Chapter: 3410

Helena's father believed that even though his chance of inheriting the throne was slim, if he could keep Helena's congenital defect hidden and do everything in his power to ensure Helena lived to be 25 years old, she would have a chance to inherit the throne before she died.

Because he himself was only 30 years older than Helena's grandmother, but Helena was 60 years younger than her grandmother.

Normally, the current queen lives into her eighties and is almost at the end of her life.

Helena if she could live to be 25 years old, her grandmother would also be 85 years old by then.

As long as Helena can hold on until her grandmother's death, she can succeed to the throne without a hitch.

As a member of the royal family, the only pinnacle of one's life is inheriting the throne.

So, in his eyes, as long as Helena can inherit the throne smoothly, even if it's just for a year or a month, her life will be complete.

For the past decade and a half, Helena's physical condition had been well hidden, but when Helena's father passed away, Helena was so grief-stricken that she suddenly suffered a heart attack at his funeral and was rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment before recovering.

Helena's grandmother, who is also the reigning queen of North Europe, became aware that she had been deceived and promptly stripped Helena of her inheritance rights, instead designating Helena's uncle's daughter, Helena's cousin, as the first in line to inherit.

Having lost her father's protection and her right to inherit at the same time, Helena was immediately ostracized by the royal family.

Despite being seriously ill, Helena still couldn't escape her fate of being a pawn for the royal family's interests, forced into an engagement with the Ye family.

Even though doctors from the royal family diagnosed that she had only three to five years left, they were unwilling to give her freedom.

From the royal family's perspective, three to five years was already enough time; they planned to make full use of this period to negotiate for resources and financial support from the Ye family, and reap great benefits in return.

Helena agreed to all this because the royal family used her mother's future as leverage.

If she didn't agree, after her death, her mother would be expelled from the royal family, losing all royal privileges, meaning her mother wouldn't even have a pension.

Helena couldn't bear the thought of her own death leaving her mother alone and helpless in old age, so she was forced to make a reluctant agreement.

Recently, she has been walking on thin ice.

On one hand, she is worried that her physical condition will be discovered by the Ye family; on the other hand, she is also worried about marrying someone like Ye Feng, who lacks any emotional foundation, which might only accelerate her own death.

That kind of talk, I don't even have a chance to spend quality time with my mom before she dies.

Thinking about this, Helena couldn't help but shed two rows of tears.

Being alone in a foreign land, feeling like you're being controlled by fate, unable to resist, and powerless - it's just too painful.

At the same time, she couldn't help but think of Ye Chen.

So, her heart refused to accept: "Could that Ye Chen really see through my illness?"

"Heard people say that in traditional Chinese medicine, there are 'look, listen, ask, and touch' ways. They claim that just by looking can tell someone's physical condition. Could he be some kind of doctor?"

Thinking about this, Helena inwardly sighed deeply, thinking to herself: "What's the use of being a great doctor? Even if they see through my illness, it's not possible to cure me." JrNovels.com