"Harper, Harrell, Harper, Harrell, Harper, Harrell, Harper..." As Carlson murmured the names, a thought occurred in his mind. He suddenly stopped, turned around, and shook his head as if he had met a ghost. It was impossible! 'Harrell can't be Harper!' he told himself.
With confusion filled his heart, he went to see his aunt, Nicole. He then told her that Charles had lost his wife many years ago and hadn't been married since. He also told her that Charles wanted to marry her and asked whether Nicole would agree to it or not. Carlson, actually, never thought that his aunt would agree. But unexpectedly, Nicole nodded in agreement without putting out any fight.
Everything that happened today was far beyond Carlson's expectations. Right now, he became more suspicious of Harrell's real identity. He was a powerful man in the imperial capital, but he had never climbed the wall in order to search for an unmarried woman's house.
Once a doubt entered his mind, it was beyond impossible for him to relax. He felt restless throughout the day. Finally, he made up his mind to verify the truth since only that would put his mind to rest. Minute by minute, his conviction that Harrell was actually Harper began to grow stronger. Therefore, he decided to pay a secret visit to the Chu Clan mansion and sneak into Harper's house.
"Who are you?" The moment he climbed over the wall, he was found by someone. He immediately raised his hands and said, "I'm not a bad guy. I have a message for your lady!" Seeing the sword on his neck, Carlson wondered whether all the people around Harper were so terrible. He thought no one would find him if he went into Harper's house. But unexpectedly, he was discovered as soon as he entered!
Forsythia frowned at Carlson and said, "Your Highness!"
Carlson was quite surprised. He obviously did not expect to be recognized by a servant girl. And from what he remembered, he was certain that Harper had never brought this girl with her. This meant that this maid must have seen him before.
"What's up, Forsythia?" asked Nina after she got out of the house. When she saw the man who was controlled by Forsythia, she covered her face as if she was afraid of being recognized by him.
Harper, inside the house, was also puzzled to hear the chaos outside. So she came out to check what was going on. The moment she came out, Carlson stared at her as if he had seen a ghost. He stammered, "You... You... You are really Harper!" It was difficult for him to finish his sentence.
Harper signaled to Forsythia to retreat before she invited Carlson inside the room. "Carlson, you came to see me so soon. If my memory serves me right, we have parted just a short while ago."
"You cheat! You made an idiot out of me!" Carlson sat down casually, took the tea handed by Harper and drank it up. His ears were still a little red and Harper could tell he was offended.
"You also know my situation in this mansion. So, of course, I have to disguise myself when I go out, or there would be a great uproar here." Harper filled the cup for Carlson again and then had some dessert delivered. "Are you here only because you identified me? Or can I expect some good news?"
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