Ch. 2371..2380

Spoiled by mr. russell chapter 2371-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."

The queen was stumped. After a moment of silence, she slowly said, "I have my reasons."

"You didn't want me to get in your way and ruin your experiment, did you?" Ross glared at her. He wanted to know if she was indeed behind everything.

Yasmin sighed and said, "Yes."

Her candid answer was a massive blow to Ross. He never expected her to admit it. If she denied it, he would try to believe her. Instead, she admitted it.

"Ross, my child… You have no idea how miserable I've been for the past several years." Yasmin palmed her forehead and murmured, "I couldn't sleep, and my health has worsened. I feel like I'm dying soon. I often feel overwhelmed. You don't know what it's like."

She doubted a robust middle-aged man her son could understand how she felt.

Therefore, she never told her children about it before.

Spoiled by mr. russell chapter 2372 -"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 everything suddenly seemed bright. From that day on, Yasmin no longer felt desperate.

She looked forward to the experiment and permitted Fred to do whatever he needed to do.

She had also given him whatever financial resources he needed. She later discovered that Fred had been conducting other experiments behind her back and did some terrible things in her name.

However, Yasmin tolerated his behavior for the experiment’s sake. Still, she felt uneasy and began to raise her guard against him in secret, not expecting him to betray her. Moreover, his betrayal was unforgivable.

Yasmin was willing to look the other way if Fred was after wealth or power, yet he wanted immortality of himself. He even planned to use her as a guinea pig to test the formula.

"Mom, have you ever considered the fact that the experiment might be impossible? Throughout history Yasmin looked at him and interrupted, "Many have failed and died from experiments like this?"

Ross did not reply.

Yasmin could barely hide her yearning as she continued, "There have been many indeed, and I might end up dead as well. However, why can't I be the first who makes it work?"

Ross knew it was pointless to persuade her. He said, "All right, even if you refuse to stop this experiment, what about those toxins and viruses? What do they have to do with immortality?"

Yasmin straightened up, appearing indifferent. "That was Fred's doing and had nothing to do with me.

"Oh, yeah? You knew what he was doing and never stopped him. How could you say it had nothing to do with you?" Ross said, agitated.

Spoiled by mr. russell chapter 2373-Ross, you're not as young as you used to be. How could you not understand?"

Yasmin looked helpless. "Sacrifices are always necessary to accomplish great things. Countless died to build our country’s foundation.

"As the crown prince, how could you not understand that?" she stressed as if teaching him how to be a king. "These sacrifices are nothing compared to the great achievements we're about to make."

Disappointed, Ross asked, "So you admit that you allowed Fred to do all that?"

Still, Yasmin remained indifferent. "I only knew about it. I never asked him to do those things."

She did not feel guilty. If she had stopped Fred, he would know he had lost her trust. By then, he might not have devoted himself to researching immortality.

Simultaneously, Yasmin knew she had to give him some perks in return for his service.

Otherwise, Fred would never have worked so hard for it.

"You only knew about it?!" Ross slammed the table angrily. "You indulged him!

Didn't you see how many innocent people died and suffered during the pandemic? Even those in the palace got infected!"

He had traveled around Yudonia, shocked and agonized by what he saw. Now, he felt worse knowing everything had happened because his mother had allowed it. She could have prevented it instead.

"Ross, that was an accident. No one wanted it to happen," Yasmin murmured after sighing.

"An accident? So you're saying it's not your fault at all? So it's okay to sacrifice everything, including me and Yudonia, for the sake of your so-called great achievements?" He glared, determined to get an answer.

Yasmin looked at him intensely and sighed again, saying, "I can't talk to you now since you've gotten too worked up. Why don't you rest first? Or return to Yudonia?"

Ross saw his mother turning her wheelchair and overtook her, blocking her way.

"I’m not going anywhere, Mom. No drug can give you immortality. Fred lied to you. How can you lie to yourself?"

"What the hell are you doing, Ross?" the queen snapped.

Rick hurried into the room and stood between Ross and Yasmin. "Please watch your attitude, Your Highness."

"Who the hell do you think you are to talk to me like that?" Ross glared at Rick.

After some thought, Ross scoffed. "Mom, is he your new boyfriend?"

"What did you say?!" she roared.

