The night passed by peacefully. Natasha enjoyed her cup
of coffee at Java Joys as she flipped through pages of documents. She
looked worn out after staying up the entire night. "Natasha!" Just then,
Quentin and Mr. Wangley stormed in through the door. "What is it?"
Natasha couldn't even be bothered to spare them a glance. She continued
to flip through the documents. Bang! A wooden box was rudely slammed on
the table. It opened up to reveal a single white pill in it. "Check this
out. Natasha. Do you know what it is?" Quentin pointed at the pill, and
his tone was unmistakably demanding "How would I know? You tell me." She
sat up lazily. "Hah! You can't even recognize the Eternumax?" Quentin
looked unimpressed. "So this is Eternumax. Well, what about it?" Natasha
asked, not too concerned. "What about it?! You have the gall to ask me
what about it? I bought this Eternumax from the Hummers! They've managed
to manufacture it! Are you aware of that?" Quentin raised his voice. "Oh?
So what? Isn't it only a matter of time?" Natasha couldn't be any calmer.
"What is this attitude you're showing? Do you not see the severity of the
issue at hand? The Eternumax that the Hummers produced have shown
phenomenal results, and many of the rich and powerful have already put in
their orders. Its price has sky–rocketed, and they're now worth a
whopping 500 grand per pill!" Quentin looked exasperated. "Oh? So?" Still
Natasha was unfazed. "An object is valued in proportion to its rarity.
Eternumax is monopolizing the market right now because there are no other
medications that can compete with it yet. But once the Hummers start
producing it, we will be severely affected!" Quentin rapped sharply on
the table. "What exactly are you saying?" Natasha countered. "You are now
left with two choices. You either develop the Eternumax as soon as
possible, or you will have to collaborate with Edwin Hummer!" Quentin
announced decisively. "Our research findings on the Eternumax have been
stolen. It's too late to start over from scratch. As for working with
Edwin Hummer, that's impossible." Natasha relused flat out. "You disagree
with both options. But you don't have a solution to solve the situation,
don't you? The family puts such importance on you, and this is how you
repay us?" Quentin questioned aggressively. "I have my way of dealing
with it. You don't have to worry." Natasha was still undisturbed. "This
has to do with the gains of the family. I will not allow you to mess
around! If you do not come up with a satisfactory solution in three days,
do not blame me for reporting you to the board!" Quentin declared justly.
"Do as you wish." Natasha shrugged nonchalantly. "Fine! Just you wait!"
Quentin scoffed before he turned to leave. From how he saw it, Natasha
was bound to lose this time around. Once she messes up, the family will
need a scapegoat to pin the blame on, and he would have an excuse to
force her to back out. Not long after Quentin left, Ruth came running in.
"We did it! We did it!" Ruth exclaimed as she ran in, looking for Natasha
with excitement. "Did what?" Natasha looked up, bewildered. "The
Immortunol! Dustin managed to produce the Immortunol!" Ruth pulled out a
little bottle as she spoke and poured out a green pill from it. The pill
was bright and clear, with a sort of luster to it. It even has a slight
fragrance. "Oh? This is Immortunol?" Natasha looked astonished.
Appearance–wise, the pill looked really attractive, akin to a pearl. "It
tastes really good too! Would you like to give it a taste?" Ruth gushed,
as though showing off a precious treasure. "It tastes good? Do you think
this is some kind of snack?" Natasha did not know what to make of her
sister's comment. But still, she picked up the Immortunol and popped it
in. It dissolved instantly, and a cool sensation flowed through her body
as she swallowed it. A tingly sensation came over her, and she felt
rejuvenated. All of her exhaustion seemed to have dissipated on the spot.
She was refreshed and energized right away! "Immortunol is amazing
indeed!" Natasha could not contain her awe. She was really in disbelief
at how it was able to exhibit such palpable effects immediately. "Sis!
Your face! You look like you've aged backward! Your complexion looks much
brighter tool" Ruth cried out in surprise beside her. "What are you
blabbering about? That's impossible!" Natasha rolled her eyes, obviously
not buying what Ruth had just said. "It's true! Take a look in the mirror
if you don't believe me!" She took out a compact mirror and passed it to
her sister, "What?" One look in the mirror was all it took to give
Natasha a shock. She found that after ingesting the Immortunol, her
complexion had improved. Even the dark circles under her eyes, a result
of her staying up the whole night, had disappeared too. Her skin's
texture felt like she had just applied a mask to it, bright and hydrated.
"My goodness! This is miraculous!" She was in utter disbelief as she
touched her face. One Immortunol made her feel so rejuvenated, removed
the dark circles under her eyes, and primed up her skin, making her look
much more alluring. Its beautifying effects were a game–changer! "How is
it? I wasn't lying, was I?" Ruth looked very pleased with it. She had
been busying herself with assisting Dustin ever since they got their
hands on the Blood Luminianth Root the day before.. So she played a part
in the production of Immortunol, at least that was what she believed.
"It's great, isn't it!" She was momentarily lost in her thoughts before
breaking out into a grin. 1 Frankly speaking, she had not held high hopes
for them being able to produce the Immortunol. But Dustin had proved her
wrong yet again. He was truly their lucky star! "Sis, Immortunol does not
only give superb effects, but its production cost is also much lower than
Eternumax. We spent 5 million dollars on the Blood Luminianth Root, which
Dustin diluted with water, and now, that can last us years!" Ruth's
statement was incredible news. "Really? That's wonderful!" Natasha's
spirits were lifted. Based on what she had just experienced, she was sure
that the Immortinol's effects far surpassed that of the Eternumax.
Furthermore, if they could control its production cost, that would be a
breakthrough! It would not be an exaggeration to say that once Immortinol
was out on the market, it would bring Eternumax down to its knees. "Ruth,
we need to keep Immortinol a secret." "Why?" 14 "Edwin will be having a
press release for the launching of Eternumax in a few days. We have to
take him by surprise and hit him where it hurts. It'll give him a huge
shock in front of the press!"