Forensic Imperial Concubine novel Chapter 259

When Matthew opened his eyes, he was still in a daze. He just remembered that he couldn't bear the pain when he was taking the medicated bath. Before he passed out, he had noticed the panic look in Rena's eyes. At that time, he suspected that she had done something to hurt him. Therefore, he sat up at once.

"He's awake!" Zack murmured.

"What are you talking about?" asked Rufus, without realizing what had happened. Denny turned his head and saw Matthew sitting up. He was so surprised that he rushed to the bedside and checked Matthew's pulse.

"The toxins have been removed. You are fully detoxified. Congratulations, Your Highness."

Matthew did not speak. He looked at Zack with puzzled eyes and asked, "Zack, why are you here?"

Zack's expression had been neutral, but frost spread over his face when he heard Matthew's question. "Why am I here? Shouldn't I ask you?"

Matthew couldn't understand what Zack meant, but it didn't stop him from guessing what had happened, which was why Zack came to the mansion. He looked at Rufus, hoping that he could get an explanation from him.

"Your Highness, you have just woken up. Although you have been detoxified, you still need a good rest," Denny said quickly. For some reason, he felt uneasy. He was afraid that Matthew would discover that Harper was in a coma in order to save him.

However, Rufus didn't care about Denny's thoughts at all. "Your wife invited him after your detoxification failed. When you two were in a coma, he was in charge of your mansion. By the way, she has arrested Johnson and his daughter."

"What do you mean? We two were in a coma?" Matthew looked suspiciously at Denny. He had an intuition that many things had happened during his coma, and that Harper might have been hurt, so he couldn't relax.

"It's... Umm..."

"Tell me!" Matthew shouted angrily, which made Denny tremble with fear. Denny didn't know what to say.

"Let me tell you," Zack said, standing in front of Matthew. "Something was wrong with your medicated bath. An aphrodisiac was added to it, causing a burst of toxins in your body and endangering your life. At that time, Denny and Johnson as well as Rena hid the fact that your detoxification failed. Rena seized the opportunity to attempt the assassination of Harper, planning to frame Harper for the failure of the detoxification."

"Your Highness, Rena was just worried about you. She didn't mean to hurt Her Highness. Besides, Her Highness didn't really get hurt at all!" Denny explained in a hurry, to defend Rena.

But Zack ignored Denny and continued, "Harper put Rena under restraint. She guessed that you were in danger. Then she commanded her men to break in and restrain Johnson and Denny. Finally, she invited Rufus and me here. Your guard, Barry, knows everything from beginning to end. If you don't believe me, you can ask him."

"How is my Harp?" Matthew asked worriedly.

"She is in a coma." Taking a deep breath, Zack took out a small box from his pocket and threw it to Matthew. "Harper asked me to give this to you after you woke up. Since you are awake already, I'm leaving now."

"Thank you, Zack." Matthew stopped Zack, who was just about to leave.

"Matthew Jun, since you have made every effort to marry this woman and keep her by your side, you should protect her well." Zack walked to the door and stopped. "One more thing, if you dare to hurt her, I will never rest until I have made you pay for it!"

As Zack's figure receded, Matthew got out of the bed. He was a little weak after being detoxified, so he fell directly to the floor. When Denny reached out to help Matthew up, he was pushed away. Seeing this, Rufus helped Matthew get up and said, "You've only just recovered. Why don't you lie down for a while? What would you get up for?"

"Barry."

"Yes, Your Highness."

"Take me back to the Phoenix House."

When Forsythia saw Barry pushing Matthew in, her eyes reddened with emotion. She greeted him, "Your Highness."

"Where is my wife?" Matthew was restless, but he controlled himself. He had never expected to get Harper involved in this. He thought he had everything planned well, but he had no idea that she'd get hurt. If he had known that, he would have made every effort to force Johnson and his daughter to hand over the Tribulation Flower. He would never have given the job of detoxifying him to the father and daughter!

"Her Highness is inside." Forsythia turned her head away so that Matthew wouldn't see the tears in her eyes. As a secret guard, she had been trained to show no emotion since she was a child. But when she saw Harper lying there like a corpse, she was overwhelmed with grief. She had regarded Harper as her true master for a long time.

Looking at the pale Harper lying in the bed, Matthew felt that his heart was seized by something strong enough to stop his heartbeat in an instant.

Denny didn't wait for Matthew's orders, and took the initiative to check Harper's pulse. To his surprise, he couldn't even feel it, which meant that her vitality had decreased to its lowest ebb. Only the slight undulation of her chest revealed that she was still alive.

"How is she?"

"Well, Her Highness is greatly damaged. The blood in the heart contains the vital energy and essence of the human body. Her body is already weak. With such serious injuries, even if she awakens, it will take her six months or a year to make a full recovery." Denny didn't dare to lie. It was inconceivable that Harper could survive a case like this. Anyone else would have died earlier.

