Chapter 392 The Castle On The Scher Mountain
C Ind, which covered an area of only 160,000 square kilometers, stood in the boundless sea.
The deep blue waters surrounding the ind seamlessly melded with the blue skies.
Nina fell into aa after she was exposed to the torrential rain in Spring City. She regained
consciousness several times. In her hazy state, she recognized no one, only seeing blurry figures in
front of her, before her consciousness faded away again.
The next thing she knew, she was in her bedroom on the Scher Mountain. The huge crystal light
glittered overhead, and the breeze that wafted in from the balcony carried the unique smell of C
Ind.
Nina nced around the room. Her bedroom looked exactly the same as she had left it two years
ago—not a single piece of furniture or decor was changed.
"What happened?" Nina opened her mouth. "Why am I home?"
Nina initially thought that she was in a dream, so she tossed aside the covers and ran to the
balcony. She looked toward the direction of C Ind, and the sight of the many distinctive buildings
of the ind greeted her eyes.
She looked down and saw a dreamlike mirage on the pearlescent aqua sea—it was Scher
Mountain.
Right now, Nina was in the Scher Mountain castle, where the royal family of C Ind resided. This
was her home.
Scher Mountain was located on a white mudt in the bay of C Ind. The castle towered against
the blue sky, its architecture imposing and mysterious.Copyright N?v/el/Dra/ma.Org.
Every evening when the rising tide came, the waves would rush over like ten thousand horses,
drowning the entire beach and surrounding Scher Mountain in a natural moat. Within that span of
time, the ce was a lonely ind, silent and detached from the rest of the world.
When the sun rose, the fog did not dissipate. At the foot of the mountain, one could see a green
grass field, which gave way to a moonlit white beach.
This stretch of sand connected the mountain to the rest of C Ind.
There were only two roads at the foot of Scher Mountain, one of which was a wooden boardwalk
that led to the azure sea. When the tide rose, this path would be submerged, only to emerge again
when the tide receded.
This was Nina and Leon''s favorite ce. Every time the tide came in, they would walk barefoot on
the nks, savoring the night breeze and the cold sea water.
The other was an asphalt road that led to the maind of C Ind. The road was built on an
elevated bridge, with toons of guards standing on both sides. Pedestrians and vehicles passing
through must be strictly checked before they could proceed.
Nina rubbed her eyes and opened them again. The touch of her hand against her skin was solid
and real, and the castle''s reflection was still there.
She really was back.
How?
Nina closed her eyes and tried to recall what happened. Thest memory she remembered was
passing out under the heavy rain. When she opened her eyes, she had returned to the ce of her
birth.
"Your Highness?" Reba pushed the door open, but she didn''t see anyone on the bed. She
scanned the massive bedroom anxiously and then saw a figure on the balcony.
She walked in and saw the young princess.
"Your highness, are you okay?" Reba breathed a sigh of relief. It was dusk, and the night wind
was a little cold. She turned around to look for a shawl to ce around Nina''s shoulders.
Nina turned around and saw the woman''s familiar face. She frowned and gathered her shawl more
closely around her. "Reba, thank you. I''m fine."
"The wind on the balcony is very strong, and you have just recovered. It would be better if you sit
inside, where it''s warmer." Reba respectfully turned sideways to let Nina pass.
Nina sat on the sofa in the room, and Reba poured her a cup of hot water.
"Reba, how did I get back?" After drinking some hot water, Nina felt warmth spread from the
inside. She looked up at Reba intently and asked, "How did you find me? Who told you my
location?"
Reba paused and replied, "I don''t know."
"You don''t know?" Nina didn''t believe her at all.
Reba was her mother''s personal assistant, and most of the queen''s directives were executed by
her. How could she not know?
"Reba, you are lying," Nina confronted the woman bluntly. Reba neither denied nor
confirmed the usation and just lowered her eyes quietly.
Knowing that Reba was only acting on her mother''s orders, Nina didn''t grill her further and
changed the topic. "Where is my mother?"
"Her Majesty is upied at the moment. She wille to visit you after she finishes her work."
Reba answered the question more easily this time.
"She is busy, huh?" Aplicated expression shed across Nina''s eyes. Her mother was always
busy.
Well, either that or on the way to bing busy.
Her mother had always been too busy to spare any time for her children.
"It doesn''t matter." Nina was used to it. She waved her hand to dismiss the other woman. "You can
go out first. I want to sleep some more."
Nina had slept for two or three days. Not long after she woke up, she felt sleepy again.
Reba nodded, "Yes, Your Highness. From now on, I''ll be in charge of overseeing your needs. I''ll
be right outside the door. Please call me if you need anything."
"What?" Nina was surprised. "Aren''t you my mother''s personal assistant? Why would you be
responsible for my daily life? Who will take care me if my mother needs you?"
"I''m no longer Her Majesty''s personal assistant, but yours," Reba said calmly.
Nina''s pregnancy should not be made known to others. The queen could only rest assured with
Reba personally taking care of Nina.
The queen''s attitude towards the growing life inside the princess''s body kept changing. She had yet
to decide whether to deal with it quietly or just let Nina give birth to the baby in secret.
Therefore, Reba had to be very careful in handling the princess and the baby in her. She
couldn''t make any mistake.
"Oh," Nina replied with a yawn.
She could barely keep her eyes open.
She had already slept for days on end. How could she still feel sleepy?
Nina yawned again, so she lifted her left hand to cover her mouth. Suddenly, she realized that her
hand was feeling unusually bare.
She stretched out her hand. Her ring was gone.
The ring that John had slipped on her finger when he proposed to her was missing.
"Where is my ring?" Nina''s drowsiness evaporated in an instant, and her body became tense. She
reached out to touch her body and found that she was wearing her pajamas.
"Where is the ring? Where is my ring?" she asked with mounting agitation. Nina looked around in a
panic, peering at the sofa and underneath it. Then, she lifted the quilt and the bed sheets. The ring
was nowhere to be found.
At the sight of the anxiety on the princess''s face, a sh of sadness crossed Reba''s eyes.
The ring, the phone, the pendant, the watch that Nina had clenched tightly in her hand... Anything
rted to that ce was confiscated by Anne.
"Reba, have you seen my ring?" Nina pointed at her finger where her ring should be on. "It''s my
wedding ring. It''s the ring my husband gave me when he proposed to me."
Although Nina was angry at John for lying to her, the ring was a token of their rtionship. It was
something that she could not afford to lose.
She couldn''t lose anything that John had given her.
"Your Highness!" Reba addressed her seriously. "You are unmarried. How can you have a
proposal ring and a husband? As the princess of C Ind, you know that you should be careful in
your words and actions."
The panic on Nina''s face was reced by a frozen expression. She stopped her frantic search and
looked at Reba with burning eyes.
"What do you mean?" Nina''s voice was as cold as ice.
Reba met Nina''s frigid re with a steady gaze that was neither humble nor pushy. "Your
Highness, you are not married, nor do you have a wedding ring or a husband. Please be careful
about what you say and do."