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Chapter 821 An Abundance Of Old Friends (Part One)
Since Harper was starting to believe that Rolando was gay, Matthew wanted to water the seeds that hehad planted in her mind.
"Miguel is hostile to you because Rolando saved your life at the cost of one of his own arms. Look at itfrom Miguel's perspective. What kind of feelings must Rolando have for you that he was so willing togive up a part of him just to save you?" The expression on Matthew's face remained as normal as itcould get, but he was laughing so much inside. He thought to himself, 'You are too naive to go againstme, Rolando.'
Harper narrowed her eyes when she heard what Matthew said. "He's hostile to me because Rolandogave up his arm for me?" She voiced out her thoughts at the moment.
Matthew frowned a bit with Harper's reaction. He coughed a few times to clear his throat before saying,"Harp, you see, it's more than that. Rolando has never been with a woman before. But he was morethan willing to lose an arm for you. It made Miguel misunderstand that Rolando likes you. Miguel thenbecame afraid that Rolando was going to abandon him. That's why he sees you as an enemy, a rival,and a competition. However, he didn't dare to show it in public because he didn't want the others toknow that the emperor and the prime minister of the Great Jade Kingdom are gay. So, the only thing hecan do is treat you with hostility from time to time but in a subtle way, so that no one will notice whathe's doing."
Harper nodded. She thought that Matthew gave her the reasonable explanation that she was lookingfor. She had been wondering why Miguel would be so hostile to her from the first time they met. Nowthe puzzle had been solved.
"But there is nothing going on between me and Rolando. Miguel is being jealous for no reason," Harpersaid, still a little confused.
"A man who is deep in love is not rational at all. He has long regarded you as a rival and it will be hardto change his mind. So, from now on, stay away from Rolando, in case Miguel finally reaches his limitand uses some dirty trick to hurt you," Matthew reminded Harper, trying to sound very serious.
"Okay, I got it." Harper nodded at once.
Matthew was very satisfied with the result of his plan. "Anyway, how long will it take to diagnose andcure Wendy? The grand ceremony to crown the empress of the Great Jade Kingdom will take place onthe fifteenth of the next month. Do you think we'll have enough time?"
"I need to prepare some things first, for that, I need three days. After trying out the treatment on her, Ineed a few days to observe her condition, to see if there are any complications that she mayexperience. The other physicians may not be able to deal with all of it, so I have to do it myself. There'sa lot to do, but I think we have enough time. In the worst-case scenario, you can go ahead to the GreatJade Kingdom first. After things have been settled down here, I'll be on my way as soon as possible.Wendy's condition has something to do with her heart, so I can't be careless. Any minor mistakes maykill her," Harper quickly explained.
"You do remember that it's not your responsibility to save her."
"I know. But since there's a way to cure her, I think I should do it, at least for Shawn's sake. By the way,I noticed that Travis' wife seems like quite a reasonable woman. Why did she choose to marrysomeone as irrational as Travis?" Harper lightly asked.
The corner of Matthew's mouth slightly twitched at Harper's question. He suddenly realized thatperhaps, others must have also been thinking that Harper was a reasonable person, while he was anirrational person, so Harper shouldn't have married him. Matthew started to ask himself, 'Well... whichpart of me actually attracted her?'
While thinking about it, Matthew quietly sighed in his mind. The truth was that Harper didn't even likehim from the beginning. If he hadn't been such a resourceful and skillful man who got the upper hand inthe competition and made her his, her heart would have certainly been taken away by other men.
"By the way, the baby of the Kong Clan will be baptized tomorrow. Are you going to attend?" Matthewchanged the topic.
"Of course I will. I have to prepare a decent gift for them as well. Actually, Franklin said that it's going tobe a simple gathering for family and friends, and there is no need to hold a huge feast to entertaineveryone. But I still think that it will be better if I come with a gift," Harper stated with a smile.
"You are really so kind to them. I'm jealous, to tell you the truth," Matthew said, admitting his honestfeelings.
Harper stood up and hugged his waist from behind. "After we get the Heavenly Book, let's have a baby,too. What do you say?"
A trace of delight flashed across Matthew's eyes, but he quickly suppressed it before Harper saw it. "Ihave you and that's more than enough," he said as lovingly as he could.
But Harper knew what was on Matthew's mind. He must have been aware of her physical condition, sohe didn't dare to mention anything about the baby. It could also be the reason why the expression onhis face extremely changed when Lucas said the word "baby" in front of them, just the other day.
"Was it Felton who told you about it?" Harper asked.
Upon hearing that, Matthew fell into a deep silence. It was, in fact, Felton who had told him. The mansaid that Harper couldn't get pregnant because giving birth will definitely kill her. So from then on,Matthew didn't dare to think about anything that had to do with a baby, nor did he want it. A child was
just an additional gift to their already happy life. But if a child should be given to them at the cost ofHarper's life, he would rather not have one.
"I swear that guy has such a big mouth! He can't just make it a big deal and exaggerate the situationwhen it's still not sure if there's a way to solve the problem," Harper said and pouted with utmostdisappointment.
"You mean there might be a way?" Matthew was surprised. For a second, he thought that Harper musthave been just comforting him.
"The queen of South Kingdom told me some information about it. She said that it was because myspiritual power hasn't been baptized. If I give birth to a child now, my spiritual power will be completelyabsorbed by the child. And without my spiritual power to support me, I will be weak and eventually diein the delivering process. But this won't happen after I'm baptized," Harper slowly explained.novelbin
"What exactly is this baptism that you're telling me?" Matthew quickly asked, eager and enthusiasticabout the possibility of having a child without losing his wife.
"This is the part that I'm not so sure of. The queen said that after we have gathered the Sacred Seals,they will guide me in finding the Death Pool of the Qin Clan, where I can receive the baptism. Butbefore that, I have to learn all the cultivation methods written in the Heavenly Book. So I must see thecontent on Rolando's Heavenly Book. Only when all the books are gathered and studied can I tell whatkind of cultivation methods I have to practice." Harper found it hard to explain the matter, but she triedreally hard to do it for Matthew.