Forensic Imperial Concubine novel Chapter 43

Mavis once again lurched forward and hit Sue with her walking stick. Seeing this, Harper got up and caught hold of Mavis.

"Grandma, calm down. Getting angry is bad for your health," Harper said while sobbing uncontrollably. Mavis turned her gaze at Harper and noticed Sue's handprint on Harper's fair face. She was already furious but this intensified her anger.

Just when this was happening, Charles returned home. He was informed by a servant that Sue was creating a scene in Peony House. Realizing the matter must be serious, he quickly rushed over there. "What happened, Mother? Why do you look so angry? If there's something wrong, I can deal with it."

In this agitated state, Mavis couldn't even say anything. She continued staring at Sue. At that moment, Sue became the villain who had come with an unreasonable complaint. "Charles, you must seek justice for me. Harper was so vicious as she had given poisoned wedding gifts to Yvonne and Felicia. Right now, they are lying in bed, unconscious. I am particularly worried about Yvonne since she is pregnant. And let's not forget she is carrying His Highness's child. If something happens to her, what will we do?"

After listening to this, Charles merely made his way towards Sue and placed a tight slap in her face. This took her completely off-guard. For a moment, Sue was dizzy and found it hard to see anything clearly.

Once she had regained her composure, she wondered if this was all just a dream. They had been married for over ten years yet this was the first time he had beaten her.

She slowly began to mumble, "Charles, I... Did I make a mistake? Why did you hit me?" As she spoke, she was trembling, soaked in pain and humiliation.

By now, Mavis had regained her ability to speak. Bitterly, she pointed her finger at Sue and said, "I was the one who had prepared the wedding gifts. Since you said the gifts were poisoned, aren't you trying to say that I poisoned my granddaughters?"

Utter shock and disbelief crossed Sue's face. She turned to Harper and wondered, 'Didn't Harper say that she prepared them herself? Then how is it possible?'

Harper began to sob harder. "Mother, Grandma is speaking the truth. I was ashamed since I didn't have anything presentable to gift my sisters. I voiced my sorrow to Grandma who prepared them for me."

Sue knelt down on the ground, shocked. She felt like a heavy blow had been thrown on her. Thinking about it for a while, she quickly responded, "Oh wait! You must have poisoned them before you brought them to me. You planned to frame your grandmother. Harper, you are so vicious. Your grandmother has always been nice to you, yet you showed her no mercy!"

Sue hoped this explanation would help her come out of this dilemma. If she succeeded in putting the blame on Harper, Harper would undoubtedly be punished. She had planned everything well. Moreover, she had specially sent someone to ask Kate, Prince Kevin's wife, to come here. Before Kate reached, she wanted everyone to believe Harper was the culprit.

"Charles, this woman is hell-bent on making Harper a criminal. Why can't she just accept Harper?" Mavis thumped her chest. "Harper is just a child who has lost her mother. But Sue is after her, trying to throw her out! If Harper were a boy, Sue must have long killed him."