Chapter 7

But he didn't stay frozen for long.

He started muttering to himself, "This can't be right. I saw it with my own eyes. The money was transferred to Rachel's account. I even got the bank alert. Did the deal fail?"

As he spoke, he burned another charm and walked around the fire pit a few more times.

The shadowy figure appeared again.

This time, the shadowy figure seemed a little annoyed, "What now?"

Alex blurted out, "Mr. Secret, why is there only one cent in my account? Did the deal fail?"

The shadow answered flatly, "There is only one cent…