Seeing this, Rhea added, "Fred has more questions for you, and I think you understand that he's doing this out of goodwill. Please answer his questions, all right?" She flicked the wine bottle again.Ross frowned as if hesitant, then nodded. "Okay." Rhea gave Fred a look, then moved behind him. Leaning in, Fred looked toward Ross and cleared his throat. "Your Highness, have you gotten any leads in tracking down the queen?" Ross shook his head. "No. But I think it's because I haven't gone far enough. You said my mom went to places like West Virho? It’ll take me several more days to get there."Fred nodded, thinking that this made sense. "Her Majesty did say so, but I’m not so sure either. Anyway, it's not good that you and Her Majesty are both away, Your Highness. Someone should take charge of this place.""You're around, aren't you?" Ross looked puzzled. As this was the answer he wanted, Fred grinned. "Well, I'm just the chief minister. As you know, many in the country are a
Rhea was happy. "For real? Then I—" Before she could finish, Fred said, "Remember, you can go anywhere you like except out. If you do, I can't promise that you’ll be safe." He patted her shoulder. Rhea's mood dampened. For a moment, she thought she could come and go as she pleased. On second thought, however, she knew he was right. Alexander and Cameron would catch her if she were to leave.Thinking of her uncle, Rhea recalled her parents and the research center that was raided.After she escaped from the Russell Residence, she went to her parent’s house and saw people moving stuff inside from a distance. From the conversations among the onlookers, she learned that her father had been arrested and that her family had lost the house.Although she resented her parents, she was still upset upon learning what had happened to them.How could Cameron do this to them?Her parents treated Anastasia like a princess, and yet Cameron sent Fabian to jail and caused her family to fall apar
Rhea noticed Fred’s eagerness and asked, “What if it fails?”Based on past data, she had little confidence his experiment would work. However, she dared not say it aloud because Fred did not want to hear such a thing. Still, she selfishly wished the experiment would fail. Fred would be happy if it worked, but it would do Rhea no good. If it failed, he had to start over again with her help. "Work hard, okay? I'll ensure to reward you well." Patting Rhea's shoulder, he said, "Keep a close watch on Prince Ross and Mike Corden." After a pause, he thought of something and asked, "Has Mike tried to look for his son again?" "Yes, he even found out that his son is in the Royal Palace of Yudonia, but there's nothing he can do about it," Rhea answered truthfully. "He wouldn't dare!" Fred snorted and said, "Since he's under your control now, tell him his son is dead, so he’ll give up." Rhea was stunned. "Why? Is there a problem?" Fred narrowed his eyes and asked in a threatening to
"Nothing much,” Mike paused before adding, "How's my son?" Rhea fell silent. ‘He still thinks about his son even in such a deep hypnotic state. If I told him his son was dead, wouldn’t he snap out of it from being agitated?’“I’m still working on saving him. Still, I can’t leave the embassy, as you know. There’s nothing I can do for now,” Rhea devised an excuse, asking, “Any news on the invisibility potion?”"I don't get what you mean," Mike answered. "Didn't you say they found traces of the invisibility potion? Aren’t they continuing to study it? How’d it go?" Rhea was still hung up on it.Thinking that Mike would not lie to her, she could not help but wonder if such a potion could exist.If Alexander and the others knew the ingredients, perhaps she could use the information for her research or get Mike to steal the formula. Then, Rhea would have something to show Fred while making progress at the same time.However, Mike’s answer disappointed her, “I don’t know. The resea
After hanging up, Mike quickly went to knock on Alexander and Austin’s bedroom doors, telling them to come out. Mike said, “She wants the invisibility potion formula.”The other two exchanged looks with Mike and said in unison, “Fat chance.”Alexander nodded and said, “She’s pretty greedy, huh?”"What should we do?" Mike asked. "There's no invisibility potion to begin with. We can't give Rhea a fake formula, can we?" Austin shrugged. However, Alexander said thoughtfully, "Perhaps… we can." Austin was baffled. "Well, can you tell if a formula is fake right away?" Alexander asked. Austin shook his head. "No, I can only tell after I experiment with it." He caught on to Alexander's intentions but still did not think it would work. "Even so, it wouldn't work. I'll find out the formula is fake in the end." "But you’ll have to experiment with it first," Alexander continued, "Besides, she would assume it's based on their research. There's no guarantee it would work." Austin
"What happens after that?" Austin asked.The group fell silent, frustrated that they did not know what Fred was up to.…Every day, Fred would send the medical team to examine Lily. They even provided her with various supplements. Lily allowed the doctors to administer them using the IV drip, with the condition that Dominic had to stay within her sight.She had to keep him around her to ensure his safety.Fred did not argue with her, probably worried that she would try to end her life again. Since Lily had not been alone with Dominic for quite some time, she recalled her childhood.She said, “Back in the day, you always said I didn’t work hard enough.”Lily had fond memories of what happened back then.Dominic snorted, “I was right! You would have achieved so much more if you studied harder. You’ve wasted your talent.”He had never seen anyone as gifted as Lily, even after being a renowned physician for many years. Dominic only started taking in apprentices for fun, and Lily w
Lily pulled Dominic’s hand down and said thoughtfully, "I don’t have a fever, nor am I delirious. I meant what I said.""You're going to die!" Dominic thought she had a loose screw."I might and might not die, but if I don't do it, there will be no end to this." She said solemnly, "I must complete the experiment to end this." "She's right!" The door opened, and Rhea entered with a smirk. "Who the hell are you?" Dominic said with a frown, not knowing who she was. However, he knew she must be working for Fred since she could freely enter like that.Lily said, "She's an asshole, just like Fred.""Sure looks like one." He snorted.Pleased with herself, Rhea strolled over and looked at Lily. "So what? You're just a goddamn loser now, Lily. Oh, wait, you're worse than a loser."Rhea shook her head and continued, "So what if you're gifted? Now you’re nothing more than a guinea pig.""Yet you failed to take my place," Lily mocked. Rhea chuckled. "I'm not interested in taking you
Lily did not ask Rhea anything because she would not believe a word Rhea said. After all, the latter had only come to agitate her. Dissatisfied, Rhea said, "You don't believe me? Your husband and his gang are now at wits' end. That's why they haven't done anything. Furthermore, I've developed a drug that could control people's minds, and they have no idea Mike is under my command now."I wonder how you’ll feel if I tell Mike to murder them while they sleep?" she asked smilingly. Lily glared at her and mocked, "Are you done? Can you fuck off now? Or do you have nothing to do because Fred didn't bother asking you to do anything?""You're wrong. I'm now in charge of the entire lab. Too bad you won't live to see the miracles I'll create." Rhea was pleased with herself. Now that she could go anywhere in the embassy, she had come to show off. Unfortunately, her words did not seem to affect Lily. The latter disdainfully said, “Who cares about your creations?’Rhea turned to Dominic a