Chapter 121: A One-of-a-Kind Gift (6)

And so, the name called out by Isabel Smith fell into an empty void with no one answering.

Isabel's parents had died on their way to pick up Marion Hancock from Starhaven University.

Elijah Smith didn't know the specific reason at the time, but a thirteen-year-old child, under the heavy blow of losing their parents, was already fragile. He often clung to Isabel; however, unbeknownst to him, she was later exiled to the United States by their grandmother. In a moment, the Smith family was left with just Elijah.

Due to the drastic change in his family, Elijah's personality changed as well. He became extremely rebellious, uninterested in learning, and frequently indulged in a dissipated life, causing Mrs. Smith to punish him with the family law on multiple occasions.

Mrs. Smith's family law was to lock him in the Black House.

The Black House was on the second floor of an attic in the Smith family's backyard.