Rhea didn’t bother reading so many messages. However, she saw the most recent message about how her mother had missed her.Maria informed Rhea they had lost their house and that she would wait for her daughter to return. Still, Rhea pursed her lips and closed the app. Although she had no patience to read the messages, she had an indescribable feeling.She had always wanted her mother’s attention, but she never got it when she was young. No matter what Rhea said, her mother would always prioritize Anastasia.As time passed, Rhea grew accustomed to not saying anything to her mother. She thought it was unnecessary since Maria didn’t care about her.When Rhea no longer needed her mother’s attention, Maria tried to make amends. To Rhea, it was too late. She felt restless and tossed her phone aside before continuing with her experiment.Only experiments could bring her joy and an endless sense of accomplishment. She didn't need anyone to wait for her or miss her. She just wanted to over
Austin felt Ross didn’t completely understand what was going on, so he explained, “No. Based on the conversation, Fred has failed and been imprisoned. It sounds like Rick and Rhea haven’t been punished.”“Fred failed?” Ross knitted his brow and thought momentarily before saying, “So he has started the experiment? Then, my mom—”“She should be fine now,” Alexander quickly said, “Based on the conversation, Fred has failed, and the one in charge now should be Her Majesty."“My mom’s in charge?” Ross was surprised. “But didn’t Fred hold her captive?”"Her Majesty is a smart woman. Perhaps she was only playing along," Alexander said solemnly. Although the conversation didn't seem like much, it provided the crucial information. The group discovered the queen had taken control of the situation. "You're saying my mom purposely led Fred to believe that he had the upper hand?" Catching on, Ross said, "I was so worried about her. Looks like I've underestimated her, huh?" 'If even I mana
The others remained quiet. Everyone, including Ross, knew what was going on. It was just that Ross was reluctant to face the truth."No, I don't believe it!" the prince said grimly, one hand propping against the table. Although politicians often operated in grey areas, he knew what those experiments were all about. Many died in Yudonia during the pandemic, and even those who received a cure still suffered from it.Having visited those patients around the country, he felt terrible for them. When Ross found out that the virus might be related to Fred and even spread from Yudonia, he was both shocked and angry. He then started to think about ways to deal with the duke. Yet, they now told him that his mother was the mastermind. All this while, he had looked up to her. Although she hadn't spent much time with him, he knew she was busy running the country. He understood how difficult the job was and how great a person she was.As Ross was still a prince even at his age, some laughed a
Alexander was right. They couldn't stop Ross because he was determined to go back.More than twenty minutes after the prince left, Mike suddenly slapped his thigh. "Shit!"Busy with their tasks, the other two turned to look at him. "What's wrong?" "Now that Ross is going back, won't Rhea find out that her hypnosis didn't work?" Mike asked. After a moment of silence, Austin said, "Actually, I don't think it matters anymore. She has failed to control you. If she's smart, she should know that her drug and hypnosis didn’t work. It's crazy that she even wanted to control a person's mind." Austin was shocked when he knew what her purpose was. After all, the human spirit was something mysterious. No one could control a person's mind through alternative medicine. Even if it could work, the side effects would be tremendous.Therefore, it was absurd that a mainstream medicine practitioner like Rhea would even think about doing so using drugs and hypnosis. Alexander nodded. "I think
It was clear what Rick was implying. Ross nodded and said, “I see. I didn’t know. Is my mother still asleep?”Rick glanced over his shoulder and grunted a yes before saying, “She might wake up later than usual since she slept late. I’m afraid you’ll have to wait for a while, Your Highness.”"That’s okay, I can wait." Just as he turned to leave, he remembered something and asked, "Where's Fred?"After a moment's hesitation, Rick answered, "We’ve arrested him." "Where is he? Take me to him." Ross had questions for the duke. However, Rick remained still and said blandly, "Her Majesty told me not to let anyone near or see him because he's a felon now." "Not even me?" the prince asked, somewhat upset. "Please understand, Your Highness," Rick said courteously and firmly, "I'm just following Her Majesty's orders."In other words, he couldn't make exceptions for anyone. Ross looked at him intensely and said coldly, "I know." He then turned and headed toward the room where he us
Furthermore, Ross wouldn't have found out about Rick if the latter didn't show himself. Ross could not help but wonder if there were more like Rick.Rick pressed the elevator button and stood aside to make room for the prince. The former then lowered his head slightly. "I can't answer your question, Your Highness." His answer was again courteous and firm. Ross knew Rick couldn't tell him but was surprised he was so direct. Ross raised his brow and said, “Good. I hope you can stay loyal, unlike Fred.”Rick wasn’t upset when the prince compared him to Fred. Instead, Rick remained impassive. Soon after, he led Ross to the reception room.He was stunned when he realized it wasn’t his mother’s room. Ross sounded angry, saying, “The reception room?”"Yes, Your Highness. Please wait for a moment," Rick said and left.Someone else soon brought Ross a cup of coffee and went away. After a while, Ross heard a wheelchair and steady footsteps nearby. He knew his mother had arrived.The do
Ross thought his mother did not know that Fred wanted to control him, but he finally realized she knew everything. Although Yasmin appeared to be held captive by Fred, she had everything under control.She could have done something, but she did not stop Fred from misleading Ross and making him leave. She just stood by and feigned ignorance. Ross even wondered what his mother would do if Fred had indeed managed to take over his mind. 'Would she try and save me or abandon me? No, she would never save me. She didn't even try to warn me, even though she knew I was in danger. I guess I'm nothing to her compared to her throne, huh?'Ross found it hard to accept.Still, Yasmin looked at him without remorse. She said blandly, "Yes, I knew. I also knew about Fred telling Rhea to hypnotize you and get you to look for me in Hyderland’s mountainous area. I even thought it was stupid of you to fall for it."Nodding, Ross said, "Indeed, I was stupid enough to believe that you needed help." T
"Why didn't you tell me?" Ross said, "So that's why you want to continue the experiment?"Yasmin nodded. "At first, I thought I would be dying soon. I even considered choosing a successor among your brothers. But then, one day, Fred suddenly told me that he found a way to achieve immortality, and we could set up a lab to research it."Her eyes began to light up. She still remembered it was a cloudy day, and she felt depressed. Her body also felt sore due to the weather. As the pain tormented her and the fear of death neared, Fred appeared to tell her the good news.She did not believe it initially, but Fred said the experiment had worked before and showed her an ancient text with strange symbols and characters. He said experts had translated it and confirmed that it contained a formula for immortality.He then began to paint her a wonderful picture of what would happen if the experiment succeeded, and she was hooked.At that moment, the sun shone through the parting clouds, and ev