Female Novel
Chapter 801 The Reconciliation (Part One)
After coming out of the South Kingdom's palace, Harper went to the inn straightaway. Meanwhile,Matthew was almost at the end of his wits. Just when he was about to go out and find Harper, he sawher while she was on the way back. With huge steps, he immediately approached her.
"You're back."
"Well, we're back, but—" Harper looked up at the man behind her before continuing, "It seems like Fredneeds some more time before he goes back to normal."
Matthew was a little surprised at that. "Did he get out of control?"
"Yes, but he still has a reasonable mind while he's in that state. For a while, he just couldn't control theraging power in his body. He's very irritable as well. Fortunately, he's still sensible enough not to killeveryone at will. So I used some medicine to keep him in this state. If he can't control himself again, I'lltry another way to deal with him." Harper watched Matthew's reaction. When he didn't say anything,she blinked at him and said, "Don't pity him, darling."
"I love you and I'm just afraid that you'll get tired. As for this guy, I don't care about him at all." In fact,Matthew didn't have a bit of sympathy for Fred. On the contrary, he was worried that dealing with Fredwould be exhaustive for Harper. If it were up to him, Matthew would want Harper to just leave the guyalone. Whether he was out of his mind or would become violent, Matthew didn't care because he hadplenty of methods to deal with him.
Upon hearing this, Fred felt aggrieved, but there was nothing he could do. Even though he had usedevery bit of his strength to go back to normal, he just couldn't do it. However, he was determined tocontrol his power as soon as possible. He wanted to surprise Harper and let her know how competenthe was.
"What happened in the South Kingdom?"
A hint of delight was seen in Harper's eyes. "Well, there's an unexpected person who just appearedand it seems like, she might be the key."
Matthew slowly asked, "You mean, the queen of the South Kingdom? She's a legend. Lance, the kingof the South Kingdom only has two daughters and both of them have the same mother. The otherconsorts of the king weren't even able to get pregnant. Even though she's been living in a secluded lifefor so many years, Lance still loves her. She must be a remarkable person."
"Indeed, if I ignore you for ten years and won't allow you to see me, I'm afraid you're—"
"I would have demolished your bedroom in a day! How can I let you live inside your room for tenyears?" Without hesitation, Matthew interrupted her with the utmost conviction.
Harper smiled at that. "Don't worry. I'm not even the kind of person who could stay in her room for tenyears."
"I know. If you can do that, I wouldn't believe that it's really you."
With an even wider smile on her face, Harper was in such a good mood because of what Matthew said.She then stated, "It seems like we can go back to the Bright Dynasty soon. I wonder if we can arrivebefore Caroline gives birth. Now that the new emperor has ascended to the throne, Zack is going totake a lot of responsibilities."
"Don't worry. A person more capable shoulders more responsibility. I believe that he could do it well."Matthew thought that it would be best if Zack was too tired to come and see Harper. After all, he waskind of protective with his beloved wife.
Harper smiled at Matthew. "I don't disagree that he's a capable man. However, it's inhuman to wear himdown because of too much work. Anyway, we just returned from the South Kingdom, so it's time for usto have a good rest."
"Well, I do want to take a good rest with you and further strengthen our relationship."
Harper blushed. "Stop it!"
"I'm talking about something serious here. What are you thinking about? Oh, if you want to do'something' else with me to strengthen our relationship, I'll be very glad to comply with your wish,"Matthew teased.
All of a sudden, Harper realized that she had fallen into the trap which had been made by Matthew.This man seemed to really enjoy teasing her.
"Everyone is very much deceived by your cold exterior," Harper mumbled and thought, 'I know I can'twin the war of words, so I have to give up.'
Looking at Harper who looked huffy and helpless with her pursed lips, Matthew grinned and stated in alow voice, "I heard that you're an old friend of Darren, the young master of the Phoenix City. Is thisright?"novelbin
The expression on Harper's face instantly changed. She rolled her eyes and seemed to be in deepthought about how to answer his question.
"Are you trying to think of an explanation about the past using a perfect excuse? For example, let's saythat you met him once, had a nice talk with him, and then immediately became friends with him? Or areyou going to say that you were passing by Phoenix City and it just so happened that you were in theright place and at the right time to save him?" Matthew commented, imitating Harper's voice.
Embarrassed, Harper rubbed her nose and replied, "You're right."
"Really? Is it the first example or the second one that I mentioned?"
"I happened to save him once." Harper sincerely looked at him, and continued, "He's a good friend ofmine."
"You're just friends?" Matthew casually asked.
"Yes, do I have to repeat myself? He's a good friend, just like Zack. That's it," Harper honestly replied.
A smile bloomed in Matthew’s eyes. Like Zack, everything would be fine as long as Darren's position inHarper's heart was way lower than his. However, Darren was powerful so he couldn't beunderestimated.
"Get ready. Let's go back to the imperial capital tomorrow. The state of affairs in the South Kingdomshould have been settled by now. Also, Carlson has left for the Birch Pass. We should leave now,"Matthew suddenly said.
"I'm afraid that we can't... Because the queen of the South Kingdom asked me to have tea in thepalace three days later. It seems like she has something important to say. And she was looking at mein a very strange way," Harper said with a shrug.