petrified.
Sharon’s eyes filled with tears. “Stan, what’s going on?”
Despite having been through a lot, Sharon couldn’t remain calm.
How could somebody become like this suddenly?
Xyla Quest quickly approached Wilson and touched him, her eyes narrowing with worry right after.
Stanley frowned. “Don’t be nervous. It’ll be all right real soon.”
“What do you mean?” Sharon asked.
He pinched his forehead slightly. “I’m sure you know what Xyla and I experienced earlier. That person came to give our children a necklace each after you left.”
“She decided to petrify them temporarily so as not to scare the others. If I’m not mistaken, Dad will recover in three minutes,” he explained.
“What?” Sharon seemed shocked when she gazed at Stanley. It was getting more and more mystical.
She was impressed that people who possessed magic could do whatever they wanted.
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