"Aren't you afraid that he will become like Fred?" he mocked.

"Ross, watch your mouth!" Yasmin seemed to have lost her temper.

I can watch my mouth, but can you watch your behavior?" Ross said, not budging.

"For God's sake!" Yasmin pointed at Ross as she breathed heavily. "Lock him up and send him back to Yudonia tomorrow!"

"If you send me back, I'll blow the lid off what you've done. You might as well kill me!" Ross shouted.

"Shut up!" Yasmin held the wheelchair armrest and bent over to catch her breath.

Spoiled by mr. russell chapter 2374-"Your Majesty!" Rick quickly held Yasmin and instructed the guards to take Ross away.

The latter was reluctant to leave at first, but when he saw his ill-looking mother, he yielded.

Yasmin's breathing was still uneven, even after her son left. Rick then sent her back to her room and got a doctor to examine her.

After a detailed examination, the doctor shook his head. "Her Majesty's blood pressure and heart rate are very high. We must take emergency measures."

"Then do it!"

"But Her Majesty is weak. I don't know…" The doctor was unsure if Yasmin could cope.

"You should know what'll happen to you guys if anything bad were to happen to her."

Alarmed, the doctor quickly started emergency treatment. Rick looked on for a moment and then thought of something. He then left the room and whispered something to the guard outside.

Soon, the guard brought Dominic over.

"Please save her, sir," Rick said courteously, knowing Yasmin respected Dominic.

Since the guard had brought the old man here forcefully, Dominic brushed his clothes and said unhappily, "Who the hell do you think you are? Why should I listen to you?"

Rick was speechless.

Seeing several doctors gather around a bed, Dominic curiously walked over and took a look. "Hey, it's you."

Yasmin's eyes were closed as she frowned, unable to respond.

"Wasn't she fine yesterday?" Dominic mumbled and watched the doctors hastily operate some equipment and put her on a drip. The old man bent over and lifted her eyelids.

Since the others knew who he was, they did not stop him and simply looked on.

While checking Yasmin's eyes, Dominic muttered something and took her wrist pulse. Several minutes later, he grunted and turned toward Rick.

The latter was puzzled and took a step closer to look at Dominic.

"What are you looking at me for? Tell your man to fetch my box if you want to save her." Since no one told Dominic what was going on, he did not bring anything with him. He still needed his tools to save Yasmin, after all.

Rick nodded. "Right away, sir.

He then went to tell someone to collect the old man's medical kit. When Rick returned, he saw the old man sitting on the edge of the bed, holding Yasmin's hand while knocking its back gently with a loose fist.

"Your Majesty!" Rick quickly held Yasmin and instructed the guards to take Ross away.

The latter was reluctant to leave at first, but when he saw his ill-looking mother, he yielded.

Yasmin's breathing was still uneven, even after her son left. Rick then sent her back to her room and got a doctor to examine her.

After a detailed examination, the doctor shook his head. "Her Majesty's blood pressure and heart rate are very high. We must take emergency measures."

"Then do it!"

"But Her Majesty is weak. I don't know…" The doctor was unsure if Yasmin could cope.

"You should know what'll happen to you guys if anything bad were to happen to her."

Alarmed, the doctor quickly started emergency treatment. Rick looked on for a moment and then thought of something. He then left the room and whispered something to the guard outside.

Soon, the guard brought Dominic over.

"Please save her, sir," Rick said courteously, knowing Yasmin respected Dominic.

Since the guard had brought the old man here forcefully, Dominic brushed his clothes and said unhappily, "Who the hell do you think you are? Why should I listen to you?"

Rick was speechless.

Seeing several doctors gather around a bed, Dominic curiously walked over and took a look. "Hey, it's you."

Yasmin's eyes were closed as she frowned, unable to respond.

"Wasn't she fine yesterday?" Dominic mumbled and watched the doctors hastily operate some equipment and put her on a drip. The old man bent over and lifted her eyelids.

Since the others knew who he was, they did not stop him and simply looked on.

While checking Yasmin's eyes, Dominic muttered something and took her wrist pulse. Several minutes later, he grunted and turned toward Rick.

The latter was puzzled and took a step closer to look at Dominic.

