Became A Queen After divorce

The sound of fabric tearing was crisp and clear.

Pearl tore a strip of cloth from her skirt to bandage his wound.

Soon, she noticed a troubling phenomenon-

The blood wouldn’t stop!

Red blood quickly soaked through the cloth and dripped down, though at a slower pace than before.

“How could this be!”

Pearl was almost in tears. Why did this have to happen to a child!

The little boy, however, smiled as if it were nothing, as if the blood wasn’t his but free-flowing water.

“I’ve always had trouble healing once I get a wound.”

In the past, his mother would carefully protect him, not letting him get hurt.

But he had lost his mother and couldn’t find her again…

Thinking of his gentle mother, the boy’s fierce demeanor changed, and his eyes filled with tears, looking pitiful and helpless.

Pearl had the same condition. Looking at him felt like looking into a mirror.

“Don’t be afraid. I will save you, I promise!”

Before leaving, she instructed the two little ones: “Sasha, stay here with him. I’ll be back soon. Don’t run around, understand?”Content is property © NôvelDrama.Org.

The place was hidden and hard to find, but sudden appearances of snakes were very dangerous.

Children with tender skin could easily become prey for venomous snakes.

Sasha nodded naively.

“Pearl, don’t worry. I’ll stay here with big brother and won’t go anywhere.”

“Alright, I’ll be back soon.”

Pearl gave the two kids one last worried glance, bit her lip, and left decisively.

Time was limited; she couldn’t delay any longer.

After she left, Sasha didn’t run around but sat down next to the boy, pulling her dress around her.

Her big, bright eyes stared at the boy. Her face, delicate like a doll’s, looked especially fair and cute in the moonlight.

Her soft little mouth spoke sweetly.

“Big brother, are you hungry? I have a candy in my pocket for you.”

She reached into her pocket and pulled out three beautiful candies.

The boy had never seen such things before and instinctively swallowed his saliva.

“No, you eat it yourself. I’m not hungry.”

How could he not be hungry? Those people never intended for him to survive, so they didn’t give him any food.

It had been a day and a night since the little girl last visited him, and he hadn’t had a drop of water in that time.

Sasha wasn’t discouraged by his refusal.

The little girl clumsily unwrapped a candy and eagerly brought it to his mouth.

“Big brother, have one. It’s very sweet. I’m not lying; it’s my favorite candy. My dad bought it for me.”

“My mom always says that a candy will make it hurt less.”

“I always carry them with me. Whenever I miss my parents, I take one out and put it in my mouth so I won’t cry.”

Now she only had three candies left.

Sasha was willing to give big brother two candies, keeping one for herself to remember her parents by.

“You…”

The little girl’s gem-like bright eyes were filled with longing for her parents.

Strong as she was, she hadn’t cried until now. Finally, two lines of tears rolled down her cheeks, touching his heart.

Seeing her cry, the boy quickly bit into the candy and praised her: “It’s really sweet. Thank you for the candy.”

He hadn’t wanted to eat the candy because he was afraid.

Afraid that once he tasted it, he would never get to taste such sweetness again.

Hearing his praise, Sasha broke into a smile and proudly said: “Of course! Because my dad bought it.”

The boy actually envied Sasha. He had never seen what his father looked like.

Knowing that big brother didn’t have a father, Sasha kindly decided to share hers with him.

“Oh? Is that so… Big brother, don’t be sad. My dad is very nice.”

“When I see him again, you can call him dad too. Then we’ll both have a dad.”

What a cute sister. She might not yet understand that fathers can’t be shared;

But receiving her care before dying made it all worth it for him.

“Thank you, Sasha. Let’s talk about this later.”

For now… he didn’t even know if he could leave this place alive. He could only hope Pearl would return soon.

A few minutes later, Pearl walked openly through Gilliam Mansion. The maids she passed greeted her respectfully as “Miss Pearl.”

“Yes, go about your business. Don’t mind me.”

She waved casually and quickly left.

Watching her hurried figure, the maids whispered among themselves:

“Why is Miss Pearl suddenly here? Didn’t she have a fight with Mr. Gilliam yesterday and run away from home?”

“Who knows? They’re father and daughter; no matter how angry they get, they can’t sever their blood ties.”

“True. But I didn’t see Miss Pearl come in.”

“Me neither. Let’s go; it’s almost midnight.”

…

Meanwhile, Pearl appeared outside her father’s bedroom door.

She intended to sneak in and look for the key in the dark but stopped when she heard sounds from inside.

As an adult, she knew exactly what was happening inside and awkwardly stood still.

“If I’m not embarrassed, then it’s others who will be!”

She decided to leave quickly.

At the same time, Declan seemed to hear footsteps outside and suddenly stopped what he was doing, getting off the woman.

Camilla, who had just gotten into the mood, let out a few dissatisfied moans when interrupted.

“Darling, what’s wrong?”

Declan listened carefully but heard nothing more from outside.

“Nothing, probably just a stray cat passing by.”

“Shall we continue?”

The woman’s seductive invitation reignited his passion as he climbed back on top of her.

“Of course.”

Pearl headed to the study instead. She had memorized the password last time.

Entering the study easily, she began searching every possible hiding place for the key.

Drawers, bookshelves, even vases-she searched them all but found no key.

“Damn it! Where did Dad hide the key?”

“If I keep wasting time like this, I might not have enough time left. Would he give it to me if I asked directly?”

Panting from exhaustion, she suddenly remembered the dungeon she had seen in her dream.

“Could it be real?”

With a try-it-and-see attitude, Pearl walked towards a painting on the wall. She vaguely remembered that the secret room’s switch was there.

As she moved the painting aside, a rumbling sound filled the space as bookshelves parted to reveal a hidden room slowly appearing before her eyes.

Pearl stood dumbfounded at what she saw.

“So, it wasn’t just a dream.”