Forensic Imperial Concubine

After she came back from Darren's room, Harper's desire to create the antidote became fervent. There was a renewed
determination inside of her to decipher how to get rid of the poison inside Darren's body.
Rolando, on the other hand, started observing Harper more closely, rarely taking his eyes off her. To him, her recent behaviors
had been strange, especially the way she interacted with Darren—she seemed to be particularly close to him. The moment she
left his room, she couldn't help but smile. It was as if she was in an excellent mood despite what was happening.
As Rolando looked at the physicians helping Harper concoct an antidote, he signaled to her in their secret code, saying, "Harper,
I know there's something wrong between you and Darren."
Harper didn't reply nor stop what she was doing. She didn't even look up at him. Rolando's words just flowed right through her,
not ever reaching her.
Rolando knitted his eyebrows in confusion and continued signaling to her. "Harper, what if Matthew finds out what happened
today? Aren't you afraid that he may sneak into Darren's room tonight and end his life due to jealousy?"
Finally, Harper cast Rolando a glance. It was a stare so cold that even Rolando, who had put her under house arrest and had
done a lot of things that hurt her, was taken aback. It was nothing he had seen before, which said a lot considering his already
strained relationship with the woman.
"I won't allow anyone to hurt him. Remember, no one!" Harper hissed, stressing their secret code. 'Not Rolando, not Matthew—
no one would hurt the current Darren, who is Chad, my brother in my previous life!' she thought. She was the only one who knew
that the true Darren was already dead, and that the current Darren was actually Chad, her brother of her last life. Anyone who
dared hurt her beloved brother would pay with his or her life!
Even though Rolando looked like he was intimidated by Harper's threatening, deep inside, he actually was extremely happy.
Matthew was a very jealous man. If he found out that his wife cared about Darren so much, he would undoubtedly be outraged
and rushed to kill Darren!
Rolando was extremely curious as to what would happen if an angry Matthew and steadfast Harper fought head-on
At that time, Matthew was interrogating Douglas in the dungeon. He knew that Harper, being somewhat related to everyone and
all things of the Qin Clan, wouldn't be as cruel to them as he would be. But since he didn't have any feelings towards the Qin
Clan, there was nothing stopping him to be as merciless as he could be. And with that, he showed how cruel he could be to
Douglas.

"Douglas, I'm not Harper. My patience is limited, and so is the mercy I feel in my heart. If you don't want spend your remaining
days worse than a dead person, you'd better tell me everything you know," Matthew said coldly, his stare piercing and deadly.
"And don't count on Felton to save you. He knew it would be better for him to let me do my job."
As Douglas stared at the man threatening to kill him, he thought, 'No wonder Harper chose him! He is not only heartless, but he
is also good at hiding his monster nature!' Suddenly, an idea crossed his mind. "Matthew Jun, do you really love Harper?" he
asked, a sneer on his lips. Yet, before he got any kind of answer, his painful screaming had already commenced.
His screams echoed throughout the dungeon. "Douglas, have I not made this whole thing clear?" Matthew snarled. "The only
thing you need to do is to answer my questions. Never did I say that you are allowed to ask me any!"
Despite his condition, Douglas was still able to conjure the energy to laugh. "Want to hear some good news, Matthew?" he
asked, his voice weak due to the pain he was feeling. There was an uncanny meaningful smile on his lips.
Matthew's eyes narrowed and said, "What?"
"Congratulations! You are going to be a father!" After a pause, Douglas went on, still sporting a vicious smile. "But unfortunately,
good news inevitably comes with bad one. So for you, this is it: you'll lose your wife if you keep the baby. So, who would you
save? Your wife or your baby?"
Matthew tried to recall everything he did with Harper. 'Impossible,' he thought, his face not showing any emotion. He had never
stopped taking the medicine that would prevent him from impregnating Harper.
"You are lying," Matthew replied after pondering on it for a while.
"Are you sure? Have you confirmed it with Harper in person?" Douglas spit out the blood in his mouth and continued, "Or ask
Felton. I'm sure he already knew. And it's not just him. Most members of the Qin Clan know of the situation, and they're definitely
worried about it."
"What do you mean?"
"Because if Harper died, they couldn't get what they wanted. They will make every effort to get rid of the child, or, get what they
want before her delivery of the baby!" Douglas laughed crazily. "Matthew, tell me, who do you want to keep, the child or the
mother? If you choose to protect her, will she allow you to harm her child? Do you think the others will agree if you keep the
child?"

"Go to hell!" Matthew snapped and suddenly gripped Douglas by his throat. The latter's face turned pale and livid, but he was still
wearing a smile on his face. The Qin Clan took him as a pawn, and Matthew also wanted to use him. He wanted to see in the
end, who would win among the three parties, the Qin Clan who had been hiding and plotting in the dark for more than twenty
years, the ruthless Matthew, or Harper who was skilled in weighing the pros and cons and scheming.
After a while, Matthew managed to calm himself down and didn't kill Douglas. Then, he fluttered his sleeves and left in a huff. He
could have confirmed it with Felton about his wife's pregnancy first, but he wanted to ask her directly. So, he returned to the
Phoenix City directly.