Alexander was very thoughtful. However, judging from how Greg acted, Alexander had probably trained him. The security measures of this place were also very well planned."Then…" After pondering for a moment, Lily asked softly, "Where's Edward?"Alexander fell silent as soon as he heard that name, and his face turned solemn.From the looks of it, the situation might be more ominous than Lily had thought. Her mood dropped as well. On the one hand, she wanted to know the answer, but on the other, she was afraid of what she might hear.‘If something bad happened, how would Olivia take it?’"Many died in the factory," Alexander began slowly, "Some died from the war, and some from the plague. I knew I couldn't stay any longer and had to return."After a pause, he continued, "The whole situation was chaotic. Just as we were about to leave, we ran into a bunch of thugs. Edward took a bullet for me…""Is he dead?" Lily suppressed the sadness that startled to bubble in her heart and asked
"Is our son okay?" Once Alexander had updated Lily about the situation, he turned his concern toward his son."I left him in a very safe place for now. He's fine.""He's not at home?" Alexander asked, a little surprised."No." She shook her head. Then she suddenly remembered something. "By the way, there's something up with Daisy.""The new nanny?" After thinking for a while, Alexander frowned. "Didn't I do a background check and find nothing wrong with her? What happened? What did she do?"Alexander had specially hired Daisy to take care of his son. If there were something fishy about her, it would jeopardize his son's safety. Only people who had passed his background checks were allowed to work in his house. It would be a severe problem if he let a dangerous person near his son."She didn't do anything." Lily shook her head. Although she had put this matter on hold because she did not have time to deal with it, she was starting to feel more suspicious about Daisy as days passed
"A safe house," Lily deliberately answered in a way that kept Alexander on tenterhooks.Only a few people knew she studied medicine with Dominic. Although she had no intention of hiding it from Alexander, she did not feel the need to bring it up now."A safe house?" Alexander looked at her deeply before saying with a smile, "Are you hiding something from me?""What's wrong? If you can have a safe house, why can't I have one too?" She raised her head and looked around the secret underground room. Besides the lack of light, everything seemed nice. It was not even stuffy."There’s a ventilation system here that allows the outside air to flow into the room. That's why it's not very stuffy here, although it's underground. However, we can’t do anything about the lighting. It doesn't matter if it's a bit dark, as long as it's safe," Alexander explained as if he could read Lily’s thoughts."That's true." Lily nodded. "By the way, I saw in the news that people who contracted the disease wi
Maria had been asking around for the past two days, but she had received no news. This was very discouraging.She did not think it would be that hard to inquire about this, seeing that it was just gossip about someone's love life. However, after asking around, she still found nothing. She even asked the wives of some ministers, but they knew nothing of it.Initially, she thought they were reluctant to tell her because of her relationship with Cameron, so she convinced them it was fine. After all, Cameron had been single for so many years. It was a good thing for him to be seeing another woman. People stuck to their script of not knowing even after saying that.Some even asked her curiously about Cameron's new woman.After two days, her voice was starting to get hoarse, yet she did not gain any helpful information. Fabian was losing his patience. His face turned gloomier with each passing day."What's the use of going to all these spa sessions and hanging out with your friends all
"Didn't you guys tell me to apologize to her? Why can't I go?" Rhea frowned as she started to get a little irritated.‘What is this nonsense?!’She would have gone by herself if she had known this would happen. However, she wanted her parents to come along so that they could discuss the vaccine development project.Thinking of what the boss had said, she was starting to become restless, and her tone hinted at annoyance. "Are we going or not?""Yes!""No!"Two voices sounded at the same time.What Fabian meant by agreeing to go to Cameron's house was so that Rhea could put on a show, which might allow Cameron to forgive him.Even if Fabian did not get the vaccine development project, as long as he was still considered Cameron's brother-in-law, he would still have a chance to grow. On top of that, people would be fearful of him. Once his identity as Cameron's brother-in-law was gone, he would be a nobody.However, Maria did not want to go. She took a few steps forward and grabbe
Although Fabian agreed, he still felt that things were a little odd. However, seeing that he couldn't reason with himself, he decided to brush it off. They were on their way to the Rollins' household soon. He would just ask Cameron himself.However, as the trio turned into the house, one of the servants came out and said, "Ms. Rollins isn't home today. Please come back another day.""Where is she? Doesn't Tasia stay at home every day? Why? Did she go to that woman, Lily Christian's house again?" Maria questioned angrily.She used to go straight in every time she came over. Seeing how there had been a dispute in the last two days, she stopped coming over. After just two days, the servants were already trying to stop her from entering. It was absurd."No. Ms. Rollins is out shopping," the servant replied."Shopping? That's impossible! Everyone knows that she barely leaves the house. The number of times she went shopping can be counted on one hand. Is she still angry and refusing to
