Chapter 488

• After Samuel finally settled down, he immediately threw himself into drafting a blistering exposé aimed at the Hell Monarch Rafael. His article didn’t hold back, openly condemning Rafael’s ruthless tactics and blatant disregard for ethics, especially the way he treated Ruby. When the draft was done, Samuel reached out to his old circle his trusted scholar friends, the intellectual elite he once relied on and invited over a dozen of them to discuss a coordinated response.
• But only three or four showed up.
• The few who did come skimmed the article, their faces tightening with unease. One by one, they made feeble excuses about urgent meetings and deadlines, then slipped away, leaving Samuel stunned and betrayed.