After Zayn entered, he saw his sister sitting on the throne in a lazy posture, looking like a kitten.
"Inez, I've heard you catch a cold. Are you feeling better today?"
Zayn smiled and slowly walked in.
He was so tall that his head blocked some sunlight. It made Phoenix's heart tremble.
She hadn't seen her brother for a few years. He had grown taller. Inez still remembered when she was
young, he was skinny and looked like he might die at any time. Inez didn't expect that he would actually
survive.
Zayn also had information about Phoenix. When she knew that he was a gay, she did not despise him.
Instead, she felt that he had paid too much for love. He didn't want to compete with anyone, but he was
forced into this state.
He was quite pathetic as well.
"Thank you, Zayn. You are the only one who cares about me. Even father doesn't care about me."
Phoenix looked down and seemed to be sad.
Zayn looked at his sister and thought of his past.
"He's busy with more important things all day. Why would he care about these? This is the cold
medicine that I asked someone to prepare for you. There are no side effects. Drink it. As long as you
recover, you'll be more energetic. In this place, if you don't know how to love yourself, no one else will
care about you."
Phoenix was slightly stunned.
To be honest, in this palace, she was insignificant. Sometimes, the maids would even forget about her,
let alone those brothers and sisters. Now that Zayn had come to her, she was confused.
"Thank you, Zayn. Helen, bring me the medicine."
"Yes, Princess."
Helen walked over, took the medicine from Zayn and handed it to Phoenix.
Phoenix drank without hesitation, which surprised Zayn.
"Aren't you afraid that I will poison you?"
"I am almost forgotten by others. Do you need to trouble yourself to poison me?"
Phoenix sounded agonized.
This was what these children of royal family needed to experience.
Once you were useless, no one would remember you, not even your own father. However, Phoenix
knew that she was still being treated as a princess, but those people had other purposes.
Princesses had been set for marriage to another country to consolidate strength.
Phoenix didn't know whom she was going to marry to. But no matter who he would be, she now had
someone to rely on.
After all, Samuel was here, right?
However, Zayn did not know what Phoenix was thinking. He couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable
when hearing that.
"That's right. People like us can't survive here if we don't work hard to show them how excellent we
are."
Phoenix paused slightly.
"Zayn, are you here to form an alliance with me? This isn't a good idea. I'm not interested in your
competition for the throne."
Zayn took a seat and looked at Helen. Phoenix immediately understood.
"Leave us."
"Yes."
Helen left.
Only Phoenix and Zayn were left in the living room. Zayn looked straight at Phoenix and whispered,
"Inez, I know that you are not quite close to me and it's ridiculous to talk about kinship here. But other
than you, I really can't think of anyone that I can turn to."
"Zayn, what happened exactly? Although I'm not interested in your competition, it's better to be loved
by a brother than to be alone. After all, I've taken your medicine, haven't I?"
Phoenix blinked. Zayn did not expect her to be so cute.
He was stunned for a moment. Then he laughed.
"It seems that your life in this palace is comfortable."
"I feel more at ease since there's no expectation."
Phoenix's words surprised Zayn a little.
Didn't she have any expectations?
Actually, he was same as her. He left here because he didn't have any feelings for this place back then.
But now, he had no choice but to struggle here again.
The bitterness flashed through his eyes, which was seen by Phoenix.
Phoenix didn't have any feelings for these brothers, but because of Nicole, she wanted to get closer to
Zayn. Thus, she asked, "What exactly happened, Zayn?"
"Nothing serious. One of my bodyguards was slightly injured. However, he offended Major, the
counselor of Mark. I can't help him. Therefore, I want to ask you if there is any vacant room that I can
use."
Zayn said in a low voice, and Phoenix frowned.
"That's quite difficult. It is said that even father treats Major with respect. Isn't the person who offended
him courting death? You even want to send such a person to me. Do you think my life is too easy and
want to make trouble for me?"
Phoenix was still smiling, but her gaze already turned sharp.
Zayn always knew that every child who grew up in such an environment was hard to deal with. Inez
didn't seem to care about the outside world and was careless. However, since she could survive in the
palace and protect herself away from those things, how could she be incompetent?
This was also one of the reasons why Zayn came to Inez.
"Inez, I'm really helpless. This man is very important to me."
"How important is he? You even want to get your sister involved in this. If I had known the result of
taking your cold medicine, I wouldn't have taken it."