"What are you looking at me for? Tell your man to fetch my box if you want to save her." Since no one told Dominic what was going on, he did not bring anything with him. He still needed his tools to save Yasmin, after all.

Rick nodded. "Right away, sir.

He then went to tell someone to collect the old man's medical kit. When Rick returned, he saw the old man sitting on the edge of the bed, holding Yasmin's hand while knocking its back gently with a loose fist.

Spoiled by mr. russell chapter 2375-After Dominic knocked and pinched the back of Yasmin's hand, she coughed violently. As she almost sat up due to the severe coughing, others nervously leaned over, worried that she would die.

However, the queen spat on the ground after coughing a few times and fell back onto the bed. She weakly caught her breath and closed her eyes before slowly reopening them.

Rick quickly pushed the doctors aside and neared her. "Your Majesty!"

Yasmin looked at him and nodded slightly. She then turned to look at Dominic and moved her lips soundlessly, but everyone could tell she was saying thank you.

The old man raised his brow and withdrew his hand. He then stood aside as if he had nothing to do with saving her life.

"How are you feeling?" Rick asked, worried.

"I'm fine." She lifted and shook her palm before closing her eyes again.

Rick looked over his shoulder and said, "You guys can go now, but don't tell anyone about what happened today, okay?"

The order was unnecessary as the doctors knew Yasmin's condition was highly classified. When they left, Rick said to Dominic, "Sir, can you please examine Her Majesty again and see if you can help her with anything?"

"Why should I listen to you?" the old man said, shooting him a sidelong glance.

If it were in the past, Rick would be upset. However, after seeing how Yasmin had treated Dominic, he was calm enough to know that Dominic did not mean what he said. Besides, the miracle doctor only lived up to his reputation.

The other doctors did so much just now but to no avail, yet Dominic was able to rouse the queen just by knocking her hand. Rick was shocked by what the old man could do, hoping Dominic could improve Yasmin's health.

"Please help her, sir. We'll do anything you want," Rick said earnestly.

"Oh? Anything?" Dominic raised his brow and said, "Release me and my student then."

Rick was stumped.

"Ha!" Dominic was only messing with Rick. The old man snorted and said, "Don't make promises you can't keep, got it?"

"You know that's impossible. But if there's anything else that we can do, rest assured we'll do it," Rick said.

Dominic looked at him intensely, asking, "Really?"

"As long as it's something within our means," Rick stressed, worried he would make another unreasonable request.

"I want to see someone," Dominic said meaningfully, surprising Rick.

Spoiled by mr. russell chapter 2376-“Rick, leave us," Yasmin said softly after regaining her strength.

Rick looked at the queen and then Dominic before nodding and leaving.

Yasmin turned to Dominic and said weakly, "How much time do I have?"

"What are you talking about?" Dominic asked.

"Come on. I heard that herbal medicine practitioners can tell how long a person will live by just taking their pulse. Am I dying soon?" She frowned. She had always felt she could not hold on any longer.

Since Yasmin did not know how much time she had, she was desperate to test the experiment, even though it was not mature enough yet. Still, she ended up getting treated like a guinea pig due to Fred's greed.

"What nonsense are you spouting? I'm a physician, not a fortune teller." Dominic shook his head and sighed. He then sat on the chair beside the bed.

"Don't worry. Although you're weak, your life isn't in immediate danger. You couldn't catch your breath because you got too worked up.

"Anyway, at our age, we must steer away from pride, impatience, greed, resentment, and anger," he said, counting on his fingers, "You should know better than to get so upset."

"My son disobeyed me. You wouldn't understand," Yasmin said, sighing helplessly.

Dominic was speechless. Although he could not understand her because he had no children, it did not mean he was clueless about communicating with a younger person. He threw her a sidelong glance and asked half-jokingly, "So, how old is the brat?"

The queen coughed. "Forty."

She shut her eyes. "My son couldn't understand what I was trying to convey."

"Huh? He's forty, yet you expect him to obey you?"

Puzzled by his bewildered tone, Yasmin turned to look at him.

"Are you kidding me? I bet he's already a father at this age, isn't he? How do you expect him to obey you? Would you obey your mom in your old age? If she told you to give up your experiment and throne, would you do it?"

Yasmin looked grim. "My mom passed away decades ago."

