Chapter 245: The Queen Can’t Move Her Legs! (I)
There were moments in Primrose’s life when she did things she didn’t really want to do, most of them just to get a little attention.
For example, she had intentionally given herself a fever just so her always-busy father would give her more attention.
The worst part was she didn’t do it only once.
She did it again and again, until one day, Lazarus finally noticed the pattern and confronted her. But instead of getting angry or yelling at her for pretending to be sick, he simply knelt beside her and said gently,
"Rosie ... if you want me to spend more time with you, all you have to do is say it." He gave her a soft smile. "Please don’t hurt yourself just to get my attention. I promise, I’ll do better. I’ll make time for you."
Her father had looked so sad and full of guilt that she never dared to do anything like that again.
However, she never expected there would come a time when she would hurt herself again. But this time, she hadn’t hurt herself to be noticed. In fact, she hoped no one would find out at all.
When she first stepped out of the bathtub, she felt nothing. Her legs were perfectly fine. Even when Hazelle helped her get dressed and guided her to bed, Primrose didn’t feel any different.
She thought maybe the poison wasn’t as effective on her, or perhaps the effects won’t be that bad.
But she had been too confident.