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In the quiet town of Eastbridge, there’s a Chinese restaurant called The House of Joy. While the food is incredible and the service polite, it’s the fortune cookies that catch everyone’s attention. These cookies don’t offer generic predictions but instead deliver disturbing messages that inevitably come true.When Jessa Lin, a grieving journalist who has just lost her brother under mysterious circumstances, receives a fortune predicting her own doom, she becomes determined to unravel the secrets behind The House of Joy. With each step, she uncovers a terrifying pattern of vanished guests, manipulated fate, and an ancient force that controls the fortunes and watches the consequences unfold.As Jessa delves deeper into the restaurant’s dark history, she discovers that it may be more than just a gimmick or coincidence. Some locals believe it was built over a grave, while others suspect that the ingredients used in the fortune cookies come from another world. Whatever the truth may be, Jessa is about to find out.In her quest for answers, Jessa encounters Mr. Gao, the enigmatic owner of The House of Joy. With his calm demeanor and cryptic riddles about “fate’s recipe,” Gao seems to hold key information. But as she investigates further, Jessa stumbles upon a connection between past customers who received fortunes and their subsequent disappearances. It becomes clear that the restaurant is merely a front for an ancient entity hungry for prophecies and chaos.As reality begins to blur and Jessa’s visions intensify, she finds herself at a crossroads. Will she risk unraveling her own destiny by destroying The House of Joy? Or will she embrace the dark power behind the fortunes and rewrite her future, regardless of the cost?The tension builds as Jessa opens one last fortune that reveals her role as “the end of the story.” Determined not to play this part, she takes action by enacting a reverse ritual, setting fire to the boxes of fortunes and severing the link. But as weeks pass and Jessa moves to a new city, she receives an unexpected visit that suggests she hasn’t escaped the clutches of The Fortunemaker—a non-human entity that feeds on belief, fear, and fate.In this gripping tale of mystery and suspense, Jessa Lin battles against ancient forces and her own growing darkness. Will she survive the aftermath of The House of Joy’s secrets or will she be forever tied to a destiny that can’t be rewritten?