Forensic Imperial Concubine

Chapter 585 The Pawn Confessed His Crime (Part Two)

Nodding his head, Walden said, "It's my fault. I must have been out of my mind to make such a terrible mistake. Please forgive me, Father."

Matthew looked at Walden and then at his "wife", who was sitting calmly by his side. "Walden, how ridiculous to speak in that way! Can a person momentarily lose his mind and slaughter a whole family?"

His "wife" turned her eyes to Matthew. "Since you are so ruthless, you must pay the price."

With the expression on his face unchanged, Matthew toyed with the glass in his hand. Then his eyes fell upon the woman's neck. "Why didn't you wear the necklace I gave you?" he asked.

The woman's heart skipped a beat at his question, but she managed to keep her composure. "Sorry, I was in such a hurry to go out. I forgot it," she answered.

By now, Matthew was sure that she was not Harper. He had never given a necklace to Harper as a gift. As a matter of fact, he had once given Harper a pair of bracelets as a token of affection, which the woman by his side obviously had no idea about. Matthew suspected that this was the empress's new trick—substituting someone else for his wife.

demanded. Everybody knew that Walden was working for Felix. Walden murdered Scott's family and snatched the pills. Then, the pills appeared in Felix's hand. It was a

that," Felix explained immediately. Although he had told Walden to search for the pills, he had never told him

committed murder and robbery, but the pills had reached Felix's hand. Furthermore, Walden and

of this, then tell me why the pills came to be in your possession?" the emperor interrogated him. The pills were supposed to be given to him as a tribute, but if Felix had hired someone else to obtain them by force,

Felix failed to conjure up a

in a dilemma. "After I had killed so many people and took the pills, I was

his eyes to Walden, but the latter avoided his glance. He understood that Walden could save him only by pinning the whole crime on himself, not on Felix. As long as Felix was still alive, Walden would have a hope of

pills were indeed sent to me by someone. I even paid a lot of money to the one who delivered them, but I didn't know that man

Felix and Walden. She knew clearly that she would only make things worse by opening her mouth. She could do nothing but await the outcome. However, she was quite pleased that Walden took all the

really didn't know?" the emperor asked. Obviously, he didn't believe a word of what

piety regarding your birthday gift moved God. I didn't expect someone to frame me deliberately." The more he spoke,

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