Chapter 1997 The Unraveling Tension
- Sonia and Raina, along with the other women present, had never before faced such a terrifying scene. Both women trembled uncontrollably, clinging to their fathers for protection, their bodies racked with fear. Denis and Jake, though brave by nature, found their foreheads slick with cold sweat in the face of this dire situation.
- The two sides of the gamble were now poised to reveal their true intentions. Life and death, in all their finality, hung in the balance.
- From his vantage point atop the lofty Quill Residence, Gwain reveled in the unfolding chaos, a smug sense of triumph evident on his face as Yuna stood beside him. Below, surrounding the vast Quill Residence, no fewer than a thousand people had gathered.