Scarlett had already figured out Joseph's weakness. She reached down and grabbed him below the belt, and Joseph gasped sharply, completely dazed, instantly losing all sense of place and reason.

From that moment on, whatever Scarlett said, he nodded along without hesitation.

Eric appeared silently, stepping out in front of them. Without a word, he slapped Joseph across the face twice until his cheeks were flushed red and his mind was spinning, then began his hypnosis.

Already a lust-driven fool, Joseph was no match for Eric's mind tricks. His willpower was pitiful compared to Andrew's, so Eric barely had to try before Joseph's mind was completely hijacked.

With a single command, the suggestion was planted: poison the two Yeager elders.

Thrilled, dazed, and with a lingering headache, Joseph eventually stumbled out of Scarlett's house.

Henry walked in with a slow clap, laughing. "Ms. Driscoll, you're something else!"

Scarlett slipped on her fur coat and replied, "Mr. Fische