"I mean, what if she were alive?"

Yasmin grew upset. "Although you have my respect, you must still watch what you say."

"Hey, I'm just stating facts, okay? If someone tries to tell you what to do, you'll be upset, too. Besides, you're in control, while your son isn't. Do you think you're being fair to him?"

The queen fell silent.

"You two only disagreed. You should just listen to whoever is right," Dominic said, slapping his thigh.

Spoiled by mr. russell chapter 2377 -Yasmin was quiet but did not look like she agreed with Dominic.

Although Yudonia had relatively progressive beliefs regarding education, she had grown accustomed to controlling everything and everyone in the country, let alone her sons. Therefore, she was upset when Ross defied her when other Yudonians had to obey.

That was why she got so worked up until she passed out.

Dominic noticed her stubborn expression and knew she would not listen.

Instead of trying to persuade her, he said, “If you think you're right, then so be it.

I don't give a rat's ass, and it's out of my hands.

“Still, I'll clarify something for you—I can't help you if you refuse to learn to let go. With your stubbornness, it'd be a miracle if you lived three to five more years." Dominic spread his fingers while speaking bluntly.

Upon hearing his words, Yasmin was so exasperated that she nearly fainted again. No one had ever said such awful things to her. It was almost like he was cursing her.

Livid, she said, "You… you…"

"Hey, don't blame me, okay? If you continue like this, you might not even last that long." Dominic took a step back and revealed an innocent look.

"Asshole!" Yasmin said through clenched teeth. She tried to grab something to throw at him but could not reach anything.

Dominic skipped around. "Come on, hit me if you can."

Unable to grab anything, she lowered her hand and looked away, sulking.

Fortunately, she did not pass out like just now. It could be that her breathing had gotten smoother after coughing so much.

Dominic noticed her flushed complexion and sat down beside the bed. "Have you calmed down yet?"

Yasmin ignored him.

"Hey, come on." Dominic sighed. He motioned to reach for the glass of water when he felt something touch his thigh.

He looked down and saw Yasmin hitting him. However, it did not hurt because she had no strength after what she had been through just now. Dominic remained still and let her hit him.

He said, "Ah, that's the spot. A bit to the left. No, higher. Not there, damn it!"

Spoiled by mr. russell chapter 2378 -"You…" Yasmin glared at him.

'How could he act like I'm giving him a massage? This old man sure knows how to take liberties with me!' she thought angrily.

Dominic stared at her and laughed. "You're the one who wants me to treat you.

You should obey me instead."

She glared at him again, knowing he was trying to mimic her previous tone.

"I told you that your problem is a psychological one. If you don't learn to let go, no one can save you. But things will be different if you do." Dominic pointed at his heart. "Once it's full of troubles, nothing good will happen."

Yasmin slowly turned toward him and started to listen intently.

'Nothing good will happen once my heart is full of troubles?' She could not help but think about her life over the past few years. Her people loved her, and she seemed to have aged well. However, the truth was that she had suffered tremendously. Yasmin would constantly worry about what would happen to the country after she died.

There were many things that she had not done yet, so she did not want to die.

"I'd have no more troubles if I could live forever," Yasmin said weakly and sighed.

Dominic sighed, too. "You're still thinking about that, huh?"

"I have to." Yasmin stared at the ceiling. She used to motivate herself by thinking that she could obtain immortality through the experiment, but her close encounter with death just now deepened her sense of helplessness.

She had imagined what death would be like countless times. However, she just could not accept any of those scenarios. She loved the world and could not bear to part with it.

"Do you think you won't feel troubled if you live forever?" Dominic asked, "Won't you have more troubles if you live several hundreds or thousands of years?"

"You don't understand. I can't die. My country needs me. My people need—"

Dominic interrupted, "Oh, please! You think too highly of yourself. Your closest kin and friends are probably the only ones who need you. Also, they can live without you. Do you think you're as important as oxygen?

“The sun will still rise even if you die today. The rain will continue to fall, and people will still go to work after throwing you a grand funeral.” Yasmin was exasperated but also had to agree with Dominic.

"I know it might not sound pleasant, but you should know I made sense, right?"

he continued, "You're younger than me. How come you're even more obsessed with immortality?

Anyway, can I be honest?"

