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.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtBut 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
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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!