Forensic Imperial Concubine novel Chapter 938

Part of the reason why Samuel was able to run away was because the Qin Clan let him escape on purpose. They wanted to know how much Felton meant to Harper so that they would know how to negotiate with her. With the way she worked, they knew that only when they had sufficient chips could they move on with any kind of negotiation.

To the Qin Clan's surprise, even after receiving Samuel's message to save his master Felton, Harper didn't take any action. Actually, they did the exact opposite: Harper and her husband hung out in the Phoenix City like a normal couple, as if Felton's disappearance meant nothing to either of them.

"Does Harper not care about Felton at all?" Beth asked, shocked and bewildered. She had initially thought that as soon as Harper heard that Felton was in trouble, she would immediately go to the Qin Clan's mansion to save him, a scenario which Beth could take advantage of. With the way Harper was acting, it seemed like no negotiation would happen, and that she would let Felton rot wherever he was.

"Little Harper," a voice called out as a figure draped in red cloak swooped down in front of Harper. This stunned Harper, and Matthew had to pull her away so that she wouldn't get toppled by the unknown figure. Soon enough, they found out that it was only Daphne, and she was intending on landing on Harper.

With Harper out of the way, Daphne almost landed on the ground. She quickly stood straight and glared at Matthew. "What the hell are you doing, you stinky man?!"

Without even sparing Daphne a glance, Matthew took a handmade wooden hairpin from the stand in front of them, handed it to Harper and said, "This is a beautiful one. Try it on."

Harper obediently took the hairpin from Matthew's hand and looked at it carefully. "This is very exquisite. Its craftsmanship is exceptional—a quality that is rare to see."

Matthew nodded in agreement. Daphne was being ignored by the couple, intending not to let her join in their own conversation. "You are going too far, little Harper! You and your husband are bullying me!" she protested, pouting and donning a face contorted by frustration.

With that, Harper sighed deeply and turned to her, her stare indifferent. She said, "You deserve it. Why do you still do that when I have told you many, many times not to do that! What if I wasn't able to catch you? You could hurt somebody else, you know!"

"No, I won't. I know what I am doing. I believe that you'll always be able to catch me," Daphne said, her previously sad face becoming joyful. She leaned over to Harper and added in a low voice, "By the way, we've already uncovered clues about the Qin Clan. My brother asked me to tell you that the clan is taking action now."