Forensic Imperial Concubine novel Chapter 185

'You are the one who is apprehended!' Harper exclaimed to herself deep in her mind. Harper severely wished to retort. However, she kept herself from saying anything, fully aware that they were in a public setting. Katrina seemed to be quite good at tearing the scab right off someone else' sore. She could even pretend that she didn't notice the embarrassment on everyone's faces, especially on Harper's, as she continued with her speech.

"Your Majesty, Harper is reluctant to get married, because her last engagement had been broken off. However, it is worth noting that she is the only daughter of Prime Minister Charles right now. I don't want to see her grow old and lead her life all by herself. Please arrange a good marriage and find a reliable man for her." Katrina still pretended to beg the emperor for help as though she was very upset and concerned about Harper's situation. The people present were convinced by her words. They couldn't help but feel how kind of an aunt she was to Harper.

While she continued to listen to Katrina, Harper only felt that she was being treated like a mere item being put on sale. It felt like she was dependent upon who would make a good offer after she was carefully observed and evaluated. In short, she felt dehumanized. Katrina, who seemingly cared about Harper so much in front of others, was in fact, only adding insult to her injury. It seemed like embarrassing and humiliating Harper in front of everyone was the sole thing that could bring happiness in her life.

"Your Majesty, I am unwilling to marry not because my last engagement was broken off. In fact, I am not devastated about that either. Instead, I feel so lucky that Prince Kevin's son broke off the engagement to me. As for marriage, in general, I will certainly obey my parents' decisions. I really appreciate that Her Highness cares so much about my marriage. I give my gratitude towards this." As soon as Harper finished her words, she cast a glance at Katrina and bowed to her. Then, she indifferently sat back to her chair.

Katrina felt a little disgraced. Just now, Harper had said that she would follow her parents' arrangement for her marriage. In fact, she was reminding Katrina that she did not have the right to arrange her marriage. But if both Charles and Nicole reached an agreement about her marriage, Harper would not have a problem with this. Otherwise, if they had a problem with it, Harper wouldn't have a choice but to be on their side.

"Your Majesty, I've always shown great concern about my daughter's marriage. I won't let her suffer any grievance anymore." Nicole completely disagreed with Katrina's idea and finally made her voice heard. She couldn't believe that Katrina even wanted to arrange a marriage for Harper as she pleased.

"Nicole, I only meant that His Majesty could arrange a good marriage for Harper. I'm only looking out for your best interests. Especially, now that you're pregnant, you should not be stressed or bothered too much about this matter."

"Your Highness, thank you for your concern. You are really thoughtful and considerate. However, I reassure you that even if I am pregnant, I haven't forgotten about my duty to care about my own daughter's marriage." Nicole kept retorting against Katrina with inexplicable hostility towards her. Harper had been treating her with utmost sincerity and loyalty, so Nicole would certainly not allow anyone else to arbitrarily arrange a marriage for Harper.

"Aright, stop arguing." After interrupting their conversation, the emperor turned to look at Harper, who looked fairly attractive and talented to him. Although she had a bad temper, as observed from her words alone, at least she looked gentle and amiable. But, it was a pity that her engagement had been ceased.

Then, the emperor looked around to see which clans still had unmarried sons. But all the people in the great hall whose sons were still unmarried lowered their heads in succession. They were afraid that their son would be chosen to marry Harper. From their perspective, Harper was not the kind of woman who would be obedient and submissive to her husband. They thought that if their son married her, it would only bring chaos to their clan.

"Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty."

Carlson and Zack stated while they stood up together.

"Carlson, Zack, what's the matter?" the emperor unhappily asked, being interrupted from his thoughts.