As An Antique Shop Owner, It's Only Reasonable That I Know A Bit Of Magic - Chapter 124

Su Fan, having left the Mayfair estate, soon came to a stop.

Behind him, Ron finally caught up.

Her hands still bore traces of not-yet-dried blood.

“See to the wounds on your hands yourself.”

Su Fan spoke casually without turning around.

“Don’t you have the ability to see other people’s physical structures and disrupt them?”

“Try applying it in reverse. You should be able to heal the knife wounds on your hands fairly quickly.”

Upon hearing this, Ron didn’t hesitate and immediately did as Su Fan suggested.

Focusing her mind on her palms, the image of ruptured blood vessels, nerves, and muscle tissue soon appeared before her eyes.

Sure enough, the wounds on her hands began to heal rapidly.

“But Rashe is dead… Why…?”

Ron found it incredible that she still retained that power.

“The contract with Rashe did enhance your power, but you yourself are also special.”

“Generations of Mayfair witches were children born from incestuous unions.”

“It was to preserve this unique talent. Within the Mayfair family, most address each other by first name precisely because the blood relations are too tangled.”

Hearing this, a deeply uneasy premonition rose in Ron’s heart.

“A family like this, according to my original thinking, shouldn’t continue to exist in this world.”

“If not for your unnecessary action tonight, the Mayfair family would have ceased to exist.”

“I… I just acted on instinct at the time.”

Only then did Ron fully grasp the implications of her previous action.

In the heat of the moment, she hadn’t considered so much and simply moved to shield Su Fan.

But thinking about it carefully now, how could a character like that sneak up on Su Fan undetected?

He had probably been planning a “lawful entrapment,” using it as an excuse to wipe out the Mayfair family.

And she had ruined it.

“If you had the brains for a ‘sympathy play,’ you wouldn’t have been kept in the dark from start to finish.”

Su Fan’s voice was full of disdain.

Ron’s expression turned awkward.

“After you return, they will continue to push for you to become the family head.”

“Why?”

“In their eyes, there’s no difference between you and the first witch, except the contracted party changed from Rashe to me.”

Su Fan sneered.

The first witch was originally a village healer, only to be accused of witchcraft by the very villagers she usually helped and sentenced to burn at the stake.

In grief and indignation, she called upon Rashe, was saved by him, signed a contract, and became a true witch.

And Ron, too, was surrounded by flames, in deep crisis, when she was saved by Su Fan.

Separated by centuries, their situations were strikingly similar.

The Mayfair family didn’t care who the witch was, or even whether the contracted party was a demon or a human.

They just wanted to attach themselves to supernatural power, to ensure their family’s continued prosperity.

Perhaps for them, Rashe being eliminated was a good thing.

Didn’t it just mean the new object of their attachment was even more powerful?
“Fools.”

Su Fan felt only disgust for this parasitic family.

After centuries of development, they were now the top financial conglomerate family in New Orleans.

Killing all the members and their associates would be time-consuming and laborious.

This wasn’t Los Angeles, California, with detectives to help handle things.

Since they weren’t looking for trouble, Su Fan didn’t need to risk an FBI investigation by wiping them all out.

It’s just that Su Fan hadn’t expected the elderly black woman, as a Mayfair family elder, to kneel so quickly.

But upon careful thought, it wasn’t entirely out of fear.

It was also because of that intense desire to latch onto a supernatural being.

Since she was so willing to go all out, Su Fan simply went with the flow, letting her and Ron—the future family head—restrain this family.

Best if they couldn’t restrain them. That way, Su Fan could justifiably slaughter them all.

As for protection? Don’t even think about it.

“I don’t want to be any family head.”

Ron frowned upon hearing this.

After these past few days, her impression of these people had sunk to rock bottom.

Carlotta, Tessa… every single one of them was mentally unhinged.

“Is that so? Then I’ll just have to go back and kill them all.”

Seeing Su Fan turn around, Ron immediately waved her hands.

“No, no, no! I can be the head. I can be it.”

Ron hadn’t misheard. There wasn’t a hint of jest in Su Fan’s tone.

He genuinely intended to turn back and eliminate the root of the problem.

Truly terrifying.

“Fine then…”

Su Fan said with a tinge of regret.

“Go back and tell them this: From now on, I don’t want to see any member of the Mayfair family appear before my eyes. The day a family member sets foot in Los Angeles is the day the Mayfair family is wiped out.”

As they talked, they covered quite a distance and soon arrived near their hotel.

“Once you become the head, you can also use your authority to deal with the person responsible for your mother’s death.”

As his words fell, Ron received an audio recording.

After listening to it, her expression changed dramatically shortly after.

If what the witch hunter said was true, then the one responsible for her mother’s death was Cortland!
“Remember to investigate thoroughly when you act. Sip once tried to read the memories of the members in the elevator but saw nothing.”

“That proves someone used their ability to erase the memories of those who rode it.”

“That person might be from the Acolytes organization. Sip is very keen on catching this culprit; you two can cooperate.”

Su Fan stretched and headed towards his room.

“Rashe has been eliminated by me, and while you haven’t been reunited with your mother, I’ve helped you uncover the culprit. With that, the commission is complete.”

“Discuss with Sip and get my payment settled.”

Here, Su Fan paused.

“I helped you ascend to the position of Mayfair family head, so you should give me additional compensation as well.”

“First, go find me two pieces of genuine lightning-struck wood. As for other requests, I’ll mention them when I think of them later.”

The Mayfair family’s assets were close to $70 billion. Saying they were as rich as a small country was no exaggeration at all.

Handling such a small matter should be effortless.

If there are any hard-to-find items in the future, just have them look for it.

That’s what Su Fan thought to himself.

As for Ron, she had already noted down the term in her mind, planning to search its meaning once she returned to her room.

Soon, they reached the floor where their rooms were located.

“Su!”

Just as Su Fan was about to swipe his card to enter, Ron from the side suddenly called out to stop him.

Meeting Su Fan’s puzzled gaze head-on, Ron suddenly felt flustered and awkward.

“Um… well… thank you. For everything you’ve done for me.”

This ‘thank you’ was heartfelt.

If not for Su Fan, what would she be like now?
Being used by her family, a puppet head in name only?
Forced into a contract by Rashe, becoming a demon’s slave?
Ron didn’t know, but it certainly wouldn’t be better than now.

“Settle the bill for the talismans first, then say thank you.”

Su Fan tossed out the line lightly, entered his room, and closed the door.

Opposite, the Husky beauty stood dazed for a good while before she understood.

Sip was probably going to fall out with the Acolytes, so the money initially promised likely wouldn’t be coming from him.

That meant the burden of payment fell on Ron.

Thinking about it carefully, Su Fan had probably used twenty or thirty talismans during this period.

Even two had required her credit card before. Without the Mayfair family’s wealth, she truly couldn’t afford it…

That money-grubbing jerk!

A flush of embarrassed annoyance appeared on Ron’s handsome, beautiful face. With a bang, she shut her own door.