Evie changed into a tracksuit and headed out. She wanted to tail on Louis. Although she hadn't had many interactions with him, Evie trusted that anyone Isaac respected wouldn't suddenly go back on his word.On the other hand, clouds of smoke puffed out from the chimney attached to the outside wall of a medical center.Inside one of the rooms in the basement, a stove was pushed against the wall. On top of it was an old pot, and inside was a sealed copper steamer. Thick, white vapor escaped through the ventilation holes of the steamer.Harry, his face black with soot, paced in a half-circle around the copper steamer. He yelled at Denvor, who was manning the stove, "The fire is big enough, so go easy on the firewood. Ugh … Do you think that shit comes free?"This was already their fourth pot. The first three pots of Awakening Pills had all failed.If they failed again this time, then they would be out of medicinal ingredients. It would take at least half a month to gather all the ing

Evie pondered it for a long moment. Then, she took out her phone and called Louis.In one of the rooms on the highest floor of the club, Louis was currently sitting on the bed in a daze, staring blankly.Meanwhile, five feet before him, Serenity, who was in a sheer white dress, smiled at him as she swayed her body seductively."Mr. Marsh, do you like my dance?""Y—Yes," Louis drawled dully."Buzz, buzz …" At that moment, his phone began to vibrate in his pocket. Serenity frowned and said, "Reject it. It's already so late."Without even looking at the phone, he declined Evie's call.Soon enough, it rang again.Serenity frowned harder. "Who is it? It's so rude to call someone so late at night and disturb people's rest. Answer it!"Seeing Louis' eyebrows wrinkle slightly, she asked him to answer the phone."I'm busy at the moment. Whatever it is, we can talk about it tomorrow," Louis said icily into the phone.From the other end of the line, Evie could instantly sense that some

The next morning, Evie drove over to Louis' neighborhood. After picking him up, they headed straight to Carmine Elementary.The car drove into the school compound, and Evie went inside to get Isabella. After they were out of the school gates, Evie purposely got down from the car and took Isabella to a nearby toy store and bought her a teddy bear.A man wearing a janitor's disguise was watching them from behind a tree not too far away. He immediately spoke into his earpiece in a raspy voice, "Saul, a change has been detected. Isabella Garten has left the school. A woman came to get her. There's also a man in the car. I think it's the deputy mayor, Louis Marsh."On the other end of the line, Saul's ears instantly perked up. He had learned that the possession spell cast on Louis had been broken last night, and now, that man was at a school?Did they sense something and try to escape?"Keep an eye on them. I'll be right there." Saul hung up right after.Evie got into the car again an

"No. If we cause too much of a commotion, it will expose Drakon to all of his enemies. I think the only thing we can do is to find a suitable person to sneak into the island," Janessa said.Colton glanced at Elliot. Gritting his teeth, he said, "Elliot, in case all else fails, we can send all the Dusk Soldiers from all eight armies over and fight them to the death." "Colton, you're too hasty. Have you ever thought about what would happen if you did that? We can't bear the consequences, and Drakon would never agree to this," Black Phoenix said, immediately shooting down Colton's idea.Everyone fell silent.After a moment's hesitation, Evie raised her hand and said, "Everyone, I would like to say a few words. Actually, we can go about it in two steps. The first step is to ask the House of Custos to hold a negotiation with the other party. After all, we have a hostage in our hands."Everyone turned to look at Saul on the floor."As for the second step—of course, the best case scena

Connor said nothing. He turned his head, giving the man behind him a look. The man immediately handed over a folder containing some strong pieces of evidence to the staff on Elijah's side.The information had come from Elliot. It included Mortodors' abduction of Emily, Saul's attempted kidnapping of Isabella, and many more.Elijah's expression slowly changed as he perused the documents. He regarded Roy and Oscar with a deadpan look and asked coldly, "You two, is what Mr. Hart says true? Is Isaac currently entrapped on a deserted island? I hope you will speak the truth in front of Mr. Hart. Right now, he is the representative of Cynea."Roy had a look at the documents and tossed them to the floor. Glaring angrily at Connor, he yelled, "This is slander. It's nothing but slander. The Mortodor family is a large, influential family on a global scale. Could we have done something so humiliating?""That's right. Just because Isaac is missing doesn't mean you can point your fingers whereve