There were only a few rooms on this floor, but guards stood at its two ends due to the shape of the building. Although Lily could not leave her room most days, she would carefully observe her surroundings, including the walls, whenever she had the chance.The floor where Fred stayed was relatively secluded. In fact, it was where Fred had confined Yasmin before this. No one would have expected two of the most influential Yudionians to be held captive on the same floor, let alone in a room.Lily looked left and right before coming through the window. Since no one was around during the shift change, she jumped to the floor quietly. At that moment, she heard footsteps. Lily quickly hid in a blind spot in a corner and waited until a guard went past.Suddenly, she immobilized him by hitting his acupuncture point. The guard could only sweat in fear, unable to move or shout. Since he had never experienced such a thing before, he thought he was possessed or something.Even Lily began to swe

Lily continued, "If you didn’t, Hyderland wouldn’t be responsible for anything, and people might start wondering why you trespassed on our country.”She had caught Yasmin off guard, and the latter shook her head. “Do you think things will be so simple? I’m a queen, damn it.”“So what if you are? You’ll age and die like commoners. Besides, I only care about what happens now,” Lily said coldly, “I’m running out of patience, just like you.” The queen fell silent for a long while. She gazed deeply at Fred and Nick. She wanted to see for herself how the surgery would go and whether it would succeed. She would only be convinced when she saw the outcome. But now…"What do you want?" After a pause, Yasmin asked, "Will you obey me after I let the kid go? Can I trust someone who's holding me hostage?""Your Majesty, you mustn't trust her!" Rhea suddenly said, worried the queen would listen to Lily. "If you free the boy, she's still going to hold you hostage next time. You're right. You s

"Enough!" Yasmin suddenly exclaimed. "I won’t waste my time arguing over hypothetical issues. I've made up my mind, and no one can change it."After a pause, she said grimly, "Seize both of them!"When the guards charged forward, Ross tossed something forward and grabbed Lily's wrist. "Let's go!"Before she could react, the prince ran outside with her in tow. Suddenly, smoke rose and obscured everyone’s vision and made them cough. Immediately after, Rick rushed to the queen’s side and shouted, “Protect Her Majesty!”He then held up his walkie-talkie and said, "Do not let His Highness leave the embassy. Close the gate!"Chaos ensued with coughing and moaning everywhere. By the time the smoke disappeared, so did Lily and Ross."I'll tell our men to give chase now, Your Majesty," Rick said solemnly. "No need!" The queen stopped him. "Don't forget that he's my son. He can't stay away forever." She let out a long sigh with a conflicted look in her eyes. "But the woman…"Rick di

Alexander was discussing a plan with Austin and Mike in the living room when he heard a car screech to a stop in the middle of his yard. Alexander was surprised even though he knew it was Dominic.“What happened?” Austin looked at the car. “Why’s Uncle Dom back so soon?”“Let’s check it out,” Alexander said gravely, removing his hands from the table and striding toward the yard. As the car door opened, Alexander hurried over to support Dominic, only to learn it was not the old man who exited the car.“Alex!” Lily looked at her husband gently. Although she had many things to tell him, his name was all she could utter at that moment.Alexander halted, wondering if he was dreaming.“I’m back.” Lily took a deep breath and intended to grin, but her eyes grew teary instead.Alexander marched over and embraced her. As he felt her warmth, he knew she was real and that he was not dreaming. He became teary-eyed as he spoke with a quivering voice, “Y-You’re back. You’re finally back!”“I a

Everyone focused on Austin, but no one answered the call after it rang for a long while. Finally, he hung up and frowned. "No one’s answering.""Perhaps he didn't hear it ring. Try again," Dominic urged."Actually, I wanted to say that he probably can't answer his phone now," Lily said.It was pointless to try again because Ross was likely to be detained now.Austin asked, "Are you saying he's been arrested?"Lily nodded, "Well, think about it. How could Queen Yasmin forgive him for helping me escape even though he’s her son? We all know how ruthless she can be."The others nodded. The queen was not just ruthless but was also very stubborn. Therefore, she would have detained Ross for what he did, let alone confiscating his phone.Austin sighed helplessly. “If that’s the case, we have no one to contact in the embassy now.”“Wasn’t Dominic planning to go there?” Mike asked, not giving up. “If he hadn’t bumped into Lily, he would’ve been inside by now. We should stick to the initi