His secret spoiled wife (Lily and Alexander) novel Chapter 2328

All his efforts had gone to waste just as he was about to achieve success.

"All right, the show's over for you." The queen sighed regretfully. "I gave you a chance, but you chose to betray me. You've truly let me down, Fred."

As Fred had served her for many years, the queen wanted to show him mercy. However, since he had tried to replace her, she didn’t have any other choice in the matter.

"This is all a mistake, Your Majesty. I've always told you that you’d stand to benefit from the experiment, haven't I? Yes, I’ve taken some wrong turns and gotten a bit greedy, but I only restricted your freedom and did all this for you!

“Think about it. Why have I put so much effort into this?" Fred was unwilling to give up. "When the experiment succeeds, you’re going to be the one to live on forever. What do I have to gain from this?"

"Cut the act, Fred!" Lily’s cold voice interrupted him. "You’re just using me and the queen as guinea pigs. If the experiment succeeds, you’ll then repeat it and yourself to achieve immortality.”

“If the experiment fails, you’d just continue to make adjustments until you succeed. The queen and I are nothing but lab rats to you!”