Forensic Imperial Concubine novel Chapter 258

Denny looked at Harper in disbelief and couldn't believe what he had just heard.

"Are you kidding me, Your Highness?" Denny asked, puzzled at the situation.

Harper sneered, a smile creeping onto her face. "Do you think I'm someone who will joke about my life?"

"But His Highness was poisoned severely. I've tried my best over the years but failed to detoxify him. You said that you could with the blood in your heart. Wasn't that a joke?" Denny had thought Harper had gone mad. If she could detoxify Matthew with the blood in one's heart, Denny would have killed countless people and taken their blood to save Matthew.

Without answering, Harper slit Matthew's wrist and then dripped the black poisoned blood into a teacup before slitting her palm. As her fresh blood dripped, the poisoned blood turned into a bright crimson color.

"Your blood..." Denny gasped at the sight.

Harper's blood continued to flow into the teacup. "I'm immune to any poison. But Matthew's toxins are so ferocious that blood alone can't detoxify him. I was supposed to use the poison of the Tribulation Flower to suppress the toxins in his body and then use the Golden Cicada which is raised with my fresh blood to detoxify him." Harper's voice drawled. "But you three destroyed everything."

"What?" Denny couldn't believe what he was hearing. He pulled himself together. "Aren't you a spy sent by His Majesty? Why would you sacrifice yourself to save His Highness?" Ultimately, Harper was an enemy, a spy sent by the emperor. She wouldn't risk her life simply for Matthew's sake.

"When did I become His Majesty's spy? Is it because His Majesty betrothed me to Matthew? Who do you think can force him to marry me if he insists not?" Harper demanded.

Denny's mouth left agape, he was unable to refute her. No one could force Matthew to do what he didn't want to. Matthew had killed his three fiancees because he didn't want to marry them. He would never marry a woman he didn't want.

"So..."

The air was thick, almost suffocating.

"She has been working for His Highness from the very beginning," Barry explained. After all, he had known Denny for years and didn't want his paranoia taking over. "Your enmity towards Her Highness is very obvious, thought you may not have noticed that. Didn't you notice that the secret guards around Her Highness have doubled in number since you returned to this mansion? It was His Highness arranged this. As long as the three of you take any action against Her Highness, he will have the three of you killed right here."

Denny forced a wry smile. He was worried that Harper was a spy, so he stood his guard against her. He had even tried to instigate Matthew to divorce his wife and marry Rena. If Matthew didn't divorce, Denny had even planned to kill Harper. But in Matthew's eyes, to everyone's surprise, Harper was more important than anyone else.

"It's dangerous to extract blood from your heart. You'll die if it's not done right," Denny said before he hesitated for a moment. "If you die in the process—"

"Don't worry," Harper cut him off. "You don't need to do it. What you need to do is detoxify Matthew as I say. I'll take the blood myself." She paused before letting out a sigh of relief. "But remember, you only have seven days. If neither I nor Matthew wakes up in seven days..." Her voice trailed off.

"I know. I will also die as the poison is too in my body," Denny said bitterly and took a deep breath. "How do you extract the blood from your heart?"

Instead of answering Denny, Harper told him the treatment method to detoxify Matthew. "Read it first. If you have any questions, ask me. We still have some time."

Denny quickly skimmed through the method. It was very simple, but it would be troublesome to use the blood of Harper's heart. It wasn't difficult to him as a skilled physician, so he agreed. "No problem."

"I'll send someone to bring my blood here," Harper said before turning to leave. "Get a head start on preparations." She promptly left.

Denny didn't know how Harper would draw the blood, but he knew it was highly risky. As long as he didn't take the blood himself, it had nothing to do with him even if she died. Once Matthew awoke, Denny wouldn't be accused of it.

It wasn't long before Forsythia came, and the blood was frozen within a white porcelain bottle. Denny glanced at her and took it. Secret guards surrounded both this house and the Phoenix House.

Zack stayed by Matthew's side to make sure that Denny wouldn't mess around. He was very worried about Harper's safety, but he had to stay here to assure Matthew's safety. After all that had happened, he didn't want to break Harper's trust.

Although Denny suspected Harper, he took Matthew as a brother. He knew that Matthew's situation couldn't get any worse than it already was, so he was careful not to make any mistakes. Just before sunset, he fed Matthew the blood and waited for it to take its effect.