Chapter 36 The Paralysis

Book:Reborn as A Princess Published:2024-5-1

Prince Zack and General Ning have found Sung in the cave, where Wendy told. Sung lies on the muddy ground, almost dying. Sooner than later, he hears something then looks up, it’s Zack! “Why you… I’m fine.” Sung talks in a weak voice, his face is as pale as paper, panting. Seeing his younger brother like this, Prince Zack comes to give him a big hug, “It’s fine now, my brother. We are here for you!” Drops of tears run down from his cheek. “How is… Yasmin, and Zena?” Sung asks, he’s been worrying about them all the time.
Zack wipes his tears and replies, “They all fine now, safe and sound at home.”
“That’s good…” Sung forces a weak smile, then closes his eyes slowly. He is too fatigued to talk. His gesture makes Zack in panic, “Hey, brother! Don’t you ever sleep now, do you hear me?” Meanwhile, Ning runs in as well. He comes forward to check his breathing, sighs, “He is fine for now, but we must bring him back for treatment as soon as possible. Let’s move!”
On the next day, the people who are sent for searching Sung, they all come back. The sun rises from the east, and sprays a beautiful rainbow in the sky. Everything is the same. A group of crows fly above, which brings some poignant for this beautiful morning, so not everything is the same. Sung wakes up after three days. His health is fine, due to he tried to cure himself by attack vital points. However, his legs get injured, badly! Many bones broke and it seems like he will become a disabled man in the rest of his life.
“Your Majesty, I’m afraid you will not be able to walk…” The doctor says in grief. Sung doesn’t respond for a long time when he hears this, just looking up to the mosquito net above. Around his bed, the Queen, the King and Lacey stay nearby, they all cry silently in their hearts. “At least, I am alive, right? Don’t be sad, all of you.” The King feels sympathy for his son, “Son, I will treat your legs, no matter what!” Sung nods and replies calmly, “Thank you, father.” He closes his eyes, “I’m tired, I want to sleep. Everyone please take some rest. No worry about me.”
Lacey inquires, crying, “I will stay here with you.” While, Sung refuses, “No need, I want to be alone.” The Empress knows her son well, she understands he needs time to accept this bad news, alone. She speaks for him, “Everyone, please leave. Let him rest.” Suddenly, Sung remembers something, he wakes up and searches around, asking with sardonic. “Wait, where is Yasmin? I saved her life, why she is not here?”
The Empress sighs, ” She is still unconscious…”
“What?!” Sung jerks a little from his amazed, “Ouch… But Zack said she was fine…” The King sighs and explains to him everything that happened that day. And how he could be rescued. His words shock Sung, “So, father, you mean I can be saved all because of her?” The King nods, “Yes! If she hits herself on the corner of the table, then she would be…” Sung feels unbelievable of this woman, he used to call her name many times, during the night he thought he’s dying in that cave. And she actually heard him. “I want to see her, father.” Sung asks seriously.
“No, you can’t! You just recover, and you need to rest more. When she gets better, I will ask her to meet you.” The Queen orders. Sung shakes his head, “No, no, I must see her. I have something on her, and I must take it back.” Lacey hears this, she inquiries, “Well, I can go take for you, my majesty. You just need to rest well here.” However, Sung insists on going, “I must see her now, no matter what! I must…” Sung repeats his words time after time.
“Then I will ask someone to bring you there.” The King agrees after he sees him that desperately. Sung nods then closes his eyes. To be honest, his whole body is in pain, but he still wants to see Wendy, the woman he hates and loves at the same time. Soon, he and some servants arrive at Wendy’s place. Daisy and Chen are looking after her now. They both very delight to see the Majesty visiting, while he’s in a not good condition either.
Sung comes closer, Wendy sleeps on her bad like a sleeping beauty. Her chapped lips and pale face, looking irresistible attractive to him at this moment! Her thick dark eyelashes place under her eyes quietly, like a delicate fan. Thinking of that time in the cave, Wendy’s stupid dirty face and laughing in the valley are the last moment in his mind. He smiles, such a silly woman, why I care for her a lot? What makes her so special to me? If she can wake up, then I would like to treat her better…
“I want to stay with her alone, please leave.” Sung sighs and asks. The King asks everyone to leave, even Lacey, though she doesn’t want to. She gets too curious about what happened in the mountain and why he is so obsessed with her sister now? So she stays and listens from outside.
Staring at Wendy’s face, he feels havoc in his heart. He doesn’t want her to die, and he is too afraid to see her dying. “Even you die, I won’t let you go…” Sung murmurs. He wants to cry at that moment, and unexpected, Wendy looks at him with surprise. Their eyes are locking onto each other! Wendy wakes up!
She is too happy to jump from her bed, like a monkey in the zoo. She squeezes him, everywhere, with her hands. “My gosh! You are alive! For real? Do you know you scared me to death these days? My gosh, hallelujah!” She hugs him then bursts into cry… Sung wants to laugh but she hugs him too tight, which hurts him, “Hey, can you let me go? I can’t breathe!” Realizing he still a patient, Wendy let him go. “So why you don’t rest? Where did you hurt?” Wendy asks with sorrow.
Sung replies with his royal arrogant, “Well, I’m almost recovered. Just you, slept till now. Why are you so fragile?” Wendy laughs, so warm and shiny, like a sunshine sprays into his hart. “Well, if you feel unfair, then get your shit together, as soon as possible.” Wendy nods, “Ok, then let’s race! We will see who is the first one to recover!”
“Wait, how long you said I have slept?” She asks.
“They said at least three days!” Sung replies.
“Oh, no! I must go checking Prince Charlie!” She sits up and wants to leave, again. “You can’t go, you just woke up!” Sung orders. While Wendy never listens to him anyway, “No I can’t. You don’t know how dangerous of him right now!” She opens the door, and bumps to Lacey, who looks a bit surprised, “Well, how you can be so selfish? He worries about you that’s why he came. But you are just trying to please Prince Zack and Princess Zena. Do you know our majesty is remained sickness?!”
Wendy looks at her blankly, “Well, our majesty is recovered, right?”
Lacey cries and complains, “Who told you that? He can’t walk anymore! It’s all your fault!” Wendy’s heart breaks into pieces, she looks back to Sung, in deep lost.