Chapter 127

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!"