Forensic Imperial Concubine

Chapter 908 Separated For Different Missions (Part Two)

"Okay." In order to keep Matthew's mind at ease, Harper agreed. Besides, it was about time for Kile to do something. Not long before, she had made a deal with him that if the Great Jade Kingdom started any kind of conflict, he would persuade the king of the Wonder Kingdom to side with the Bright Dynasty and send his troops to fight against the Great Jade Kingdom. Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.

Matthew then made his way to the Dragon Pass in a hurry. Harper, on the other hand, came face to face with Miguel at the border of the Wonder Kingdom. This surprised Harper, as she expected him to be at the capital of the Great Jade Kingdom. "His Majesty guessed right. You actually parted with Matthew," Miguel said, a small, knowing smile on his lips.

Harper looked at Miguel, full of alert. The two had always been at odds. After she escaped from Rolando's palace, it was definitely not a good thing for her to meet the prime minister there.

"Prime Minister Miguel, are you here to catch me?" Although she didn't consider Miguel as someone who could match her power, she still understood that she could not afford to be careless. She knew that if she got caught, it would be exponentially harder for her to escape Rolando's clutches.

As he heard Harper's question, the corners of Miguel's mouth curled into an indifferent smile. "Yes, and no," he answered emotionlessly.

"The reason Rolando sent you here at the border of the Wonder Kingdom is to prevent them from attacking your territory, isn't it?"

Miguel answered, but his face continued to show no emotion. "As the rift between the Great Jade Kingdom and the Bright Dynasty worsens, the two other countries will naturally take actions based on what they hear in the news. While the South Kingdom is far away, the Wonder Kingdom is just next to our kingdom. Besides, we received news that when you were in the South Kingdom, the Wonder Kingdom's Prince Kile was exceptionally nice to you. Because of that, we have to make moves to make sure they don't go against us." His face then turned grim. "And you know what? Lilian's baby died."

Harper scoffed. "Why does it seem like you're pinning the blame on me?" she asked.

Miguel's clenched fists started shaking. "If you had helped her as soon as I came to you, you could have saved her child. But what did you do? You did nothing. She adores you so much, but you refused to help her. How ruthless can you be? Do you even have a conscience?"

Harper didn't respond to Miguel's prodding and accusations. In his eyes, she was the one in the wrong —the murderer of Lilian's unborn baby. There was no way he would listen to her, so she wasn't intending on doing so. After all, for her, both he and Lilian were just passers-by.

"Cut to the chase, Prime Minister Miguel. Tell me what you want. Don't bore me with the love story between you and Lilian!" Harper said indifferently.

At this, Miguel glared at her, his eyes becoming tinged with a murderous glint. He had been especially indifferent to her because Rolando seemed to have already been treating her with so much care. However, ever since she didn't save Lilian's baby, he felt an aversion towards her, even an urge to murder her.

"Do you hear yourself, Harper? Is your heart really that rotten?" Miguel hissed. "How could you not feel any ounce of guilt? You even have the audacity to hurl insults at me! You are a special kind of bitch!"

"Why should I feel guilty, Prime Minister Miguel?" Harper responded, further agitating the man she was talking to with the smile she plastered on her lips. "But enough of you questioning me. It's my turn. Rolando said that he never had sex with Lilian. If that's the case, I'm curious—who is her baby's father?"

Miguel's previously murderous expression turned to shock and fear for a moment. Harper immediately caught that, sending her into a laughing fit. After recovering, she said, "I knew it. It's you! You impregnated Lilian. Rolando's favorite subordinate and his only consort—who knew! Seems like you don't deserve his trust. No wonder he wanted to poison her and have her child aborted."

"Nonsense! His Majesty wouldn't do that!" Miguel roared emotionally.

"Come on, Miguel. Who would dare to poison Lilian under the watchful eyes? And consider why Rolando didn't pay her a visit even though he knew what happened to her. She was pregnant and if Rolando really was the father of the child she had been carrying, wouldn't he be the first one to be by her side?" Harper said sharply.

Miguel hesitated and said, "Nonsense! Nonsense! Nonsense! His Majesty is not that kind of person!"

"Oh, you must know more about Rolando than I do. Please tell me what kind of person he is, Prime Minister Miguel." Harper was doing her best to buy herself some time—she knew what intentions Miguel had towards her, and she had ordered Patrick to find Howard and inform him of what was happening. She needed to continue this conversation until Howard showed up with his army.

Miguel's face was at its most grimness. He and Rolando had grown up together, and the affair between him and Lilian was just an accident. In all the years that he had worked for Rolando, he began to understand what kind of person he was: a man who would do anything to achieve his goal. Since he loved Harper so much, he would risk his life for her. But when it came down the wire, he knew that his emperor would use anybody, notwithstanding who they were to him. He would never show mercy to someone like Lilian—he even started a war with the excuse that she tried to murder him! Although Miguel was well aware of all of these, he couldn't bring himself to admit that Rolando wasn't that kind of vicious person.

"His Majesty is not such a man!" Miguel bellowed, continuing to deceive himself.

Harper echoed this sentiment, but with a sneer. "Right, Rolando isn't such a man. He didn't use you to make sure Lilian got pregnant, or tricked her into believing she was being favored by him. Most importantly, he didn't try to kill Lilian after his trick was exposed. He is indeed the most perfect emperor in the world."