In the end, Zack was thrown out of the mansion by Matthew.
Seeing that Zack was thrown over the wall of Matthew's mansion, his manservant leaped forward immediately to catch him, to prevent him from falling directly to the ground.
"Young master, are you all right?" he asked worriedly after putting his young master down.
Zack got up, flicked his wrinkled robe and then walked into the carriage. "I'm fine. Let's go back now," he said.
"Yes." Then they headed back to the Bu Clan mansion. In the carriage, Zack's gentle face appeared terrifyingly gloomy. The information Harper had told him made him feel infuriated. He had given Matthew tit for tat, only for hiding his fury.
After throwing Zack out of his mansion, Matthew felt no remorse. "Don't listen to him. I didn't have any childhood sweetheart. I'm telling you, it's all nonsense," he said to Harper.
"But, you're angry. If what he said wasn't true, then why are you angry?" Harper asked teasingly.
"I... I…" Matthew couldn't say anything. He was left with no choice but to admit defeat. "My mother used to be on very good terms with my aunt. Gradually, I paid more attention to my aunt's daughter than to others, but I swear she was not my childhood sweetheart."
"I trust you, Matthew."
"But, I think you trust him more, right?" Matthew asked sarcastically.
Laughing with her hand covering her mouth, Harper said, "Matthew, I haven't seen you this angry for a long time. You've been repressing yourself too much lately."
Matthew's face changed color slightly. Holding Harper into his arms, he said, "My dear, always remember that there is no one more important for me than you. For me, even the totality of all the people in the world cannot be compared with you."
Leaning against his chest, Harper asked, "So, what about our child?"
"Even our child will not be as important as you!" Matthew expressed his will clearly. If it turned out that this child would be a threat to Harper's life, he wouldn't mind giving up it to save her.
"I have something to tell you. In fact, I'm not…"
"Your Highnesses, Prince Francis…" Noah suddenly appeared and interrupted before Harper could complete.
"What's wrong with him?" Matthew asked.
"I think he has been poisoned," Harper answered. She quickly took out her needle bag and began acupuncture on Francis. Earlier, she was successful in removing the poison from his body, but now he was poisoned again with the same poison. Odds were that now, since the emperor trusted Francis, there was no reason for him to continue poisoning him. Besides, this time the dosage of the poison differed from before, and this had caused his sudden collapse.
Sitting on a chair aside, Matthew waited patiently for Harper to conduct the acupuncture. When Forsythia arrived, Harper was still busy with the process. As soon as she saw Forsythia, she ordered, "Open the third cabinet in the medicinal kit. Take out the red pill from it, dissolve it in wine, and force him to swallow it."
"Right away, Your Highness."
Forsythia took out the pill. Looking over the room, she saw a teapot on the side table. "Is it okay to use tea water instead?" she asked tentatively.
"No, we need wine. There are bottles of wine on the second shelf of the wardrobe. It's over there," Harper said, as she pointed her finger to one corner, even without raising her head. However, she had no idea that Matthew's eyes darkened all of a sudden when he heard her words. He only fixed his eyes on Harper, who was concentrating on acupuncture. After a while, he stood up and walked out at once.
While Forsythia was taking out a bottle of wine from the wardrobe, she also observed Matthew walking out with an overcast face. But she didn't give too much of a thought about it. As soon as the bottle was opened, the scent of the wine overflowed. Even Harper, who was busy working, couldn't help but sigh in admiration, "Good wine! It smells great."
Forsythia poured out some wine into a cup and put the pill into it. Soon, the pill dissolved in it, and then she handed over the cup to Harper. Harper took a glance at Francis, who was still lying unconscious. She then pinched his cheeks to force open his mouth and then emptied the cup into his mouth.
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