Forensic Imperial Concubine

"So, how does it feel, lying in the bed with the pretty woman?" A voice came from out of the blue.

Sitting up, Francis asked instead, "How is it going?"

"Some of Felix's men have decided not to join us. But the rest are still thinking about it. I'm pretty sure that it's just a matter of time before they join us. On the other hand, I just don't understand why you acted so boldly today. You even got yourself sick just so you could be with that woman for a while," Jason teased. "You even asked me to keep Zack from leaving the palace. Aren't you worried at all that Matthew might get suspicious?"

"That man has never trusted me anyway," Francis replied slowly. "It won't make that much of a difference. He might just become more careful around me next time."

"Felix had an argument with his wife and the latter fell to the ground by accident. She ended up losing her baby," Jason said indifferently, taking a seat on the edge of the bed. "They are like enemies now. They'll quarrel and fight once seeing each other," he continued.

"We can't let them die so easily. Otherwise, we can't have more fun from their misery," Francis remarked. He coughed after saying that. It seemed that he was feeling under the weather.

"Please take good care of yourself. Stop treating yourself like this; do you understand?" Jason asked, his face turning into a frown.

smile on his face, Francis said, "Jason, now

one word. She felt like a total stranger to him now, so much so that it was like he never even knew her at all. The feeling was much too different

do you mean by that? Are you saying that she isn't the

had already been proven that she was indeed the real Harper. But I just don't

do that," Francis exclaimed at once.

someone is dangerous, but I think she is. She gives me the same kind of feeling that Matthew does. Matthew is cold, while she is gentle. But neither of them will be at other's disposal.

sister apprentice you're talking about. Aren't you getting chills from how cold you

chilled by her coldness. Okay?" Casting Francis a glance, Jason pointed out, "That woman doesn't seem to know me at all. She even told me that she has left all her past

been executed because of the death of Maxwell's only son. Our father wanted to kill her to quell Maxwell's anger. In fact, they made a deal back then. Murdering Maxwell's only son was a perfect

believed that was going to be the end of her. No one would have expected that she would ask for Matthew's help. As the official in charge of the execution, Matthew showed a rare act of kindness. But was it true that he helped Harper just out of the goodness of his heart? Or was it some kind of

situation. On one hand, their father seemed to want to support Felix, while on the other hand, he had been offering opportunities for the princes to compete with him. Back then, Francis was under the assumption that their father merely wanted to make Felix a better heir to the throne

aim wasn't to mold Felix into a better successor. Instead, he was doing all of those things to suppress him. Their father didn't even give the military power to