Chapter 501: Pills Forged and Souls Bound, Hearts United as One

The air in the spacious living room of the mountaintop villa was thick with a tension that even the breathtaking night view of the city below couldn't dissipate. Four pairs of beautiful eyes, each carrying a complex storm of emotions, were fixed on one man: Keith Thubron. Gertrude Mallin sat poised on the central sofa, her usual calm authority tinged with a solemnity that made her the unspoken judge of this tribunal. Beside her, Eugene Medlem’s arms were crossed, her vibrant energy coiled...