Harem spirit, weakling spirit, foolish ghost, and Ms. Ugly turned around, stopping their game of poker, and they came face to face with Anthony. Silence fell upon the room, and Anthony wondered if he had gotten the wrong room.
There were four people—or at least, humanoid creatures—sitting on the rug beside his bed. Two were female, and two were male. One of the women looked like a fashionista, though her clothes seemed to be what was trending about a decade ago. The other woman was in regular clothes, but she looked grotesque. Grotesque enough to catch everyone's attention.
One of the men looked like he was in his late thirties, while the other was a student in white T-shirt and a pair of jeans. He looked happy as any young man could be.
Suddenly, Ms. Ugly muttered, "You can see us, handsome?"
Harem spirit stared at Anthony as well. "It's been a while, Mr. Crawford. Oh, I'd love to date you."
Oh gods, I'm seeing ghosts. He walked inside stiffly and placed his necktie on the bed, pretending he didn't see them.
Foolish ghost said, "He didn't see us?"
Weakling spirit looked away, softly saying, "No way. He froze for a moment." He put his necktie on the closet at first, but now he put it on his bed. He saw us. Honestly, it gets boring being a ghost, and I really want to scare some regular humans, but this is Lilly's uncle, so I think I should forget it.
Ms. Ugly said, "Let me try. No one can take my ugliness anyway." She floated over to Anthony.
Weakling spirit hesitated for a moment, then he said, "We're working for Lilly. Don't do something that childish." It was a reminder and a message to Anthony saying that they were good ghosts.
Anthony still didn't look at him. He took his watch off and placed it on the nightstand, then he went into his walk-in closet, took his belt off, and placed it on the hanger. Knowing that these ghosts worked for Lilly eased him a little, and he dashed his idea of seeing Lilly. He didn't want to wake her from her sleep. All I have to do is work on my stuff, and they'll leave.
Disappointed, harem spirit said, "He looks calm. Bet he didn't see us. Well, I got worked up for nothing." Everyone in the Crawford family was hot. If Anthony could see her, she would hound him for a whole night. Even if they couldn't date, she didn't mind having a one-night-stand.
Anthony pretended he didn't hear her. He was going to take off his shirt, but then he paused and went into the bathroom holding his pajamas. Then he turned on the shower.
Ms. Ugly's eyes went wide. "Should we peep?"
Harem spirit rolled her eyes. "I'm not a peeping tom like you. Wait. You peeped on him a lot before LIlly caught you, didn't you?"
Weakling spirit smiled. "No wonder his constitution was weak. So it was you."
Ms. Ugly protested, "No way. I didn't mean to harm him."
Anthony listened to the argument, and when the voices died down, he heaved a sigh of relief. Then he unbuttoned his shirt and tossed it into the laundry. It was fall, and the air was getting colder. He splashed some cold water onto his face, washing his exhaustion off.
The amusement park on the island was getting on track. All the design and material they would be using were approved by himself. Nothing can happen. He then turned around and saw two silhouettes lying outside the bathroom. His legs trembled, and he almost fell. Quickly, he washed off all the foam and changed into his pajamas without drying off, and then he left the bathroom in a hurry.
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