"The miracle doctor!" Maria exclaimed excitedly.Rhea turned to look at her wordlessly."The miracle doctor?" Fabian was too shocked even to reach."Yeah! He was the one who treated Tasia at the end of the day. He helped her get better and found out that she had gotten poisoned. Regardless of how Cameron is, he gives credit where it's due.“Although he’s a little rigid, he’ll always repay someone for their kindness. If the miracle doctor can put in some good words for us, perhaps it won't be impossible for us to ask for favors." Just the possibility of this made Maria feel elated.On the other hand, Rhea stayed silent.Fabian frowned. "Would he help us? Why do I recall the miracle doctor being a little…cocky?"Maria coughed a few times when she heard her husband’s words. She quickly nudged him, signaling that he should watch his words before explaining, "Although the miracle doctor has his quirks, he still willingly treated Tasia. After coming over a few times, I found that he's
Upon hearing that, Cameron and Anastasia stopped in their tracks and turned around.Rhea, standing at a distance quietly, walked over slowly after being called. Then looking at the two of them, she said, "Uncle Cameron, Tasia, I'm sorry."Although her apology sounded earnest, her body language said otherwise. "I didn't do it on purpose. I was just in a hurry that day. I'm glad you're fine now.""Really?" Anastasia smiled. "Are you delighted that I'm okay?"Rhea squinted and did not answer.Maria, anxiously standing on the side, hurried over to help her. "Tasia, you know your cousin hasn't been the best at expressing herself since she was a child. Ree doesn't say it, but she still cares about you in her heart! She's like this to your uncle and me as well.“You see, she spends most of her time in the lab and hardly comes home. However, when she heard you got injured, she felt so worried and guilty that she returned and wanted us to bring her here to apologize. Please forgive her. Y
Lily tilted her head up to fight back her tears, saying, “There’s something I find strange.”“What is it?” Mike asked after comforting his son.“Instead of detaining Prince Ross, Her Majesty has sent him back to Yudonia. If so, why couldn’t we reach him?”After some thought, Mike answered, “There are two possibilities. It’s probably due to poor signals, or he doesn’t want us to contact him.”The two shared a look, knowing what each other was wondering.‘Why can’t we contact Ross? Is he planning something?’…Three days later, Lily inserted the last needle into the queen’s leg and looked up at her, saying, “You should start feeling your legs tomorrow. Still, it’ll take some time before you can stand.”Suddenly, Lily chuckled.“Why are you laughing?” Yasmin touched her legs. She had begun to regain sensation in her legs over the last two days. She then began to believe that she could get up. However, the queen was hesitant when the queen heard Lily chuckle.Lily shook her head
Lily straightened up and said without resentment, “Of course, you wouldn’t.”“That’s… quite a pity,” the queen murmured thoughtfully.“Well, there’s a price to pay for everything. That’s how the world balances itself,” Lily continued, “I can’t stop you if you must carry on with R10. Still, I won’t witness whether or not it succeeds. I just wish the outcome isn’t something you’ll regret.”Lily smiled and turned to head out the door.Rick heard their conversation as he stood guard outside. After exchanging looks with Lily as she brushed past him, he entered the room and saw the needles in Yasmin’s legs. “Your Majesty, those needles—”The queen waved dismissively. “It’s okay. Lily will remove them later.”Even so, Rick was wary. “You’re being too careless, Your Majesty. What if that woman—”“She wouldn’t,” Yasmin interjected, shaking her head."Why do you trust her so much?" Rick asked despite himself. The queen fell silent. If Rick had not asked her that, she would not have rea
Lily took out a cloth and unfolded it, revealing a row of silver needles inside. Yasmin was surprised she carried the needles with her.“Tell me. What do you want?” The queen took a deep breath to calm herself. She then reminded herself that she could always say no to Lily’s request. Still, Yasmin was cautious about Lily trying to trick her.Lily casually said, "I left because Prince Ross wanted to help me. I hope you don’t punish him.""That's it?" Yasmin thought she had misheard Lily. 'Is she trying to talk terms with me just so that I won't punish my son?' she wondered in disbelief."Ross is my son. I won't harm him. Don't you think you've wasted an opportunity by making such a request?" The queen shook her head. "I wasn’t sure if you’d blame him, but he did rescue me once. If I don't do anything, it would be ungrateful of me," Lily said gently, "Also, didn’t you already lock him up?"Yasmin was puzzled. "No, I only sent him back to Yudonia. He kept trying to get me to sto
