Whenever Yasmin looked in the mirror, she would notice more wrinkles and grey hair despite her efforts to slow down her aging. Thus, she slowly gave up trying and no longer wanted to look at her reflection."So you're saying it's lucky to be able to grow old?" she asked hesitantly, finding the idea intriguing. "Of course!" Dominic slapped his thigh and said, "It's not easy to do that. I've seen and treated many people during my travels. Various strange diseases and illnesses plagued children, which was truly…heartbreaking. "So why fear aging? The real regret is not being able to grow old." After a pause, he thought of something and added, "Anyway, I'm really not old, okay?" Amused, the queen laughed.She nodded and said, "Yes, you're not, but I am.""You're not. You've only let your negative thoughts affect your body," Dominic said, shaking his head. The queen was puzzled. "Hmm? Are you sure? Would negative thoughts affect my health?" It was a subject she cared most about.
"I… don't quite understand," Yasmin sounded hesitant. Dominic cleared his throat and said thoughtfully, "Simply put, you're doing okay for someone your age, but you could be in better shape.""Better how?" Yasmin looked eager. She wanted the most to slow down her aging, but it was too difficult to go against nature.Dominic looked severe. "Based on your pulse, you're overworked and overstressed. Do you often feel that you don't have enough sleep or find it hard to wake up? Do you feel lethargic after waking up?" Yasmin was shocked that he had guessed everything so accurately. Even the doctors could not provide such accurate information based on her medical checkups. They only advised her to maintain a light diet and sleep early to increase sleep duration.However, they did not know that she had always been struggling with insomnia, which had caused her great agony. Still, she could not tell anyone about it. As many people wanted her dead to take her throne, such information woul
Waving his hand, Dominic said insightfully, "You’re exhausted because you tried to control everything and have also become restless as a result.“Think about it. You have to handle so many things alone. How can you not feel restless?" Growing thirsty, he got up and poured himself a glass of water. Deep in thought, Yasmin remained still. No one had ever dared to tell her that. She suddenly had a moment of clarity. She murmured thoughtfully, "That means I can be saved?" "As I said, you're not physically ill, so you don't need saving. It all depends on whether you're willing to let go." Dominic sipped some water and shook his head. "This is bad."Yasmin was puzzled."Oh, I'm saying the water here tastes terrible." Dominic smiled, pointing at his glass. “Sorry about that. I'll get someone to make you a cup of coffee," Yasmin said as she turned to call for a servant. Dominic waved. "No, no. I don't drink coffee. I prefer tea.""What difference does it make?" "That’s like compa
"You suffered? From what?" Yasmin asked curiously, not knowing what happened to him. Letting out a sigh, Dominic shook his head. "I'd rather not talk about it.""Why?" Having finally met someone around her age, Yasmin was curious and concerned. Dominic considered Yasmin and said, "I just thought it was unnecessary to talk about it as it's over now. I was infected with a virus a while ago and nearly died. Fortunately, I survived.”Yasmin blinked. "Virus? What virus?" She was curious about what kind of virus could stump a miracle doctor. Dominic said flatly, "Well… The virus came from here. Didn’t you know?""I… I didn’t." After a pause, Yasmin suddenly realized something. 'Was Dominic infected by the virus from Fred's lab?'Yasmin had mixed emotions. On one hand, she wished Dominic had not suffered as she felt a sense of camaraderie with him. On the other hand, she felt proud that the virus her people created was so powerful that even the miracle doctor could not do anything
“Why?" Yasmin was baffled. "Why do you want to live forever? Aren't you tired?" Dominic’s answer stumped Yasmin. She indeed had to deal with many things every day to the point she could not stop thinking about them whenever she tried to sleep at night. However, that was why she wanted to live on. "I'm tired, but I still have many things to do. If I could prolong my life, I probably wouldn’t be as tired as I could do more without having to rush everything," she said after some thought.She attributed her problem to her life being too short. Thinking she could do more things if she had a longer lifespan, she longed for immortality. "Come on," Dominic suddenly said. Yasmin was puzzled. "Don't you think you're overthinking the problem?" he asked. "There’s an endless list of things for us to do. How long do you plan to work?" Yasmin thought, 'As long as I possibly can!'She looked away, thinking that as a commoner, Dominic would not understand why she felt so strongly about
"Won't you feel guilty? You could save so many more people or do so much more. You could even achieve the next medical breakthrough. If you live long enough, you'll be able to explore the mysteries of the world," Yasmin asked in bafflement. She wanted to live longer to see and learn more about the world. Dominic sighed and shook his head. "What for? Isn't the world depressing?"After taking a sip of water, he said, "Have we not seen enough of the horror of the world at our age? Besides, how long are we supposed to live? Are we going to watch people around us die one by one while we remain old?" Shaking his head, he added, "I don't want to become an old monster.” "Well, if there's a drug that can give you and your loved ones immortality, and you can live together forever—"Dominic burst out laughing as if he had heard something funny. "Are you nuts? Have you actually imagined what that would be like? You, me, our family, and friends live forever?"He was beside himself in tea
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