Lance's eyes widened in shock. "Really? But she is just a woman! How could she be so powerful?"
"There is something else you might not know about. She is a close friend of Daphne, the young lady from Phoenix City!" Diana told him. She was not a stupid woman. Even though she was ridiculous and pretended to be worthless, she never forgot that she was the princess of the South Kingdom.
Lance's eyes widened in disbelief when he heard his daughter's words. Suddenly, a member of a certain clan came to mind. His pupils contracted violently. He couldn't help but swallow and then asked, "Who the hell is Harper?"
"She is Matthew's wife!"
"Who was she before she became Matthew's wife?"
"She was Charles' daughter, who was not favored and even tortured by her whole clan." Diana told Lance what she had found out about Harper as she had vetted her.
"Do you know her mother's last name?" Lance asked as his body trembled violently, a thought crossing his mind.
"Yes. Her last name is Qin," Diana blurted out.
Hearing that, Lance struggled to rise, but failed and had to give up. Yet the fear remained in his eyes. Harper's mother's last name was Qin, which meant that Harper had inherited the Qin Clan's bloodline!
"Yes. Her last name is Qin. So what?" asked Diana. She did not understand why her father had such an extreme reaction.
"Diana, listen to me. Don't be her enemy!" Lance warned in a frightened tone. He now regretted what he had done. If he had known earlier that Harper was a descendant of the Qin Clan, he would have given her the Holy Article himself instead of repeatedly scheming against her.
"Yes. I've decided to acknowledge her as my master, and I don't want to be her enemy. But why?" asked Diana.
After a moment's silence, Lance said, "Diana, I want to see her. Can you arrange this for me?" He ignored Diana's question.
Diana thought for a while and answered, "Okay. I will arrange it. Father, we need her help to remove the venomous poison in your body. There is nothing I can do to help you. I'm so useless, Father. I'm sorry."
"Don't say that, Diana. Catherine is merely more talented than you in terms of poisoning, plus she..." He swallowed back the words on the tip of his tongue. "You'd better leave as soon as possible. Catherine will be here soon. Remember to bring Harper to see me. I need to confirm something and we need to be face to face."
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