Chapter 863

A shiver raced down Derek's and Palmer's spines. Chris was their peer, and they had grown up together. Yet, he had now become a monstrous beast after being poisoned by his own great-aunt. How could the Sykes family be so inhumane? They were utterly unworthy of being ranked fifth among Summerland's noble families and also unworthy of being the descendants of Simon Sykes, the King of Medicine. Now that Derek and Palmer had also taken the Chillbane Pill, they might suffer the same fate. Apart from himself, Palmer was most concerned about his son, Joseph. "Derek, our lives are ruined if we can't get the antidote," he said. "Alright. Let's force that old hag to hand over the antidote." As experts from the third generation of Summerland's medical families, Derek and Palmer each held 20 needles, ready to attack Ophelia at any moment. "You'd better think it through. If you attack me, I'll make your lives a living hell," Ophelia threatened. "Just give us the antidote." "There is n