Inez's tone sounded cold.
Even if she wasn't willing to be Inez Van, she had no choice but to behave like a princess, both for
Samuel and herself.
Zayn looked at Inez and couldn't see through her. He didn't know what she was thinking about.
He knew that coming here to see Inez was quite dangerous. After all, he didn't know anything about
her. He came here only because of his intuition.
It wasn't that no one had investigated Inez's background, but they all failed. It was said that Leo had
also searched for her information. But he still couldn't find anything.
Only two conclusions could be drawn. One was that Inez was too innocent and had no background.
The other was that Inez had an extremely strong background, making it impossible for others to find
anything about her.
No one dared to underestimate this princess, who had left the palace since she was ten years old and
returned after she was twenty. However, because she had always been lived far away from others and
did not join in any faction, she was able to live a carefree life.
Now Trevin was seriously injured. He would die if he was not treated well.
He was Nicole's man, and Zayn didn't want him to die. However, under the current situation, there was
still a snowstorm. It was very difficult to send Trevin out for treatment.
Inez was the only one he could ask for help.
However, if Trevin's identity was revealed now, Zayn wasn't sure whether Inez would attack Trevin or
not. After all, he did not know a lot about Inez.
Zayn pondered for a moment and whispered, "Inez, to be honest, he is my friend in Country Z."
Anyway, the siblings in the family had known that he was a gay. Thus, it was fine if he admitted that
Trevin was his friend. It was just a comedown for Trevin.
However, right now, Zayn could no longer let Trevin decide what he wanted between grievance and
fate.
Inez was slightly stunned.
She knew about Zayn and Pedro. In other words, everyone in the palace knew that. This was why Zayn
failed when he required marrying the daughter of the elder from the Cabinet. Santino had told the
elder's daughter about this and she refused to marry Zayn. Thus, king also knew this and was mad at
Zayn.
It was said that Zayn had a deep love for Pedro. What exactly was the identity of Trevin, who had
suddenly appeared out of nowhere? Inez was very curious.
"Zayn, you should know that children who grow up in our family can't have any friends."
"I know, but he's Pedro's cousin. Pedro died just after they came into contact. I promised Pedro that I
would take good care of Trevin. So I hope you can help me."
Zayn could only tell a lie that Trevin was Pedro's cousin. He felt very distressed. He was still using his
died boyfriend, Pedro. Zayn really looked down on himself. But what could he do?
At this time, he felt that it might be a good thing for Pedro to be dead. Otherwise, Pedro would probably
hate him.
Inez caught the sadness in Zayn's eyes.
She was also moved by Zayn's feelings for that man. Everyone knew that Major might be the
illegitimate son of the king, but Zayn had killed Major's mother for Pedro. Because of this, she knew
that Zayn's love for Pedro was real. It was reasonable for him to beg her for that, but Inez still felt that
the whole thing could not be that simple.
That was fine. She didn't really care about this. As long as Trevin was here, she would naturally be able
to find out what she wanted to know.
"You can live your life by your own will and I'm envious of that. If I reject you again, I shouldn't be called
as your sister. Besides, I also take your medicine. Alright, bring him in."
Seeing Inez agreed, Zayn finally felt relieved.
As long as Trevin entered Inez's palace, Major would have to reconsider what he wanted to do.
Moreover, he had a kind of intuition. Although there seemed to be no rules and disciplines in Inez's
palace, it was like a well-guarded fortress. Others might not be able to succeed even if they wanted to
enter.
"Thank you, Inez. I owe you a favor. I'll treat you to a hotpot."
"Alright, I'll keep that in mind. You cannot break your promise."
Inez smiled faintly. That smile was bright and showed her politeness.
Zayn asked someone to bring Trevin in.
Inez thought that he was just slightly injured. However, when he was brought in, she saw that wounds
were all over Trevin's body and he was covered in blood. His face was even so badly beaten that it was
impossible to see his original appearance.
It was a miracle that such a person was still alive.
Inez suddenly became interested about the whole thing.
What did this man do to Major? Why was he treated so cruelly?
Although Major was brutal, he could still control himself in Country F, especially since his identity was
unknown. Now he was working for Mark. He didn't dare to go too far. However, looking at Trevin's
injuries, Inez thought that Major didn't control himself at all.
Inez fell into contemplation, and her face darkened.
"Zayn, this guard's injuries were not as slight as you said. If he dies here, will you blame me?"
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