The Way Back Home's

Episode 44

Farrell sat mom on the inner sofa. Then, he himself walked over to the open window. He can see Denise and Denise can see it from there.

“You want me to go there or you will come here, Farrell dear?” Denise chuckles.

“What did you do to Christo?” ask Farrell.

“Entahlah. I forgot.”

Farrell decided to talk to uncle. “Uncle, aunty, why are you working with him? Why are you covering up if Dad's in jail? Why are you selling Eden’s Lodge without dad's permission?”

Uncle was just flabbergasted without being able to answer.

Denise took a step forward. “Let me answer. Because your uncle needs more money than his family. Look at your condition now, Farrell. You tried desperately to free your sisters and your mother just to prevent this inn from being sold. Though you yourself have no special memories even you just know the secret of Eden’s Lodge. Don't be stubborn, son. Just sell me this inn. You will not lose. The money I offer is so much more than you can earn in your entire life.”

Denise's opposite, Farrell took a step back. “Ngak.”

“Why did you fight desperately for Eden’s Lodge just because your last name is also Eden?”

“Because this place is important to dad. What is important to dad is important to me.” Farrell doesn't know where he can talk like that. But, he had no regrets when the sentence came out of him. He did not know exactly his father's memories with Eden’s Lodge. He only knew that Eden’s Lodge was valuable to his father and that father was important to him. That was enough of a reason to maintain the inn. Plus, uncle used a cheating way to get this place.

Denise also breathed. He began to step forward and climb the stairs towards the entrance. “I told you from the beginning that all Albert's nieces suck. From the beginning I should have used the rough way.”

“Stop there! I don't want to attack you!” sahut Farrell's.

Denise chuckles. “Attempt me? Sorry, did I not hear wrong? I can do magic and you're just an ordinary kid. What can you do to me?”

Denise didn't stop. Farrell had to act. Denise was wrong to think Farrell was bluffing. He's got a capsule containing an explosive potion from Vincent. As Denise continued to advance, Farrell inevitably had to act. He threw the capsule.

The explosive capsule floated smoothly on Denise. At first, Denise didn't realize what it was. Only after the capsule opened did he know what it contained. Denise shouted something. Not a cry of fear or surprise. But, a spell. Explosions also occurred. A fireball was created in the middle of a black smoke plume. There was a blue glow in the middle. And then the fire disappeared. Farrell squinted. He saw Denise's shadow. Denise was safe from the explosion. A blue dome protects it.

Knowing that the trick did not go well, Farrell backed off. He pulled mom and took her inside the inn.

“Should we continue this game of cats again?” Denise sighs. But he's not after Farrell. He stood beside Remy who was still staring and exclaimed, “Come back here if you don't want this careless child to woe!”

Farrell stopped too. He's already in the hallway. Denise can't see him and she can't see Denise either. Even so, Farrell knew that Denise dared to talk because she believed she would come back. Farrell looked at the mother behind him. “What should I do?” whisper to mom. Farrell didn't expect an answer. He didn't know what to expect when he talked to his mother.

I just looked back at him in silence.

“Come! I don't have all day!” yell Denise again.

“Farrell, we can finish this well. Where are Milo and Libby?” uncle asked.

Uncle spoke without any guilt at all. This made Farrell even more fed up with his uncle. “Why did uncle ask that? Uncle thought I'd answer?”

“Farrell, your uncle has no evil intentions. We just saw a business opportunity. We didn't lose everything. Uncle only wants to sell half the inn to Denise,” said aunt. “You know ‘kan if we are not a family of witches when all our guests are witches. So, according to uncle, we need to cooperate with people who can magic as well.”

“True, that's what I was thinking. But your father wouldn't listen. Whereas if we work with witches, we will be safer,” added uncle.

Farrell felt his emotions start to rise. “More safe for cooperating with evil magicians like Denise? I wouldn't believe such a reason, uncle! I know that uncle intends to sell the entire inn to play gambling again.”

“Ju— Gambling? O— Bullshit! A— I don't play gambling.”

Seeing his uncle floundering, Farrell knew the truth. “Eden’s Lodge not for sale, Denise!”

“Albert, if you can't take care of your nephew, I'll step in.” Denise started playing her fingers. Sparks of fire are visible there.

“Farrell, come. It's for the common good. The sales result will be us divide,” continued uncle. “Eighty percent for me, the remaining twenty for you—”

“No!” Farrell insisted. “Uncle, tell Denise that this inn is not for sale. Tell him to let go of Remy, too. Remy had nothing to do. Don't use him.”

“Oh, naive Farrell. I use whatever I can use.” Denise smiled.

“Includes my mother?”

“Including your mother, your father, your sisters, as well as yourself.” Denise reached out her hand to Farrell. There was white smoke again.

Before the white smoke flew at him, Farrell advanced first. He refuses to the left, evades the magic, and arrives in front of Denise. “Enough!” exclaim Farrell. With no intention of being rude, Farrell catches Denise's hand.

Of course the woman immediately muttered. He pushed Farrell. He did manage to break away from Farrell, but lost his balance as a result. When Denise falls, Remy can move again. Remy immediately ran away before he was hit by magic again. Knowing the magic is off, Denise hastily cast another magic. This time a small fireball formed within his grasp.

Uncle immediately exclaimed, “Don't! You can destroy this place!”

“I'll fix it later!” Denise ignored uncle's call. He kept throwing fireballs.

Farrell ran away. As a result, the fireball hit a chair and set it on fire. Aunt screaming hysterically. Uncle protested again. Farrell knows it's a chance to take Denise down. Unfortunately, before he could approach Denise, he heard Joe's voice behind him.

“Stop Farrell Eden or your mother will receive the consequences!” joe from the end of the hall. His hands hugged my mother's shoulders. He's with Jim. Both of them had already awakened from Remy's potion. Apparently the potion's effects dissipated faster than Farrell had expected.