Adrian then silenced Wilmer with a pointed look. "Enough talk. You stood by my side in battle, so I will save you."

Adrian then retrieved a medicinal pill from his pocket—the one that Lionel had given him earlier. He had never anticipated needing it so soon.

Crushing the pill, Adrian applied the powder to Wilmer's wound, and the bleeding stopped instantaneously. Wilmer was awestruck, stunned by the miraculous effect of the pill. He regarded Adrian with newfound admiration.

After putting Wilmer on his back, Adrian raced toward Medicis Manor. He kept himself as steady as possible to minimize the discomfort Wilmer would feel.

Suddenly, a black-clothed figure materialized in the middle of the road before them.

"There is only one outcome for betraying the Greenhursts—death!" The man’s voice was gruff, and he wielded a knife that glinted under the moonlight.

Adrian gently placed Wilmer on the ground. Adrian could clearly see the attacker’s full-bearded face as the latter was not masked