NovelEnglishWhen midnight came, Wendy was burning with a fever. Upon noticing this, Forsythia immediately ran to tell Harper.
As soon as Forsythia arrived at the door of the room where Harper and Matthew were staying at, Matthew woke up and opened
his eyes. He instantly furrowed his eyebrows. Forsythia froze while her foot hung mid-air. Feeling a little awkward, she didn't
know whether she should proceed inside or get out immediately. After all, she was well aware that Matthew despised being
disturbed while he was with Harper.
"What happened?" Matthew asked, lowering his voice.
"Lady Wendy has a fever. Before Her Highness went to bed, she had warned me that if this were to happen, I must tell her right
away. We can't delay the remedy because this is a very serious problem that may cause a lot of complications. Your Highness,
what should we do now?" Forsythia replied, lowering her voice as well.
Even though the current situation was very unpleasant to Matthew, he knew that this problem should not be trifled with. Harper
had worked so hard for several days just to cure Wendy. If something bad were to happen to the girl and he didn't wake her up at
that instant, she would certainly be furious at him.
Taking a look at his beautiful wife who was sleeping so soundly in his arms, Matthew shook her gently. "Harp, Harp, wake up."
Harper opened her drowsy eyes and saw that it was Matthew who was trying to wake her up. So she closed her eyes again.
"Matthew, what time is it? When did I reach home?" she asked, wanting so bad to go back to sleep.
Matthew raised his eyebrows out of confusion but smiled in an instant when he understood. "It's quarter to twelve o'clock. We are
still in Travis' mansion. Wendy is having a fever."
After hearing what he said, Harper got out of the bed right away. She then quickly put on her shoes and ran out. With a sigh,
Matthew could only watch her helplessly. "Slow down. Don't fall down."
"I will," Harper called out from the distance. Before her voice faded, she was already gone. Matthew couldn't help but let out a
sigh once again. He didn't quite understand why Harper cared about Wendy so much. After all, the woman was just an outsider
for her. But the way she was curing and caring for her, it was as if Wendy was a very close relative. It was already early in the
morning when Harper came back to their room. She then threw herself on the bed and didn't move at all. She was so exhausted
after taking care of Wendy the whole night. Her face was not as pale as before but she was still very weak. It was at this time
that Hannah personally brought the ginseng soup for her.
"Shawn said that you're becoming really weak these days. I asked the servants to make some ginseng soup for you. Please
drink it now," Hannah gently said while she sat down. Then, she handed over the bowl of ginseng soup to Harper. "Thank you
very much," Harper politely replied. "Oh you don't need to thank me. Forgive me for saying this but I just realized that you're only
a year younger than Wendy. However, you are so much more mature than her. You must have gone through a lot of things in the
past years. Moreover, yesterday, you were busy all throughout the day and you didn't eat anything at night. You were even
awakened in the middle of the night to take care of Wendy. You need to eat something to at least warm your stomach," Hannah
remarked. She actually had an extravagant breakfast prepared for her. "Yes, I will. Thank you," Harper immediately responded.
Whatever reason Hannah had for treating her in a very nice way, Harper didn't take it for granted and even expressed her
gratitude. After serving some dishes for Harper, Hannah asked with a smile on her face, "Do you usually eat like this? It's just,
compared to
Wendy, you are more elegant and graceful. I believe only a few ladies in the imperial capital can compare with you in terms of
etiquette."
Subconsciously, Harper replied right away, "My grandmother was very strict with me ever since I was a child. She even assigned
a really stern nanny to teach me etiquette. I didn't dare to disappoint her, so I studied very hard."
Because of what she said, Hannah's eyes twinkled a little. Harper had been favored by her grandmother Mavis. So when Mavis
died, Harper went out to the imperial capital to attend the funeral. At that time, Hannah saw how sad and helpless she looked
without her beloved grandmother to support her. She felt really sorry for Harper at that moment.
"Right now, you're the only one who can support the entire Chu Clan. You work really hard," Hannah stated after she let out a
sigh. She knew well enough that it was a great burden to be responsible for the prosperity of a whole clan. Even as the wife of a
table, swallowed the last mouthful of soup in her mouth, and wiped her lips. With a knowing smile, she said, "Lady Hannah, I am
a woman who is born weak by nature. I have already married into another family. So whether or not the Chu Clan would remain
prosperous or not has nothing to do with anymore." Hannah looked at Harper incredulously. In her opinion, she didn't need to
elaborate that for a woman that her parents' family was
very important, especially for noblewomen like them. If they didn't have a strong background from their parents' sides, they would
be replaced and even abandoned by their husbands sooner or later.
"Your parents' family will be of great help to you," Hannah briefly reminded her. She could only speak in vague terms when
talking to Harper about this topic.
"If my grandmother was still alive, I would take care of the Chu Clan. That's for sure. But she passed away so soon. The Chu
Clan without my grandmother is nothing to me. Besides, the only remaining members of the clan are Alexander and Gianna who
are both children. Therefore, the Chu Clan had already been destroyed so I don't feel any burden to maintain it," Harper
answered with ease, as if she really didn't care about the Chu Clan at all. However, she was actually just telling Hannah how she
really felt.
Hannah was about to persuade Harper otherwise but the nanny next to her pinched her arm a little. Confused, she looked at the
nanny who merely shook her head, implying that she shouldn't talk about this topic anymore. It was only then that Hannah finally
understood. She swallowed the words that she was about to say and asked instead, "How about having some more?" She
changed the topic of the conversation at once.
"I think I'm already full. Thank you for your kindness. I wasn't able to eat anything yesterday and if I suddenly ate too much, it
would be bad for my body. Well, Wendy will wake up by tomorrow. She will start her recovery and the wounds will heal in about
half a month. By that time, she will be like a normal healthy person," Harper said. She knew that everyone in the Shen Clan was
concerned about Wendy. After all, she was the apple of their eye and the main purpose for her staying in their mansion was to
save Wendy.
Hannah nodded in acknowledgment and said, "Since we've asked you to cure her, it only means that we trust you. For the past
years, we've been disappointed countless of times. Now, when I heard you say that her body will soon be as healthy as that of
the normal person, it feels so unreal. I'm so happy that she could live like a normal girl who can jump and do whatever she wants
to do.".
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