No More Lucky Star novel Chapter 3

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As soon as the words left the shaman's mouth, everyone shouted in unison, "That's impossible!"

John was the most agitated. "You're just a lousy scammer! How can you lie so blatantly? Jade has lived with us for more than a decade. How can she possibly bring us bad luck?"

His eyes were blazing, as if the shaman had accused him of being the bringer of misfortune instead. He stepped forward, ready to hit the shaman, but Graham held him back.

Graham looked at the shaman suspiciously. "You said my youngest daughter would bring us good luck, but you never said Jade would be cursed. Now, the whole family is suffering because of Mindy. You owe me an explanation."

Amanda's eyes reddened as she hugged Jade tightly. "We can't let anything happen to Jade! Please, find a way to break this curse!"

The shaman waved his hand and shook his head.

"Miss Mindy can only bring good luck to her blood relatives, and she's only two years old. Maybe it's because you kept forcing her to share her luck with Miss Jade, and that caused a backlash. Now, the good luck has turned to misfortune. Miss Jade is being drowned by so much misfortune that her surroundings are all dark."

The shaman shook his head again, giving them all a meaningful look.

"I've said everything I can. You'll have to take care of the rest yourselves."

With that, he turned and left the Bakers.

Jade suddenly started sobbing, her voice choked with emotion. "I'm just an adopted daughter. I shouldn't be greedy for the Bakers' wealth. If I hadn't, maybe Mindy wouldn't have dragged Dad and Mom into this bad luck. Maybe it's better if I sacrifice myself so Mom, Dad, and my brothers can turn things around."

She sounded so noble that Mom, Dad, and my brothers refused to let her suffer alone.

James then said with determination, "This isn't your fault! Mindy is the one who has something against you. She wants you gone, even at such a young age. We're not going to give in."

John muttered stubbornly, "If only Jade were the Lucky Star instead..."

Everyone nodded in agreement. I could only roll my eyes.

Jade looked at me with even more fear. Without anyone knowing, she became crueler to me. She would pinch me hard and even starve me.

But I wasn't really a child. Any time she mistreated me, I made sure the whole family suffered bad luck in return without holding back at all.

The Bakers tried to change their luck, but they only succeeded once or twice out of every ten times. Whenever they failed, they would mope around and try to remember who had mentioned Jade again.