Roy and Dennisa's features contorted into an ugly expression hearing Valentina's warning. They quickly got up, no longer able to stay in that humiliating position any longer.

However, they didn't raise their heads and quietly turned around to walk and stand in a corner.

The patriarchs felt a massive headache as they sighed, thinking that the worst was over.

Damien couldn't stop himself from grinning too much as he saw these fools playing around in his palm. The patriarchs blamed their heirs for being stupid, but even they had no idea that they themselves were being played by the same person.

He cleared his throat and said in a flat tone, "Hmm, now that my disciple is feeling satisfied, I will try to concoct a pill as quickly as possible and send it by tomorrow. I will try to increase the chance of success as well so that we can hope for the best."

He turned to Valentina and said, "Valentina, go back home and prepare yourself to help me. I will be coming there soon."

Valentina nodded and gave a respectful bow before leaving.

Herwin and Harvey prayed that the loss of face they and their heirs suffered would be worth it. They did not dare to imagine that Alchemist Azrael's pill would fail. They were pinning their hopes on that 50% chance, and hearing that Alchemist Azrael would try to increase that chance, they felt more relieved as they were sure that someone of his talent would be able to achieve that.

They already had contacts with other expert doctors. Still, they were afraid that those doctors would make it worse as only Alchemist Azrael had the whole idea of the backlash their heirs were suffering from since he was the one who concocted the pill in the first place.

They were now regretting that they let their heirs take such experimental pills just because of greed. They understood that such pills would always come with a price, and things wouldn't be that convenient.

But they couldn't think of the culprit behind all this. The only ones who knew about the backlash were themselves, and not even their servants were privy to it.

Even though they thought of Luke and Neo as suspects, they couldn't see how Luke or Neo got that information as they weren't present during the meeting, nor did Roy and Dennisa say anything about it to them.

They weren't stupid to go and spread rumors of being in possession of such marvelous pills. However, the patriarchs thought of investigating this after getting back home. For now, they wanted to leave as fast as possible and forget about what happened here.

Harvey and Herwin already came to an understanding that they should work together and flush out the culprit from his hiding place and think of the most brutal punishment and torture they could inflict on him.

If that culprit had any family, they would make sure to torture each and every member in that family till they feel satisfied and even massacre every generation and direct branch families.

That was how much rage they were holding in. In their long lives, they never had to face such a blow to their pride and dignity while having their reputations tarnished.

They even had no idea if their heirs would be able to continue their cultivation as before, considering their mental state even if they got cured. Youngsters like them would find it very hard to deal with inner demons, and even if they managed to get rid of them, it could very well take up a lot of years and stunt their potential.

They also hadn't suffered any hardships in their lives till now. Their lives were spent in complete luxury without facing any problems or failing to get anything they wanted. Everything they wanted was provided to them.

What happened to them now was the one and only true setback they ever faced in their lives. And it would be up to the tenacity of their wills and minds if they are able to overcome this after getting cured.

Herwin said in a spiritless tone, "Senior Azrael, we will take our leave now and wait for your pill. You have our thanks for helping our heirs even though this wasn't your fault."

Damien waved his hands, "Of course not. I was the one who concocted the pill and gave it to them. I couldn't help but blame myself for their current situation. Ha...Only if my disciple was...sigh. I had pampered her too much, and this is the result. I hope you won't take it to heart, right?"

The patriarchs still couldn't forget how disrespectful Valentina was to them, especially their precious heirs. However, they felt that Alchemist Azrael was the only one sincerely trying to help them out and didn't want things to turn sour between themselves.

Harvey tried to put up a formal smile, "Of course not. Senior Azrael has been very kind and helpful to us. We can understand how youngsters can be hot-blooded. They are just children, and we are too old to pay any mind to their tantrums," Harvey let out a dry chuckle as he gripped his fist together.

Damien inwardly smiled, seeing the patriarchs trying hard not to show any hard feelings. He knew that the reason they were so pissed off was exactly because of how young Valentina was.

Getting talked to like that by a youngster was not something illustrious, and senior figures like Harvey and Herwin could digest.

They couldn't even say anything back to her and never felt so frustrated before in their lives.

Herwin asked politely, "Senior Azrael, can you make sure that your servants won't spread any news about what happened here?"

Damien nodded as he said casually, "I will issue a strict warning to all of them and make sure they shut their mouths. But as you two can understand, I can't guarantee they won't open their mouths to someone else. I will try my best to scare them by telling them that those who spread any rumors would have to face dire consequences and severe punishment."

The patriarchs nodded with a spiritless expression as they could see that Alchemist Azrael had only hired normal servants, and obviously, he wouldn't be able to guarantee that they wouldn't open their mouths.

However, since Dennisa and Roy were dressed in cloaks that completely covered their bodies, they at least took relief in the fact that the servants do not know about their identity.

Damien led them out and saw them swiftly flying off in their mounts with two cloaked figures. They didn't want to stay any longer and spark the curiosity of others to know what was going on and who those two cloaked figures were.

Damien smirked, seeing their sorry figures disappear away. He returned to his Ocean Haven Villa and saw Valentina waiting with a jubilant smile.

He removed his hood and smiled as Valentina rushed towards him for a hug.

Damien chuckled happily, "Haha, you did great. Was it satisfying seeing their sullen faces, especially Dennisa's and Roy's?" historical

Valentina beamed, "Yes, they totally got fooled! I am sure they wouldn't dare to bother us anymore."

Damien said with a thoughtful expression while hugging her, "True, they wouldn't try anything meanwhile. But be careful of Dennisa. She is like a poisonous and crazy snake that would do stupid things when cornered."

Valentina said with a confident smile, "Big Brother Damien need not worry. Next time she tries anything, I will crush her completely and make sure she doesn't bother us forever. Of course, no one will find out about it as well."

Valentina by now understood whenever she wanted to get rid of some powerful person; she would have to either do it silently or destroy them indirectly like how Damien did just now.

However, she asked, "But how did you do all this? We were together the whole time, and somehow Roy and Dennisa got inflicted with such a disease. Was it because of the pills you had given them during the meeting?"

Damien nodded with a smile, "Yes but not really. Half of the reason for such deformations appearing on their skin was because of the pills I had given them before, but to trigger the backlash, they needed to indulge in sexual activities. So I merely created a situation where they had sex with each other."

Valentina had a pondering expression and asked, "And Big Brother was able to do that by using some mysterious ability that you had told before it wasn't safe for me to know?"

"Yes. The fewer people knew about what I can do, the safer you will be and less prepared they would be to face me," Damien said directly.

Just like how he told Lily, he had told Valentina before that he can't reveal some of his abilities so that he could protect her better. He didn't like keeping secrets from his loved ones but knew it was for the better.

He wondered how long it would take before he could truly be open with his lovers.