Chapter 388 If I fail, this will be my epitaph.Just as I was overjoyed and looking forward to becoming the Second Prince's wife, I unexpectedly discovered a truth that sent chills down my spine.The fact that my brother was framed for murder and forced to go to jail was orchestrated by my 'bright and noble,' 'thoughtful and considerate,' and 'elegant and proper' boyfriend, the Second Prince Hall.I had no time to be sad or upset. After washing my face with cold water, I calmed down and investigated what else he had done besides targeting my brother.This investigation uncovered the scheme he had set up against my family.I wanted to turn on him, to curse him for being shameless, to beat him up, but I sadly realized that doing so would only make my situation worse.While I played along with him, I discussed countermeasures with my family to minimize the impact on my family as much as possible.The elder brother suggested going abroad. The eldest prince, Rodriguez, has the potential to be a wise ruler, but he is too soft-hearted and has a low probability of succeeding to the throne. The second prince, Hall, is kind-hearted but has a bitter heart and has a high probability of succeeding to the throne. However, he is neither the eldest son nor the heir apparent. If he wants to inherit the throne legitimately, what he lacks most is money.My family is not short of money!His motives for dating me are definitely not pure. Just as my core purpose in dating him was to use his status to intimidate villains, his biggest purpose in dating me is for my family's money.After my parents analyzed the situation, they decided to go abroad as my brother suggested. I don't know the specifics of the plan. In this situation, the more I knew, the greater the risk. My only responsibility was to stall the second prince, Hall, and divert his attention.Before my parents and brother went abroad, they visited my uncle and aunt. I don't know what they said, but they had an argument and parted on bad terms.Another spring arrived, and Hall handed me the skeleton of an unknown animal from over two thousand years ago, asking me to take it to my uncle and aunt's San Raphael clinic to analyze the unknown algae attached to the skeleton.Caught off guard, I sent the remains to the lab. When the N01 virus broke out and my uncle was critically ill with the virus, the Second Prince Hall took me on vacation abroad.I wanted to go back, but he wouldn't allow it, and we had the most intense argument since we started dating.Good news soon came: the N01 virus was under control, the uncle was fine, and he even became younger because of the excessive amount of blue-green algae extract injected during the drug trial.Blue-green algae extracts can reverse biological growth to a certain extent.When the news came back, the Second Prince excitedly flew his helicopter to the slums and scattered over nine million dollars. He put his arm around me and sat in the helicopter looking down. He pointed at the poor people fighting bloody battles over money and laughed so hard he almost fell over: "See? The poor at the bottom are ignorant and have an indelible bestiality in them. It's more exciting than the fights between wild beasts in the arena!"I didn't look at the group of poor people below, because I knew better than him how they would react.The second prince's smile was so bright and disgusting; there was no one more disgusting than him in the world.My brother is right. If a royal heir like him, who doesn't respect the poor as human beings, were to ascend to the throne, it would be a misfortune for the entire country.He pinched my chin, trying to make me feel his pleasure: "Look, my dear girlfriend, aren't they like wild dogs fighting over food? Ugly and savage?"As I watched the poor fighting amongst themselves below the helicopter, I suddenly understood his intention—to humiliate, not only the poor, but also me, the daughter of a fallen nobleman.The amount of blue algae on animal remains is limited, and many patients have not yet received treatment. One day, I discovered a small amount of blue algae growing on a body that had died a month after being infected with the NO1 virus and had not yet been disposed of!I told Janice the news, but she wasn't as happy as I had imagined....That madman Hall is using my name to release the N01 virus into the slums; he wants to use the lives of the poor to cultivate blue algae.The N01 virus is mutating so fast, it has been updated and iterated countless times, and it even seems to be getting out of control. That's when I found out about this.At my supervisor's invitation, I joined the N30 virus drug research group.When I left the research group, I received news that my uncle's family had gone missing... I admit that I am not yet a qualified person in power. I still haven't learned Hall's ruthlessness. In order to silence them, he actually drove me to crash into Thomas the Forensic Doctor's car.I suffered a very serious injury and underwent several major surgeries to recover.One day, I realized I had aged at least ten years overnight. Hall said, "I couldn't accept dating a woman with so many scars, so I had someone use algae extract on you to repair your scars. This is a side effect of using the algae extract; you just need to go to the hospital to get some more extract."How ridiculous! I'm the one who's injured! I'm the one with the scars!Just because he said he didn't like it, he bypassed me and had someone inject me with a drug that hadn't even gone through clinical trials yet!Why? Why? Why?!I am a human being, a living, breathing human being, not a doll in Hall's hands for him to dress up and amuse himself!They're all bullying me! They're all bullying me!!They're bullying me because I don't have a background that can crush Hall, and because I'm a woman!Hall proposed to me, and I said yes.There is no love in royalty, and children from wealthy and noble families are more likely to weigh the pros and cons.His marriage proposal to me was just a large-scale reality show for a global audience, a performance of his reliability, his affection, and his responsibility, all in order to win the hearts of the people and better inherit the Hilton Principality.I knew all his schemes, but I was still willing to play along. My goal was simple: I wanted that position too.I don't want to be bullied anymore, I don't want to always be in a subordinate position, and I don't want to be treated as an appendage that can be treated at will.Hall is back, that's all I can write for now.Wish me luck.If I succeed, this will be my starting point; if I fail, this will be my epitaph.—Victoria Connie Sanders (May 30, 3946, Thunderstorm)Pei Hening noticed the date on the handwritten letter. When they cleared the [Saint Raphael Clinic] instance, the instance time was May 22, 3946, the day Victoria and Hall got engaged. However, the date on this handwritten letter was May 30, 3946.That proves that the instance is still running after they cleared it, and Victoria might already be engaged to Hall.Does all random game instances have a time flow like the [Saint Raphael Clinic] instance, or is this instance an exception?After all, they received additional difficulty compensation when the dungeon ended.
