After a moment of contemplation, Selena stared into Eden's eyes. "Is there anything else besides this?" she asked.
Eden shook his head honestly. Ever since Selena told him he could help her find her father, Eden had been trying to remember his past experiences. He couldn't recall much, but he had a feeling that a voice had told him to follow Selena...
Selena stared at Eden motionlessly and suddenly spoke up. "Joanna, can you and Leia step out for a moment?"
Joanna glanced at Selena before standing up and leaving the lab with Leia in tow. There was no danger in the lab, so Leia obediently followed her master.
Now only three people remained in the meeting room.
Selena looked at Eden and spoke softly. "Did that voice say to follow 'Selena' or 'my daughter'?"
Eden looked at Selena strangely as he scratched his head and thought carefully for some time before answering uncertainly, "I don't know... but I think it meant for me to follow you."
Selena gazed into Eden's clear eyes; this child didn't understand social norms very well and relied more on intuition when making decisions.
She also remembered how whenever Eden saw her, he instinctively felt close to her - his gaze was deep. "If I wasn't my father's daughter or the person who taught you medicine's daughter... would you still want to follow me?" she asked.
Eden nodded without hesitation."It would still be you," he said firmly before adding confidently,"It has always been you."
Selena suddenly closed her eyes. At this moment, even she began to doubt whether she really had any relationship with Callum.
Despite Selena being his biological daughter and having exceptional medical talent, why did that voice make Eden follow her?
Selena's doubts grew more and more, but the information she had couldn't provide any useful insights. She could only put it aside for now.
The plan to leave Eden in the capital was now ruined.
Selena stood up and said, "White Crow, Black Crow, keep an eye on him and help him pack."
This meant bringing Eden back to the empire with them.
White Crow wasn't surprised by this decision but as Selena prepared to leave he suddenly spoke up. "Your Majesty, we're all here. It might not be appropriate for no one to oversee the empire."
Selena frowned at his words. She too had considered this issue before.
She wanted Stanley to return to the empire but he stubbornly refused.
Seeing his determination Selena didn't want to force him so she let it go. "Father is watching over the empire; Lillian just returned after a year away plus there's trouble with Beatrice right now," Selena quickly analyzed the situation. "After 'Sacred Pearl' is resolved I'll return home so don't worry too much for now."
After speaking Selena turned around and left.
White Crow frowned.
Queen Selena is incredibly intelligent, but when it comes to emotions, she's quite slow. But we can't blame her. She was raised with the belief that emotions should never cloud one's judgment.
If it weren't for Osvaldo, Selena might have never realized what love truly feels like.
Selena hadn't noticed his hints... White Crow thought of Stanley's personality and felt helpless.
Black Crow sat silently on the side, content to leave all questions about Stanley to his older brother.
White Crow rubbed his forehead in frustration. "Stanley will definitely try to sabotage their relationship... and Selena will be caught in the middle."
Black Crow remained expressionless and didn't offer an opinion.
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