Jethro took out a pill and stuffed it into Caspian's mouth.
However, even as time passed, Caspian's condition remained the same. Both Jethro and Jerry were puzzled.
Without dwelling on it too much, Jethro began to chant the incantation.
Caspian decided to fool around with them.
All of a sudden, he shot up in bed and opened his eyes blearily.
"Look! It worked!" Jethro exclaimed in excitement.
Alas, as soon as he said that, Caspian lay back down.
Jethro repeated the incantation, but nothing happened.
He continued with his attempts for almost an hour to no avail. He was dumbfounded. This was his first time encountering such a strange situation.
"Forget it. It's almost been an hour. I'll get Jett over and have him figure out what's going on," Jerry said impatiently.
He could no longer fully trust Jethro.
Naturally, Jethro sensed the change in Jerry's attitude toward him, but he couldn't understand why his curse didn't work this time.
Scratching his head, he smiled sheepishly and explained, "I think it's because His Majesty is still recovering. The curse hasn't fully taken hold of him yet. It should work in a few hours."
Jerry paid Jethro no mind as he didn't quite believe him anymore.
In fact, Jerry was starting to doubt whether Jethro had truly assassinated several of Filren's senior politicians. If that were true, why was there no news about it from Filren yet?
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When Avon, disguised as Jett, entered the headquarters of Life Force, he immediately caught the stench of blood.
"Mr. Dunn! You're finally back!" someone shouted.
In an instant, a group of people appeared. They were members of Life Force, and they were all ridden with injuries.
The moment they spotted Jett, they kneeled before him.
Sylvia, who was among them, had to kneel as well, lest she aroused suspicion.
Startled, Avon quickly pulled Sylvia back onto her feet before saying, "Tell me what's going on."
"The guards attacked us, Mr. Dunn. We can't let them get away with it! We must make them pay for this!" Sylvia declared angrily.
"Please seek justice on our behalf, Mr. Dunn!" the other members chorused in unison.
It went without saying that Avon wanted Skyarch Palace to be embroiled in conflict. Such a situation would be beneficial to Caspian and his allies.
"We're all working for Mr. Andrews right now. I'm afraid it wouldn't be wise to confront them now. Furthermore, Mr. Andrews picked the guards himself," Avon said.
He only wanted to use reverse psychology on them to rile them up. He didn't expect the members of Life Force to actually lose their drive for revenge the moment they heard what he said.
"We've also made a huge contribution this time, Mr. Dunn! Why should we let others humiliate us? Mr. Andrews is being so unfair! We can't keep letting others walk all over us!" Sylvia cried out angrily.
"What do you think we should do, then?" Avon asked grimly.
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