Female Novel
Chapter 809 The Eighty Percent Probability (Part One)
Diana had no idea that because of Joshua's vague explanation when he told the servants to bring abathtub and clothes for her, everybody jumped to the conclusion that Carlson had slept with her. Due toher obliviousness, Diana casually left after taking a bath and changing her clothes.
"Why did the girl leave?" Everybody else was confused as they thought that the girl who had slept withCarlson should stay with him. They couldn't understand why she just left.
"Maybe, it's because Prince Carlson refuses to take responsibility with what he did. She may not haveany other choice but to leave. She must be so upset," someone presumed in a low voice, instantlyputting Carlson in a very unforgivable position.
"Oh my god! I didn't expect that such a good-looking man like Prince Carlson would be like this. He hasruined such a decent girl's reputation. How could he sleep with a virgin and refuse to take responsibilityfor that?" Immediately, all of the people became extremely dissatisfied with Carlson's behaviors. Theyall believed that the prince tricked the girl into doing a momentous act but refused to marry her. Hence,he needed to have some accountability. Since the girl ran away by herself on horseback at full speed,she must have been extremely hurt.
The people in the Birch Pass were open-minded. Most of the women in there were strong-willed andassertive. Moreover, they hated unfaithful men very much. Therefore, they were quite disappointed withwhat they thought Carlson did.
However, Diana didn't know that the servants in the general's mansion at the Birch Pass had a badimpression on Carlson because of her. It was a big deal because it would cause a lot of trouble forCarlson in the future.
Meanwhile, after vigorously chasing Harper and Matthew for several hours, Shawn finally caught upwith them. Fortunately, he managed to do so before it got dark. "How can the two of you run so fast? I
whipped my horse so hard that I felt pity for the poor animal. But still, I couldn't catch up with you untilnow," he sighed.
Lifting the curtain of the carriage, Harper said, "Shawn, you made it just in time. I have something todiscuss with you."
Shawn was a little surprised to hear that. He responded, "You have something to discuss with me? I'msurprised. I wonder what kind of thing is making you this cautious and serious. Even I'm curious aboutit."
"Come inside the carriage. Let's talk on the way," Harper said while gesturing for him to enter thevehicle.
After hesitating for a moment, Shawn got off his horse and handed the reins to his deputy general.Then, he approached the carriage and got on it. He sat face to face with the couple. The last time thatHarper talked to him in a serious manner, she had asked him to take in and reorganize the NorthernExpeditionary Army in the North Domain. He wondered what she was about to talk with him this time.Would she want him to take in and reorganize the army in the South Domain as well? Or would shewant him to help in plotting against someone?
"What's the matter? Why are you so serious?" Shawn asked. He was a little nervous. After all, nothingcould make Harper this serious other than very important issues.
"Here's the thing. I acquired a few medicinal herbs from the Labyrinth Swamp which are very rare. I'maware that you younger sister's heart disease has been getting worse recently. What I want to say isthat I'm eighty percent sure that I can cure her. But before you get your hopes up, I have to tell you thatthere are risks. The operation that I need to perform on her is very critical. If I make a single mistake orif the procedure completely fails, your younger sister will die. So, I'm laying it all out on you—the risksand the success rate of the operation so you can consider this situation carefully. If you think it's worth
a try, I'm willing to cure her," Harper mindfully and hastily said when she noticed the nervousexpression on Shawn's face.
"Eighty percent sure?" Shawn asked in disbelief. His younger sister, Wendy had been born withcongenital heart disease. Over the years, they had taken her to a lot of well-known physicians. All ofthem said the same thing—it was impossible to permanently cure her. Even Harper had said thoseexact words in the past. But now she was telling him that there was a way to possibly cure his youngersister, but the success rate was only eighty percent.
"Yes, only eighty percent of success rate. Although there's a high probability that I'll completely cureher, there's also a chance of failure. So, I'm giving you the choice. It's up to you whether or not you'regoing to let me heal her," Harper said slowly.novelbin
Upon hearing that, Shawn became silent for a long time. His family had always regarded Wendy's heartdisease as a wound in their hearts. If she could be cured, it would certainly be the most wonderful newsto come into their lives. It was comparable to a miracle that they had always hoped, but never expectedto come into their reality. However, if something were to happen to her during the operation, like Harperhad warned him, she'd disappear from the world forever. If they refused the treatment, she would justcontinue her current state—alive, but barely living. Moreover, if they didn't do anything, she would justdie in a few years. It was like waiting for the final chord to be cut, a grim reality that their family hadbeen facing every single day of their lives.
"Please cure her!" Shawn suddenly exclaimed with so much conviction right about when Harperthought that he had given up. "If you successfully cure her, we'll be extremely lucky to have her back inour lives, for real this time. If not, we won't blame you. I guess, if that were to happen, fate had decidedit. Your Highness, please cure my sister."
Matthew gave him a sincere and understanding smile. He had expected that Shawn would choose tocure his younger sister. In fact, Shawn had never been an indecisive man. Since Harper had said thatshe was eighty percent sure that the treatment would succeed, it also meant the probability of failurewas very low, so Shawn would likely choose to take the risk. That was not only because of the highsuccess rate, but because he did trust Harper.
"Don't you need to discuss this with your family first? Or, don't you want to discuss it with your youngersister? They might not be on board with the idea. You don't have to give an answer right away. I'll bestaying in the imperial capital for quite a long time. You can even make your choice until I'm about toleave the imperial capital," Harper suggested.
"Thank you for your concern. But I've already decided. Her disease cannot be allowed to go on anylonger. If she refuses to be treated now, she won't be able to live for many years. Since you're eightypercent sure, why don't we give it a try? You don't need to be pressured too much. I know it's a verydelicate situation since a person's life is at stake but please go ahead and treat her with confidence. Ifanything goes wrong, I will take full responsibility," Shawn firmly stated.
"Such being the case, I'll begin to prepare for the treatment as soon as I get back," Harper said with asmile. She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw how determined Shawn was. Now that he had madethose bold declarations, the only thing Harper needed to focus on was to try her best to cure Wendy.