Darryl laughed and glanced at the fortune-teller. "I'm not interested."
"No, sir!" The fortune-teller shouted in panic. Kent secretly instructed him to stall Darryl. He grasped onto Darryl's arm and pretended to analyze his palm," You have a terrible fate awaiting you, buddy.”
"Yes, you're right! His life has indeed been difficult!" Kent burst into laughter and yelled, "Everybody! This fortune-teller is really accurate!"
"I am not interested in psychic readings. Let me go." Darryl was exasperated.
The fortune-teller was relentless. "No, buddy. It was fate that we met, so I must take your reading. I can see that you can only live under other's protection as a live -in son-in-law for your whole life." 1
Hahaha!
'He has to live as a live-in son-in-law for the rest of his life!"
The surrounding crowd burst into laughter when they heard those words.
Kent patted Darryl's shoulder and sighed, feigning a pained expression. "Did you hear that? The fortuneteller said that you could only ever amount to a live-in son-in-law. It's destiny. I feel bad for you."
Megan was unable to smile, biting her lips out of sympathy.
'Is Darryl's fate really that pitiful? Even the fortuneteller concluded that he can only be a live-in son-in-law for the rest of his life!'
Darryl smiled as he eyed the fortune-teller. He could see that his mustache was odd, as if it was stuck on to his face.
"Darryl, don’t be upset..." Megan whispered.
She completely trusted the fortune-teller's words since his reading was accurate.
Darryl interrupted Megan with a chuckle. "Megan, do you really believe in that? It's all lies and bullsh*t."
'Are all con men these days this brazen?'
Megan panicked after hearing Darryl's words. She tugged on his arm and said in a serious tone, "Darryl, he's legit. He gave me a reading just now, and it was spot on."
Kent gave Darryl a sinister smile, unable to suppress his urge to tease him. "Darryl, it's alright to be upset. You can refuse his words all you want, but how can you doubt him? On what grounds can you say that this fortune-teller is a liar?"
'Darryl, you *sshole.' It was a rare opportunity for Kent to be able to embarrass Darryl.
The fortune-teller stroked his mustache and said unhurriedly, "I am destined and gifted with the skills i n prophecy, and I never lie. You're hilarious for accusing me that I'm lying.” 1
'Is he still pretending?'
Darryl was amused. "Oh, really?" he replied, "How about you tell us what is Megan's reading?"
The Geomancy of Yin and Yang consisted of some fortune-telling techniques aside from Feng Shui, so Darryl knew the basics.
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