Yasmin smiled at Dominic once more and left. Her bodyguard then approached and grasped the handlebars of her wheelchair.Holding the handrims to stop the wheels, she looked up at him. "Place Lily and the miracle doctor in the same suite. Make sure it's spacious and comfortable." "As you say, ma’am," the bodyguard replied and went to handle the task. Yasmin looked over her shoulder at the closed door and let out a long sigh. ...Mike had not gone far from the embassy's entrance when a car pulled up beside him. He stopped in his tracks and got in.Alexander, who was inside, asked solemnly, "How did it go?""I gave it to her," Mike said flatly. "Did she buy it?" "I think so."Alexander nodded in satisfaction. "Rhea is suspicious by nature and a self-centered person. She might suspect something if it was just handed to her. The more she has to work for it, the less suspicious she’ll be." Austin shook his head. "That's human nature for you." "Well, human nature is complex
"But you can’t escape that terrible feeling, right?" Alexander knew how Mike felt. If someone had told him his children were dead, he wouldn't be able to take it either. He couldn’t even describe how anxious he was while awaiting the twin’s return."Don't worry, I'm just feeling a bit upset." Mike looked up. "But I'll never give up on finding Nicky, whether he's alive or not.""You shouldn't." Alexander said, "She was probably just trying to provoke you. They’ve had Nick for quite some time. Why would she suddenly tell you that? Why would they kill him now?"Alexander didn't think it made sense. 'The fact that Nick has been held captive in the Royal Palace of Yudonia shows that they're only using him to control Mike. Why would Rhea suddenly tell him that the boy is dead? Even if they were to kill Nick, there must be a reason. 'Not to mention they wanted Mike to give them the invisibility potion formula. They’d be foolish to kill Nick now.'Mike nodded. He knew he couldn't trust
Mike didn't reply. He suspected that was not it but couldn't tell why. Just as they pondered about the matter, the car suddenly braked, causing them to lurch forward. Alexander reseated himself and looked ahead. "What happened?""Sir…" The chauffeur pointed. Alexander saw a woman blocking the car with her arms outstretched. Seeing the car had stopped, she hurried over and banged on it. Austin was shocked when he recognized the woman. "Why's she here?" The woman was Rhea's mother, Maria."Sir?" The chauffeur looked over his shoulder at Alexander. Alexander waved his chauffeur off and opened the door to get out of the car. He asked, "What can I do for you?"Maria threw herself over. "Where's my daughter?! Did you kidnap her?"Alexander blocked her assault and said casually, "She's not with us.""You're lying! I saw you guys taking her away." Initially, Maria thought Alexander would hand Rhea over to the police. Yet, after a long while, she discovered that wasn't the case.
"No, that's impossible! Why wouldn't my daughter want to see me?" Maria found Austin’s reasoning hard to accept. "I bet she must be in some kind of danger."Austin shook his head. "She's now under the embassy’s protection. Also, she's a danger to others, not the other way around.""That's a lie!" Maria shouted and glared at Austin. “Rhea is very well-behaved and smart. You guys only took her away because you're jealous of her!"Austin was at a loss for words. He glanced helplessly at Alexander and saw him frowning at Maria. She looked as if she hadn't rested for several days—not only was her hair disheveled, but her clothes were a mess, and her eyes were bloodshot."She's not with us," Alexander said blandly. To him, Maria was just an ignorant and rather pathetic woman. She wasn't aware of the many things Rhea had done behind her back and Rhea's resentment toward her.When Maria realized what had happened, she blamed herself and indulged Rhea’s wishes. Maria wanted to make amend
Austin craned his neck as he gazed at Maria lumbering away. "Has she gone insane?""Perhaps." Alexander let out a gentle sigh. Instead of resenting her, he felt she was just a pitiful woman. Although she was responsible for what happened to his family, it wasn't entirely her fault. Besides trying to comfort her, Alexander could do nothing for her now. Austin said sadly, "I wonder how Rhea would feel if she were to find out what happened to her mom.”"I doubt she would care." Alexander turned and got back into the car. After all, he had seen how coldly Rhea had treated her mother. "What a piece of work Rhea is, huh?" Austin sighed, thinking Alexander was right. 'Would a cold-blooded and selfish woman like Rhea care? I don't think so.'Alexander sat in the car and looked over his shoulder at Mike. The latter asked curiously, “What happened?”"Do you still remember Rhea's number?" Alexander asked thoughtfully. Mike nodded. "I do." He worried about losing his phone, so he m
The man didn't do as Yasmin said and turned to place the tray on the nearby coffee table. His gentle voice seemed out of place with his sturdy frame, “Your Majesty, if you don't eat, your body won't be able to cope."Yasmin frowned and continued to stare out the window, saying, “I said I don’t want to. Are you defying my orders, too?”The man turned and walked up to her, his large body blocking the moonlight from outside. Upset, the queen looked up at him. "What are you doing?""Your Majesty, you know I'll never defy your orders. However, I'll stay here to keep you company until you eat something," he spoke stubbornly, remaining where he was. Yasmin glared up at him, but he didn't even look away and stood placidly with his arms crossed. After a while, her eyes grew sore, and she looked down, rubbing them. "Just go. I'll have the dinner later." The man didn't budge. "I'll take the tray away when you finish the food."In other words, he wouldn't leave until she ate.Yasmin grew
No one except Dominic knew Yasmin had insomnia. In fact, she sometimes worked until midnight only because she couldn't sleep. Her condition was too unbearable for her. Worse, she had to guard against any attempts to seize her throne constantly.Unable to share her agony with anyone, she could only keep it to herself. Rick noticed the queen had stopped moving. He raised his brow but said nothing. Yasmin thought for a moment and looked up at him, asking, "Rick, are you afraid of dying?" Rick hesitated. "Forget it. I'm sure you're going to say no." Rick said, "It would be my honor to die for you, Your Majesty." "Please. Fred also said that before." Waving it off, she had grown numb to such claims. After all, regardless of what people said, they were all selfish. Rick fell silent, knowing how much Fred had hurt her. Although Yasmin had long guarded against the duke, what he did was cruel. Rick still remembered how astonished he was when Yasmin asked him to spy on Fred. As
Due to the previous drama, no one could enter the laboratory without permission except Rhea. She was able to impress Queen Yasmin, who had given her the privilege of conducting experiments there.Rhea shared Yasmin’s belief to a certain degree. Or rather, Rhea pretended to do so. She needed no help finding all she needed in the laboratory. Although it wasn't a huge place, it had everything. She wondered how long Fred took to gather these materials. Experimenting in excitement, she grew oblivious to her surroundings, let alone notice someone coming in. The visitor stood at the doorway momentarily before clearing his throat.Startled, Rhea jumped and took two steps back before turning toward him. "It's you?" She was surprised to see someone she knew. Rick asked blandly, "What are you doing here?""Experimenting." Rhea calmed down and turned to resume her experiment. "Not everyone can come in here. I suggest you leave as soon as possible." Since she was officially part of the o