"Do you have any idea?" In reply to Matthew's question, Denny shook his head. "Maybe my master has an idea."

Matthew stroked Harper's pale face, with a look of infinite tenderness on his own face. "Johnson has a way to save her? Are you sure?"

"Yes, I don't dare lie to you. The vital energy of Her Highness is severely weakened, and the meridian of her heart is damaged. For her to recover, it unquestionably requires my master's unique therapy." What Denny said was partly true and partly false. In fact, he could also treat Harper, but he needed to offer a reason to release his master. If he allowed the two of them to remain locked up, he was afraid that Matthew would kill them in anger.

"Go and bring Johnson here." Matthew didn't look at Denny. He was completely disappointed at this man. Even at this time, Denny still couldn't shed light on the current situation. Matthew had completely given up on him.

Rufus shook his head and was exasperated with Denny's behavior. Even at this time, Denny was continuing to play a trick in front of Matthew's eyes. Didn't he see that the prince was on the verge of rage? In order to restrain his anger, Matthew trembled slightly, but Denny kept provoking him!

At the same time, Rufus worried about Matthew. Previously, Matthew had been fearless because he had no weakness. But now he had a weakness, and it was Harper. She was his Achilles' heel. However, Denny, who had been with them for many years, had not seen through it!

When Johnson was brought in, he still had a proud demeanor, so Barry promptly kicked the man's legs and forced him to kneel on the floor.

"How dare you!" Johnson turned pale with anger. "Your Highness, is this the way you ask for help?"

"I will have Rena sent to the military camp as a gift for the Black Flag Army." Matthew had completely lost his patience. His beloved woman was lying in bed, and no one knew whether she was going to die, and yet both of these fools dared to test his patience again and again!

"Your Highness, please don't. Rena is innocent!" Denny immediately knelt down. "Your Highness, please let Rena go. If you release her, my master and I will make every effort to cure Her Highness and ensure her full recovery!"

"Your Highness, don't push me too—"

"Master, think about Rena!" Denny interrupted his master in a hurry. If Johnson couldn't come to his senses quickly, Matthew would really send Rena to the military camp as a gift for the soldiers there. This was the imperial capital, Prince Matthew's mansion, not the Medical Valley!

Johnson turned his head resentfully and didn't say anything. He was forced to yield in this unfavorable situation, but a trace of his confidence remained in him, because he thought that Matthew was asking for his help. "If you want me to treat Harper Chu— Aargh..."

Before Johnson finished his words, his mouth was hit by a tea cup. Several teeth rolled out of his mouth, and it was full of blood. The killing intent burst out from Matthew in an instant, causing Denny to freeze motionless. "How dare you utter my wife's name!"

Johnson opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything to refute him. Since Matthew's toxins had been removed, they had no more leverage over him. His own daughter had drugged Matthew with the aphrodisiac to achieve her own purposes, resulting in the failure of the detoxification. If the matter was brought up, who could guess what Matthew would do to Rena!

"Three days. You only have three days." Matthew didn't look back, but just gently put Harper's hand into the quilt. "Three days later, if my wife can't wake up, I will send Rena to the military camp. Don't worry. There are military physicians in the camp, and I will never let her die. I will force her to live a life worse than death."

"Your Highness, you can't do this!" Denny was nervous. "Rena...Rena is innocent!"

"Is my wife not innocent?" Matthew turned his head and looked at Denny, who was kneeling on the floor. "I was too lenient with you, so you have even forgotten that she is my wife!"

"Your Highness, Rena—"

"It's your own business that you care for Rena, but you made a serious mistake. You shouldn't have hurt my woman! You'd better make sure that my wife will wake up within three days. Otherwise, I'll force you to see Rena's humiliation every day!" Matthew was furious, like a mad lion.

Denny fell to the floor, in a difficult position. Johnson finally realized the situation and panicked. When they were negotiating with Matthew, they both had forgotten one thing. It was rumored that Matthew was cold-blooded and bloodthirsty. This wasn't a groundless rumor. It was the truth. Although Matthew truly was a sanguinary person, he kept this side of himself hidden all the time. When a tiger concealed its sharp teeth, it was still a tiger!

"Your Highness, we will try our best to cure Her Highness." Johnson finally came to his senses. He could save his daughter only if Harper woke up. He must have been blinded by something in the beginning. He had thought that his daughter would be happy if she were married to such a man, and he even forced Matthew to agree to divorce his wife and marry Rena. If Matthew had really agreed to marry Rena after a divorce, perhaps she would have died silently the next day after his detoxification.

"Trying your best is not enough. You must cure her; otherwise, all of you will die." There was no sign of warmth or affection remaining in Matthew's eyes. He would help his friends at any time, but there was a line that even his friends and his brothers couldn't cross, and Harper was that line!