The fake Harper was completely shocked. She couldn't believe what she had just heard. 'What did Matthew say? Who is this man?' she wondered and looked at the man in Matthew's arms.
'But he is a man! How could I pretend to be him? I am pretending to be Harper!'
Looking at the woman who was so bewildered, the real Harper smiled and said in her own voice, "Rena, I can't believe that you would dare to come to our mansion again. Do you miss the soldiers of the Black Flag Army in the military camp? Are their skills excellent?"
When the imposter heard this, the blood drained from her face. She trembled inside, but maintained an appearance of calmness. "I don't know what you are talking about, and I don't know who Rena is."
Harper took off the mask and exposed her own face, which made the imposter at the door fall to the floor in an instant. "You... How can you be still alive?"
"Of course I'm alive. I'm not vulnerable to your little tricks." Harper jumped out of Matthew's arms and said, "I thought that Felix took you away from that military camp only because he had an interest in you, but I was wrong. It turns out that you enjoy being a military prostitute in the Black Flag Army's camp."
"You bitch, I will kill you!" The imposter of Harper turned out to be Rena. She was enraged, prepared to risk her life to fight Harper. Fred kicked a stone and hit at certain acupuncture point of her chest. As a result, she couldn't move. Gnashing her teeth, she glared at Harper.
Harper looked at Rena and said coldly, "If I were you, I would have stayed away from the imperial capital after being rescued. I would come back only when I have the ability to avenge myself properly. I would never have come back in such a pitiful condition as you are in now. What a fool you are! You came back so soon and now I have you at my mercy."
"You killed my father and Denny. I will avenge them with your death!" Rena's face was twisted with rage. Harper tore off Rena's mask, feeling bored by the sight of this woman's distorted face.
"Tell me, what do the empress and Felix intend to accomplish by sending you to our mansion?" Harper slowly asked. "Consider your answer carefully. Now that Felix is under house arrest, the empress is having a hard time in the Imperial Palace. If you make me happy, you won't have to be a military prostitute anymore."
Rena was worried, but she was not a coward. "Stop daydreaming. I will never tell you," she replied with a frown.
"It's fine if you don't want to tell me. It means that you indeed miss the soldiers in the Black Flag Army, and I won't stop you if you want to have fun with them again. After all, those boys are young and strong, and most of them haven't been married. They have so much energy and they can't release it other than practicing martial skills every day. Well, you're going to divert them from boredom," Harper said with slow mockery. "Fred, come to think of it, you don't have a girlfriend till now..."
"I don't like her," Fred interrupted Harper at once. He didn't like where her words were leading.
Harper smiled. "Oh well, since you're not interested, just send her back to the Black Flag Army's camp and reward the soldiers. Be careful not to let her die too fast, so she can serve the public for as long as possible. When the soldiers in the army get tired of her, sell her to a brothel and make some money. She has lived in our mansion for many days already, so she needs to work hard to repay us for all those meals."
"Yes, Your Highness," said Fred with a grimace.
"You can't do this to me, Harper Chu. Your Highness, how can you let that woman torture me like this?"
"He's delighted to see it." Holding Matthew's chin, Harper took a bite on his lips. "Because he's mine. He hates those whom I hate, and he likes to torture those whom I want to torture."
"Your Highness, do you actually want a woman to control you like this?" Rena asked in disbelief. "If you are willing to take me as your concubine, I would tell you all that Her Majesty and Crown Prince Felix are planning to do."
"There's no need."
Matthew held Harper and kissed her more deeply as quick kisses were not enough to satisfy his passion. He concentrated on kissing her and forgot everything. Fred gagged Rena and then quietly took her away. He even considerately closed the door for the couple.
"Harp, suddenly I don't want a baby anymore." Matthew put his forehead against Harper's, seeing that she was softening in his arms.
Overwhelmed by his kiss, Harper asked, "Why? I thought you always wanted a baby."
"The thought of someone else showing up and sharing your love with me makes me feel uncomfortable, so I don't want a child anymore," Matthew said, feeling aggrieved.
Hearing this, Harper had a smile in her eyes and burst out laughing. "I didn't know that you could be so jealous. You are even jealous of your own kid."
"Yes. I want you to belong to me only." Matthew embraced Harper passionately and inhaled the faint fragrance of medicine from her. At that moment, he was overwhelmed with happiness. The feeling she inspired in him was irresistible.
"You wanted a baby before and now you said you don't. I don't know what to do with you." Harper pinched her husband's cheek. "Darling, why didn't I ever notice that you are such a cute man?"
"Cute?" Hearing that, Matthew raised his eyebrows. "Are you praising me?"
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