Curious, Yasmin said, "Go ahead."

Spoiled by mr. russell chapter 2379-"What do you think would happen if you died just now?" Dominic asked.

Yasmin was puzzled.

Before she could answer, he said, "Would the world have ended? No, nothing would've happened. When you die, you will have nothing to do with your people, your children, and everything else. You can't even bother yourself with your funeral."

The queen remained quiet.

"Are decades of life too short? Not really. Many can't even live until your age. All we can do is live each day to the fullest. So why must you be so hard on yourself? What's more important than being happy?

“Why bother yourself with your country? You should let the next generation deal with it. It's time for you to rest!" Dominic got carried away as he patted the back of Yasmin's hand.

The queen was stunned.

"Oopsie," Dominic said half-jokingly and withdrew his hand. He then got up and said, "I know you won't listen to others because you aren't used to it. Still, you should really take it easy and treat yourself better. I have to go and rest. You should, too."

He stretched and headed out of the room.

Rick was standing guard outside when he saw the door open. He hurried over and lowered his head, saying, "Sir…"

"I'd like to get some sleep," Dominic said arrogantly, arms akimbo.

Rick treated the old man as a VIP and was not upset. "Right away, sir."

After getting someone to take the old man back to his room, Rick entered to see Yasmin. "Your Majesty?"

"Leave me alone." Yasmin waved him off and looked away.

Rick did as she said when he realized she looked much better despite her weak voice.

When he stepped out of the room, someone approached him. "Prince Ross demanded to see Her Majesty."

Rick frowned. "The queen says His Highness needs her rest, and no one is to disturb her."

In other words, she wanted Ross to stay restrained.

"Yes, sir." The guard turned and hurried away.

Rick quickly said, "Wait!" After a moment's hesitation, he added, "I'll go."

Ross was enraged in his bedroom. "Why can't you let me out of the room? I want to see Her Majesty. I want to know how she's doing!"

He couldn't help but feel worried. He even felt he should not have been so harsh on his mother. After all, she was old and in bad shape. Still, the guards outside refused to let him out, which infuriated him.

'How dare they stop me! I'm the prince, for crying out loud!'

Spoiled by mr. russell chapter 2380-Ross motioned to charge out of the door when Rick opened it. “Your Highness."

"Ha!" Ross took a step back and looked at him. "So it's you who told them not to let me out of my room!"

Rick glanced at the guards and looked back at Ross. "We were just following Her Majesty's orders."

"Bullshit! My mom passed out. How could she give out any orders? You're giving orders using her name. You're just like Fred!" Ross roared.

Rick looked upset, and he lowered his head, saying, “Please don't compare me to that traitor." His tone was disdainful when he mentioned Fred.

Rick was upset that the duke had tried to replace the queen even though she trusted him so much. If not for her, Rick would have shot Fred dead. Therefore, he was upset that Ross kept comparing him to Fred.

"Oh, yeah? How are you any different? Aren't you now wielding power in the same way? Who gave you the right to do so?" Ross narrowed his eyes to study Rick. He wondered how a nobody like Rick could suddenly become the queen's confidant.

Rick looked straight into Ross's eyes. "Your Highness, I've never desired any power. I'm happy enough to be able to protect Her Majesty."

"Oh, yeah?" Ross was suspicious. "Are you really that loyal?"

"Time will tell," Rick said blandly.

"Cut the crap. How's my mom?" Ross said seriously.

"So you do care about Her Majesty, huh? Do you know that she's in bad shape?" Rick could hardly contain his anger. "Do you know how much you've hurt her?"

"That's between me and my mom. Stay out of it!" Ross was somewhat regretful.

No matter what she did, he should not have lost his temper and talked to her like that. However, he had lost his temper. Besides, he was saddened by what he had seen recently.

"Queen Yasmin passed out," Rick said, taking a deep breath as if suppressing his emotions.

"What?" Ross tried to rush out of the room. "I want to see her!"

Rick barred his way. "There's no need. She's woken up. Her life isn't in immediate danger."

"I still have to see her!" Worried, the prince tried to get past Rick.

However, the latter blocked his path with an outstretched arm. "Your Highness, please! Her Majesty says she wants to be alone. It's true! When she's in a better mood, I'm sure you'll get to see her."