The CEO's Unplanned Heir novel Chapter 1139

Beverley mused, "Some folks reckon ghosts are just blurry shadows, sort of human-shaped but faceless, like a special kind of energy field."

"Like brainwaves?" Nina chimed in, her voice laced with a mix of curiosity and trepidation. She had snuck a peek at some horror novels that suggested ghosts were peculiar brainwaves.

"Yeah, there's a bunch of people who believe that souls are brainwaves. When the body kicks the bucket, these brainwaves leave the body, float around in nature, and become what we call spirits. If someone's brainwaves happen to collide with these floating brainwaves, that person might just get a glimpse of a ghost."

"Wow, that's freaky cool," Nina said, pulling a silly face. "So ghosts aren't all that scary. They're just brainwaves and can’t physically harm us."

Mira shivered, "Brainwaves or not, they give me the heebie-jeebies. I sure as heck don't want to bump into some brainwaves."

As Mira spoke, a thought struck her, and she gasped, covering her mouth, "Oh no, Nova saw a ghost earlier. She must've been hit by one of those wandering brainwaves. What if she gets sick?"

Aurelia rummaged through her purse and pulled out a lipstick, proceeding to draw a tiny red dot between Nova's eyebrows.

"There, that should do it. When I was a kid walking around at night, my mom would draw a little red dot between me and Avery’s brows. It was an old family trick to ward off bad spirits."

Mira hurried over, tugging at her sleeve, "Auntie Aurelia, do one for me too, please."

"Sure," Aurelia obliged, drawing a dot for Mira as well. Nina stood by, hesitant, but then stepped forward. "Maybe I should get one too."

Nina remembered that recently two people had died after eating the chocolates she had given them. If they turned into vengeful ghosts and came after her, that would be a disaster. Aurelia gave Nina a red dot too.

William made a ghost face. "Boys aren't scared of ghosts."

"Right," Skyler nodded vigorously. "I'm brave as can be. I'll protect you all."

Aurelia chuckled, "Let's head out to Snowy Summit Retreat. It'll be a blast."

They could go skiing there and build snowmen.

On their way to Snowy Summit Retreat, Nina pulled Aurelia aside.