Forensic Imperial Concubine novel Chapter 786

Darren didn't respond. Although he was with Harper for such a short time, he thought that they were close friends. The word "like" wasn't enough to express his feelings for her, but he wasn't sure if he had fallen in love with her. It was rather complicated. He was eager to see her, but at the same time, he didn't want to see her. So he didn't know what his exact feeling towards her was. He couldn't understand himself. It was all too chaotic for him. Dealing with his emotions was in fact, a struggle.

"Maybe," he briefly replied. He wasn't lying. He wasn't sure whether he really liked her or not, whether he loved her or not. But it didn't matter at all. She was now another man's wife and it seemed like they loved each other very much. He had no other choice but to silently bury his love in his heart.

Meanwhile, Harper had been silent since she and her companions left Phoenix City. Howard suspiciously looked at her. He then briefly looked at Diana while he swallowed what he wanted to say. After leaving Phoenix City, the twelve secret guards hid themselves once again, leaving only Howard and Diana with Harper.

"Master, what's wrong? You're so quiet." As a very talkative person, Diana, who didn't look like the princess of the South Kingdom at that time, kept on trying to start conversations at random while they were on the way. But even though she had spoken so much, Harper wasn't responding at all.

After some time, Harper finally sighed and said, "Well, I should have at least visited him."

"Who? Who are you talking about?" Diana curiously asked, as if she was so eager to discover the hidden secret. Howard was also interested, but he wouldn't dare to ask Harper. Then, he kept on wondering who the man on the gate tower of the Phoenix City was.

Rubbing her face, Harper replied, "Let's go. We have to reach Birch Pass as soon as possible so we can meet with Matthew. The reason that the Holy Maiden attacked you is that she wants to take over your power. I'm afraid that she might have taken over the South Kingdom by now."

"That's impossible. The Holy Maiden can't participate in any official affairs," Diana stated while shaking her head.

"The Starry Palace already collapsed. There's no Holy Maiden in the South Kingdom anymore. Perhaps, the fall of the palace has given her a great opportunity to kill you. Otherwise, I just don't understand why she wanted to kill you," Harper seriously said.

"What?" Diana didn't know how to respond to that. If Catherine wanted to kill her, there must be some reason. She had considered that Catherine was upset with her because she didn't appear at the Holy Maiden selection back then. But it seemed like it wasn't the reason. Catherine possibly had other plans.

"I thought that sisters going against each other only happens in the Bright Dynasty and the Great Jade Kingdom. I didn't expect that it's also possible in the South Kingdom," Harper commented.

"If Catherine is aiming for the throne of the South Kingdom, what would you do?" Harper asked while tilting her head.