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Chapter 543 Annihilating The Scarlet Devils (Part One)
Turning to Harper in surprise, Marquis Scarlet said, "I heard that Prince Matthew's wife is arrogant andoverbearing. It wasn't until now that I found out they were telling the truth, though they forgot to mentionthat you're also a liar who makes irresponsible remarks and accuses others of hasty slanderouscharges."
Harper laughed sarcastically before responding, "Oh, really? I did hear some things about you too, youknow. I wonder what the face behind that mask really looks like."
She stretched out her hand to remove the mask from Marquis Scarlet's face. But as soon as her handtouched the mask, a silver needle was shot at her wrist. In a second, Matthew hastily pulled Harperaway to protect her. Marquis Scarlet took the chance to get rid of Matthew's grip on him and quicklystepped away from them.novelbin
"I admire your agility, Prince Matthew. But next time we meet, I won't lose to you." After that, MarquisScarlet looked at Harper with eyes full of complex emotions. At that, he was finally ready to leave.
As a glimmer of light flashed through her eyes, Harper shot three silver needles from the braceletaround her wrist towards Marquis Scarlet. The man quickly turned around to avoid the attack. But,unfortunately for him, one of the silver needles found its way into his body.
Marquis Scarlet spat out a mouthful of blood. He turned around one more time and gave a ferociousglance at Harper. Wiping off the blood from the corner of his mouth, he quickly disappeared in thedarkness. All the other assassins had already fled away in different directions even before their leadercould. Matthew made a gesture with his hand, ordering the secret guards who were in hiding to chasethem.
When they were sure that every member of the Scarlet Devils had fled, Harper finally had the time toworry about the situation in the imperial capital. If it was true that someone had deliberately lured themaway from the imperial capital, their family there would have been in great danger by then. After
thinking about it for a little more while, Harper suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Matthewout of concern.
"What's wrong?" Matthew asked with worry since he could feel the obvious change in Harper's mood.
"I just couldn't help but think that if our enemy deliberately lured us away from the imperial capital, ourfamily would be in danger right now. However, the next moment I realized that my actual family istogether with me right now," Harper softly said with a small smile. She looked at Matthew, wanting himto know that by "actual family," she meant him. She then added, "Also, Gianna is in Allen's mansionand is being taken good care of by him and his wife, so I don't need to worry about her safety. The BuClan members have the ability to protect themselves, and Alexander is with us. There is nobody in theimperial capital that we need to worry about."
"But your father is there," Matthew reminded her. Even though Harper did not consider Charles as herfather anymore, there was no denying that they were still bonded by blood.
"He is not my father," Harper said firmly, emphasizing each word. Her father was not a frantic bastardlike Charles. In her previous life, her father was actually stricter with her than with her elder brotherbecause he thought that a female should be independent and self-reliant. Even so, he didn't love herany less than her elder brother. In fact, her father took care of her more carefully than he did to herelder brother.
"If you say so. I guess he doesn't deserve to be called like that," Matthew agreed with her.
"How are we going to deal with the Scarlet Devils?" Despite the assurance that her family would befine, Harper was still worried about the Scarlet Devils. After all, she knew that these people weremerciless and desperate. If they were determined to get rid of someone, no one knew the limit that theywould be willing to take. Moreover, Scarlet Devils had been associated with Alban's death. For just thatfact, Harper was reluctant to let them go that easily.
"Don't worry. Once my secret guards find the Scarlet Devils' location, it will be easy to capture all ofthem. Of course, I won't let those gangsters go free and go about doing what they want. What's more,they even dared to think of going after me. How can I not do something to them in return?" Matthewconfidently stated with conviction in his eyes. He knew that at whichever cost, he would find them.
"When you've finally caught the Scarlet Devils, you should tell Pearce before killing them. I'm sure he'llimmediately come. After all, you're going to kill the murderer who killed his son. Since Pearce and Allieare willing to accept Alexander as their sworn son, I believe they are sensible enough to tell what isright and wrong. Now that they have a legitimate reason to hold a grudge against them, they wouldregret it very much if they weren't there at the very least," Harper stated softly.
"As a matter of fact, Pearce's clan has a reputation for being humble and dignified. Not everyone hasthe courage to fade in the background at the height of their prosperity. But that was exactly whatPearce's clan did in the past," Matthew stated in consensus with Harper.
"You seem to have a very high opinion of Pearce," Harper commented. It was rare for her to seeMatthew praise someone this much. In fact, he was a very proud man who regarded himself and thepeople around him with high standards. Therefore, he would praise only a few people from time to time.Even when it came to Franklin, Matthew merely described him as an old fox. In comparison, he spokeextremely highly of Pearce.
"I praise you very often, don't I?" Matthew said teasingly with a playful smile and twinkle in his eyes.
"Oh honey, did you ever praise me?" Harper went along with his playful mood.
"Don't be like that! I have praised you multiple times. I said that you're clever, sweet, gentle,considerate, and exceedingly beautiful," Matthew said, almost like a boy whining.
"Oh, you're such a smooth talker!" Harper exclaimed. Even though she was usually confident andproud, she couldn't help but blush at his words. To hide her embarrassment, she retorted at him, "Whydon't you say that I'm always jealous, savage, and wild? You can even call me disgusting for daring todissect corpses."
"So what? Dissecting corpses doesn't bother me at all. Even if you want to dissect living people, I'llsupport you. And you have my word. I would still look at you the same way," Matthew said in a sinceretone. Back then, Harper had operated Nicole and done an emergency caesarean section on her. Shehad to cut open Nicole's belly to take out Gianna. By doing so, she not only saved Gianna but alsofulfilled Nicole's last wish. Besides, at that time, Allen didn't blame Harper for cutting Nicole's belly openand taking the baby out. However, what Harper had done was too shocking for common people to bear.Therefore, in order to keep it a secret, Matthew had meticulously tracked down everybody who knewabout it. He then threatened them to take the secret to their graves, or else, he was going to be the oneto take them there.