Almost everyone in the room was stunned when the two entered. Lily shouted, "Nicky!"
She had never expected to see him there after searching for him for so long. The boy smiled cheerfully
like a little gentleman, saying, "Hey, Lily."
"You still remember me!" Lily was ecstatic and wanted to rush over to hug him, but she was still tied up.
"Of course I do!" Nick nodded but did not walk toward her.
Lily noticed the other person holding Nick's hand. In other words, they were still holding him captive.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtLily looked at the queen, alarmed. "Your Majesty?"
The queen only glanced at her and then shifted her gaze to Fred. "How about it, Fred?"
He was just as shocked as Lily and did not expect the queen to bring Nick over. Fred looked at the boy
and then at the queen, speechless. He knew it was pointless to say anything now.
The queen asked, "I've brought him here. Are your claims valid, Fred?"
Despite her gentle voice, she sounded like a devil to Fre.
Lily said, despite herself, "Your Majesty, what are you up to?"
"Stay out of this!" the queen commanded. She was not only severe but had put on airs.
"You're truly something else, Your Majesty," Fred said as he slowly looked up.
Not knowing what he was going to say, the queen raised her brow.
Fred took a deep breath. "All right, I know it's useless for me to say anything now. However, are you
sure you want to experiment on me and the boy now?
"I don't care about dying, but the success rate of the experiment is still important to you, right? If you
begin the experiment now and it fails, you can make adjustments, but it won't be easy to find the next
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmpair of test subjects, will it?"
Although he tried to sound objective, everyone knew he was just trying to save himself.
The queen shrugged. "I don't care. There are many people in Yudonia, so it's not that hard to find other
test subjects. Many will volunteer, even if I tell them the truth. So all you need to do now is tell me
whether you're willing to do it."
She gazed calmly at Fred.
"I..." Fred gritted his teeth but was reluctant to say he was willing.
‘Of course I'm not!'