Chapter 140: Chapter 140

Emma Bennett took off the large mask on her face, "Prime Minister, don’t worry, it’s nothing serious."

He wore headphones in his ears and held a smart cane in his hand.

"Come to my study, Lucy, help His Highness."

Lucy Eaton obediently supported his arm to the study, and asked in passing, "Why didn’t you answer when I called you?"

"No need to answer, I knew it was you."

"Your number is noted with a name. When it rings, it announces the name."

Lucy instantly understood, "I see, that’s how it works."

When they got to the study, Lucy pulled out a chair for him to sit down, then let go of his arm and sat next to him, "Now there are only three of us, Your Highness can speak freely."

Emma Bennett’s expression was unreadable, her tone was quiet, "My father wants me to go abroad to get my eyes checked, saying there’s an exceptional ophthalmologist there. Although I have little hope for a cure, I cannot refuse my father’s goodwill, but at the same time I have a premonition that I might meet an untimely death abroad, so I need your help."

Jackson Baker inquired, "How can we assist Your Highness?"

"Please let Lucy accompany me abroad. Although she isn’t an ophthalmologist, she’s still a doctor. Plus, she’s skilled and braver than most men. I need her protection."

It’s like hiring her as a bodyguard...

"Your Highness, it doesn’t seem appropriate for me to be your attache. How about I select a few skilled people to follow you? What do you think?"

Jackson Baker also didn’t want her to go. After all, who knows what might happen abroad, so he remained silent and listened to how Emma would respond.

"No one is more suitable than you."

"But if I stay by Your Highness’s side, won’t my identity quickly reach Your Highness’s ears?"

"I have a way to ensure you aren’t discovered and can openly stay by my side." She vowed, "As long as you agree, being recognized will no longer be a problem."

"I have a job. I’ve already taken many days off due to injuries. I was back for just a day yesterday, and today I’ve taken another day off to come to Northriver. If I go abroad with Your Highness, I’ll have to request more leave, which doesn’t seem good."

"Is your work more important than my safety, Lucy?"

Lucy rolled her eyes but respectfully replied, "Of course not. How can my work compare to Your Highness’s safety? But I think if you’re uneasy about those around you, I can help find highly skilled people to accompany you. It really doesn’t have to be me."

She genuinely didn’t want to follow him on this risky venture. She disliked the feeling of nerves stretched to the limit.

Emma Bennett’s face grew cold as she pressed her lips together without speaking, creating an awkward tension.

Jackson Baker’s phone call broke the awkwardness. He stood up, "I’ll take this call outside."

After hearing the door close, Emma said, "I only want you to go because anyone else by my side could be bribed, but not you, Lucy Eaton. No one can buy you."

Lucy was speechless, not expecting him to trust her so much.

"Give me a compelling reason to persuade me." Lucy had no debt to him. Without a convincing reason, she wouldn’t step into danger.

"If I die, within a week, the Prime Minister will be imprisoned."

Lucy was shocked. She didn’t understand politics, but she knew Emma wouldn’t say such things without reason, "What’s happening?"

"Arthur Bennett has long harbored a grudge against the Prime Minister. He’s already secretly recruited several of the Prime Minister’s most capable subordinates. This time, during my trip abroad, Arthur will surely seize the opportunity to eliminate me and frame it on your father. Would you like to know why?" Google seaʀᴄh 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡•𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚•𝙣𝙚𝙩

She followed his words and asked, "Why?"

"Over the years, Arthur has tried to win your father over as a supporter, but your father remained unmoved and unyielding. Last year, at the Congress session, your father accused Arthur of abusing power, humiliating him in front of many parliamentarians. Such incidents aren’t isolated. Your father is honest, refusing to associate with someone like Arthur. For someone like your father, who’s a thorn in Arthur’s side, yet doesn’t embezzle or take bribes, what reason does Arthur have to take him down? You might not know, but recently major forums and social media have exaggerated tensions between your father and me. If I die, with his instigation, your father will inevitably be on the chopping block, besides, don’t forget, those loyal subordinates will seize the chance to strike. What kind of predicament will your father face? I’m sure you understand."

Lucy didn’t know about these matters. Hearing his words sent a chill through her heart, "If you come back safely this time, his plan will fail, but when he ascends to power, won’t my father still be under his control until..."

She couldn’t continue, her emotions tangled.

"These involvements are intricately complex. I can’t guarantee your father won’t give him leverage in the future; it depends on your father’s actions. But I’m certain, if I’m alive, he can’t touch your father in the short term. Conversely, if I die, your father is sure to face calamity soon. I’m not exaggerating. Though I’m blind, my mind isn’t, or I couldn’t have survived till today. Whether you believe me or not depends on your judgment. If it weren’t for wanting you to accompany me abroad, I wouldn’t have told you these things."

"Why does he want to exterminate you? Given your situation, his best scenario would be for you to remain blind, allowing him to ascend smoothly. Do you pose such a significant threat to him?"

"Do you know I have supporters too? My supporters are my grandfather’s family." Emma rarely opened up to her, "The current First Lady is the biological mother of Arthur and Sophie, but not mine. My biological mother hanged herself when I was three. Few know about this, not even the public."

Lucy thought about how he was poisoned and blinded as a child, and his mother died early. Growing up in such a perilous environment, surviving until now was indeed not easy.

"Who’s your grandfather?"

"The Minister of Defense, Wesley Garrett."

Suddenly, she understood why Arthur had to see him dead.

Half-siblings, with a grandfather in control of military power – even as a blind man, his existence was a threat.

Lucy suddenly thought if his eyes were cured, and he became President in the future, would her father remain safe and sound?

"I hope that the person who becomes President in the future is you."