"Three days," Lily replied.“That’s it?!” Yasmin was in disbelief. She thought Lily would try to buy some more time and suspected she would say the process would take several months or even years.‘I haven’t felt my legs for over a decade. I wouldn’t mind waiting for three more days.’“Are you sure I can get up and walk in just three days?” Yasmin pressed her legs hard but felt nothing. She would have treated her legs long ago if it were that easy.The queen had visited many famous doctors from various countries, but they could only stop her legs from getting weaker. However, Lily confidently told Yasmin that she could fix her legs so quickly.Yasmin wanted to believe it.After some consideration, Lily said, “I can’t guarantee that you’ll walk as fast as you once could. After all, you haven’t used your legs for a long time, and your muscles have atrophied. Still, you’ll recover slowly.”Yasmin nodded repeatedly, thinking it was good enough. She never dreamed of walking as well a
“Because only our opinions matter." Lily thought of something and said, "Unless you choose to believe Rhea.""I… don't trust anyone." Yasmin’s expression stiffened as she turned her wheelchair away."Your Majesty, I know you're dedicated to the experiment, but there are other things in life. Have you ever considered letting go of your burden to sightsee? You’ve done enough as a queen over the last few decades. Aren’t you tired of living a lonely life?”Lily gently spoke as she gazed at Yasmin’s back.The older woman caressed her knees with both hands and stared down at her legs, murmuring, “Sightsee, huh? I’ve forgotten what that’s like.”Yasmin had not used her legs for many years. Initially, she could still stand up and sometimes took a few steps. However, she could no longer get to her feet.She had grown accustomed to sitting in a wheelchair, but she felt a pang of sorrow after hearing Lily’s suggestion.Lily asked, “What if I can help you stand again? What if you can walk a
"Yes, I returned not just for him but also for you," Lily said, "I'm sure you were anxious for my return, weren't you?"Yasmin scoffed dismissively. "Why would I be? I have my bargaining chip. Besides, did you honestly think I couldn’t bring you back?""Bargaining chip? Do you mean Nick?" Lily shook her head with a smile. "Don't forget that he's not my son. Do you think he'll be much of a bargaining chip to you if I choose to ignore him for my three children?"She did not wait for Yasmin to reply and continued, "Besides, Nick still has a father who’s willing to die for him. If Mike decides to take drastic action against you— Yes, you're a queen, and you don't care much about an insignificant businessman.“However, don't forget that his business spans worldwide. There's no guarantee what he might do. Who knows, he might spread information that can affect Your Majesty and Yudonia's reputation?""You…" The queen was exasperated but could not retort.Lily noticed it and casually said
Rick could only remain silent at that moment.Yasmin then turned her wheelchair around and blandly said, “Bring Lily over. I’d like to see what excuses that sly woman can come up with.”"Your Majesty?" Rick was puzzled. "You know she'll just lie to you. Why must you—"Yasmin interjected, "I'd like to hear what she has to say."Rick had no choice but to leave and do as she said.As Lily was about to doze off, she heard noises from outside and opened her eyes. Immediately after, the door opened, and Rick appeared. He glared at her and spoke coldly, “Her Majesty wants to see you.”Lily glanced at Rick calmly and stood up as if she had expected his appearance. On the other hand, Mike rose before her and headed out.However, Rick stopped him as he reached the door. “You stay.”"But we came together!" Mike glanced over his shoulder at Lily, signaling her to persuade the man. Rick added, "The queen doesn’t wish to see you. Just stay here!"Lily patted Mike's shoulder and said gentl
Everyone was shocked when Lily returned to the embassy with Mike. One of the staff members quickly left to report the news to Queen Yasmin.Meanwhile, Lily saw people peering at her and Mike from the corner. Afterward, several guarded-looking men appeared. Lilt recognized them as the queen’s attendants. They brought Mike and Lily inside and then gave the duo a thorough search.The men only relaxed after finding nothing suspicious about the duo. Even so, Lily could not see the queen as the men told her to wait in an innermost room instead.After returning to the embassy, Lily felt a sense of strange familiarity. Although she knew the place well, her mindset had changed.She previously hated the embassy and simply wanted to escape. However, she had returned with a critical mission. Not only did she have to complete it, but she also needed to leave the place in one piece.While she was calm, Mike was somewhat anxious. He clasped his hands on his knees and glanced around as he sat dow
"I promise I'll do anything you want, okay?" Mike begged. He was desperate to see his son, so he decided to follow Lily when she insisted on returning to the embassy.Mike continued, “If any of you go with her, they might stop or suspect you. They won’t do that to me. It’s natural for me to want to see and rescue my son. I’m the best candidate because it makes sense for me to sacrifice myself for him.”After a short silence, Lily said, “You’re right.” She then looked at Alexander, who pondered before slowly raising his head and saying, “Me too.”Dominic tapped the table. "So do I."Cameron thought for a moment before saying, "I've no objections."Seeing this, Austin spread his arms and said, "Since you all agree, what else can I say? Let's do it!"It did not matter whether or not he agreed, but he just wanted to support Mike. The latter nodded and became emotional, saying, “Thanks, you guys!”"Why are you thanking us? Just be careful, and don’t be rash like you promised," Aust