CHAPTER 993: CHAPTER 993: JUST THAT ARROGANT (8)

"Yes, Your Highness."

Gan Yuan fell silent for a moment, just about to dismiss them when she heard a commotion outside the door. Then the door was pushed open, and an elderly woman with graying hair and plain clothes walked in, tears streaming down her face as she looked around, her gaze finally landing on her.

The two bodyguards immediately rushed over to stop her.

"Wait!" Gan Yuan stood up, looking at the gray-haired woman, "Are you... Maria?"

"Your Highness!" The woman couldn’t help but rush over, crying, to hug Gan Yuan, "Your Highness, I knew you weren’t dead."

Holding Gan Yuan, the woman sobbed uncontrollably.

This was the maid who had previously cared for Gan Yuan, who had been a strong and robust woman back then, now in her twilight years.

With nowhere else to go, she had stayed in the Royal Palace all these years, doing odd jobs. The staff at the Presidential Palace pitied her for having no one to rely on and didn’t drive her away.

Upon hearing the news of Gan Yuan’s return, she disregarded protocol and excitedly rushed upstairs to see her.

"You all go out first!" Gan Yuan waved the others away and helped the woman to sit on the sofa. The assistant hurriedly handed her a towel to wipe her face. Gan Yuan slightly raised the corners of her lips, "You should be happy that I’m back."

"Yes... yes, I... I’m so happy." Maria took the towel to wipe her face, and excitedly looked her up and down before finally grasping her hand, "It’s like, really like... except for the hair like your father’s, your face and the Queen’s are quite similar... Over these years, I prayed in church every week, hoping for a miracle from God, and indeed, you really came back, it’s wonderful!"

Gan Yuan had only a faint impression of her, but seeing how emotional she was, she couldn’t help but feel touched. After comforting her for a while, the staff helped her out of the office.

Now, with only a few minutes left before the press conference, Gan Yuan finally had a moment of peace.

Standing by the window, her eyebrows furrowed once more.

One wave not settled, another wave rose.

Moses’s issue hadn’t been resolved, and now General Barton was posing another challenge for her...

"Miss Gan!" The assistant handed over her phone, "The little one’s on the phone."

Gan Yuan quickly took the phone and put it to her ear.

"Mommy!"

"Xiaotang, I’m sorry, Mommy has very important things to deal with right now, so I can’t be with you."

"I know, Daddy already told me that Mommy is a princess and has to handle the country’s affairs." The little one’s voice was crisp, and after a night’s sleep, he had regained his energy, "Don’t worry, Daddy and I are at the hospital taking care of Uncle Moses, so you don’t need to worry about us."

"Good, be good!"

"Mommy, hold on a second."

On the other end of the line, Huangfu Jue’s voice came on.

"Everything here is fine, how about on your end?"

"I’m at the Presidential Office now, and the press conference is about to start soon." Gan Yuan paused for a moment, "How is Moses?"

On the other end, Huangfu Jue glanced sideways into the ward, where several doctors were gathered around Moses, attending to an emergency.

In fact, his condition wasn’t too good; since dawn, Moses’s vital signs had been declining again. There were only two hours left, and if a heart wasn’t found soon, surgery would be necessary.