Book 14: Chapter 56
I opened my eyes and saw Ying in front of me. She let out a breath of relief upon seeing me. She apologised, “Sorry, Your Majesty. I ended up letting you get hurt. I am to blame as your bodyguard.”
“No, don’t mind me right now. I’m fine.”
I didn’t have any external injuries besides my neck feeling a little cold due to the fear. I touched my neck, and then fearfully checked my surroundings. I was truly scared after Vyvyan almost strangled me to death. I had no idea what took place afterwards. I was already very lucky to still be alive.
I sat up and looked next to me. Next to me was Mommy Vyvyan, who was lying on the ground in silence. A black nail was stabbed into her back. It was the same as having an iron hook stabbed into her body. My heart skipped a beat. I crawled over to her side as fast as I could, albeit in a panicked manner. I trembled. My entire mind went black. I fearfully grabbed my heart and head. I was so frightened that I nearly passed out.
“Mom… Mom… Mom… You’ll be fine… You’ll definitely be fine…”
My voice was distorted, since I was shedding tears at the same time. I placed my shaky hand on the broken finger nail. I had no idea what to do. I blankly looked at Mommy Vyvyan. I wasn’t sure if I should pull out the broken fingernail or not. However, my entire arm, starting from my shoulder, felt weak and limp. I wouldn’t even be able to support myself, let alone pulling out the fingernail.
“Sorry… Sorry… Sorry… Mom… Sorry… Sorry… It’s all my fault… It’s all my fault… I… I didn’t… You’re my mom… You’re my mom… I don’t want to lose you… Please… Please… Please, look at me… I’m begging you…”
I knelt next to Vyvyan. The pain and regret I felt left me barely able to speak. Ying approached me from behind. She glanced at Vyvyan then patted my shoulder. She solemnly explained, “It is all right, Your Majesty. Queen Vyvyan is safe. Though she looks to be in a bad condition, the truth is, she has not suffered any wounds. Queen Vyvyan’s body should have a stress response system. While it stabbed into her, this is all there is to it…”
She walked up to Mom’s side and pulled the nail out. I dropped to the ground on my bottom. While I had seen more blood than I could possibly count, I was truly afraid of seeing Mom’s blood. What I feared didn’t happen, though, because blood didn’t spray from her wound. As a matter of fact, she didn’t even have a wound. Her wound healed in virtually a second. In saying that, she had yet to regain conscious.