Forensic Imperial Concubine

Chapter 794 The Father And Daughter Met (Part Two)

Lance's eyes widened in shock. "Really? But she is just a woman! How could she be so powerful?"

"There is something else you might not know about. She is a close friend of Daphne, the young ladyfrom Phoenix City!" Diana told him. She was not a stupid woman. Even though she was ridiculous andpretended to be worthless, she never forgot that she was the princess of the South Kingdom.

Lance's eyes widened in disbelief when he heard his daughter's words. Suddenly, a member of acertain clan came to mind. His pupils contracted violently. He couldn't help but swallow and then asked,"Who the hell is Harper?"

"She is Matthew's wife!"

"Who was she before she became Matthew's wife?"

"She was Charles' daughter, who was not favored and even tortured by her whole clan." Diana toldLance what she had found out about Harper as she had vetted her.

"Do you know her mother's last name?" Lance asked as his body trembled violently, a thought crossinghis mind.

"Yes. Her last name is Qin," Diana blurted out.

Hearing that, Lance struggled to rise, but failed and had to give up. Yet the fear remained in his eyes.Harper's mother's last name was Qin, which meant that Harper had inherited the Qin Clan's bloodline!

"Yes. Her last name is Qin. So what?" asked Diana. She did not understand why her father had suchan extreme reaction.

"Diana, listen to me. Don't be her enemy!" Lance warned in a frightened tone. He now regretted whathe had done. If he had known earlier that Harper was a descendant of the Qin Clan, he would have

given her the Holy Article himself instead of repeatedly scheming against her.

"Yes. I've decided to acknowledge her as my master, and I don't want to be her enemy. But why?"asked Diana.

After a moment's silence, Lance said, "Diana, I want to see her. Can you arrange this for me?" Heignored Diana's question.

Diana thought for a while and answered, "Okay. I will arrange it. Father, we need her help to removethe venomous poison in your body. There is nothing I can do to help you. I'm so useless, Father. I'msorry."

"Don't say that, Diana. Catherine is merely more talented than you in terms of poisoning, plus she..."He swallowed back the words on the tip of his tongue. "You'd better leave as soon as possible.Catherine will be here soon. Remember to bring Harper to see me. I need to confirm something and weneed to be face to face."

"Yes, Father."

"Leave now! Hurry!"

Diana heard meowing from the outside. It was the signal she had agreed on with Howard. It was timefor her to leave.

"Father, please take care of yourself. I will find a way to bring her here to see you!"

Diana said. Then she jumped through the window and ran away. As soon as she left, Catherine rushedin feeling a twinge of panic seeing the guards lying on the ground. She immediately marched in but wasinstantly relieved to find Lance was still here.

She glanced around the room but couldn't find anyone. Frowning, she went to the bed and asked, "Iknow that you are awake. Who came here?"

Lance didn't open his eyes and pretended to go back to sleep. With a slight frown, Catherine grabbedhim by his collar and said, "I'm asking you! Who was here?"

Lance opened his eyes and glanced at Catherine. With one look at her, he closed them again. He knewthat Catherine was in a state of madness and would not listen to anything he said.

"Was it some court official? Are you looking for someone to help you?" Catherine asked. She thenreleased her grip, dropping him on the bed with a heavy thud. It was painful. He frowned but saidnothing. "You'd better give up. The ministers can't save you. Moreover, you've been poisoned andDiana is already dead. They will not let an old man rule this country!" Catherine warned.

It was true that he was old, but he had hope now. Diana was still alive. Then came the revelation thatHarper was actually a descendant of the Qin Clan. He knew that it was time for him to pay back thedebt that he owed years before.

"Catherine, aside for that man, what else do you see?" Lance asked instead. "He had met so manypowerful and influential women, all wanting to be his wife. Why did he finally choose Harper? Did youever think of that?"

"That doesn't matter!" Catherine answered coldly. "Harper is already dead. There would never beanother Harper in this world. Matthew needs time to recover from the pain of losing his wife. Once he'sover her, I can swoop in."

"Are you certain you want to live your life with a man who doesn't love you?" asked Lance in disbelief.

"Doesn't every woman live such a life?" Catherine asked with contempt. "Do you like those beauties inthe palace? Maybe you did love them at the beginning when you made them your concubines, but yousoon dismissed all thoughts of them. Did you forget? Every woman around you lives her life that way.Am I wrong to want to live my life with a man that I love?"

All she wanted was Matthew. She could only feel happy as long as he was with her. Whether or not heloved her, that wasn't something she wanted to think about. Catherine's words kept echoing in Lance'shead. Yes, women were born as ornaments for men. That was how Lance had thought of them. Butwhy did it feel wrong when he thought of that in relation to his daughter? He didn't want his daughter tolive with a man who didn't love her for the rest of her life. He wanted her to live for herself.novelbin

'Harper is not the kind of woman who would live for a man!' Lance then thoughtinwardly.