Forensic Imperial Concubine novel Chapter 947

When they got back to Matthew's base outside the city, Felton had already woken up. As he still felt so weak, he decided to rest first, leaning against a soft cushion. However, as soon as he saw Harper come in, he immediately sat up straight.

"Lie down, you, and don't move too much. I don't want to be worried about you when I'm not around," Harper said as soon as she saw Felton.

Upon seeing Harper back, Patrick immediately ran to her, wanting to be in her arms. But thinking back to the time when it thought that she had thrown it away and left just like that, it decided to ignore her.

Harper immediately picked up on what Patrick was angry about and chuckled. Quickly, she lifted it up, sat down on a small stool by the bed, and gently rubbed its head. Patrick, previously angry, now looked blissful and enjoyed Harper and her company. "To further appease you, my friend, have this," Harper said, handing Patrick a pill. And with that, it had fully forgotten what it was angry about in the first place.

"How could you be so reckless? Really? Going to the Qin Clan's residence alone?" Felton said, sounding concerned. Though his voice was a little weak, the emotion behind his statement was potent. "The top elders were all there. Were you not scared of getting hurt? Worse, killed?"

Harper smiled and sighed deeply. "I just wanted to investigate the Qin Clan, Felton. Now that I found out that they had betrayed us a long time ago, I won't let them near you. Ever."

Felton's expression turned grim. While he was the clan's nominal young master, he knew nothing about that. Moreover, he had even allowed them to bring him back home, which almost ended up hurting Harper. For a moment, he didn't know what to say.

"I'm sorry. I made a grave mistake. I put you in danger."

Harper waved her hand to signal Felton to stop. She then said indifferently, "Stop. That doesn't really matter now. The Qin Clan has always regarded you as a pawn. I'm just relieved that you know it now. But I won't ask you to deal with them—you can't get involved. It's better if you stay on the sidelines."

"What are you going to do?" Felton asked, hesitating. He didn't want to merely become an onlooker, especially because everything was connected to him.

"I won't do anything rash. Don't worry. I just want to wait and see what they're going to do. Both you and Douglas are in my hands. However, I don't know if Lady Victoria still wants Douglas," replied Harper.

This surprised Felton. He wondered if the Qin Clan had been in total chaos ever since Harper suddenly came to their residence to take not only him but Douglas as well.

"Douglas..."

"You should rest now, Felton. Don't think about anything now, please. Focus on recovering for the moment." Harper flashed him a firm smile. "Leave everything to me."

"Harper..."

"Listen to me, Felton. I can't really help you rebuild your muscles, bones, and whatnot right now. When you get better and can overcome the pain of doing that, I'd be able to help you. But before that, I'll go to see Douglas first and ask if he is willing to cooperate with me," Harper continued.

"What if... he doesn't want to cooperate with you?"

"Then it's all up to how the Qin Clan handles things. If they still need him, he can live. If they don't want him, then I have to kill him."

And with that, Harper turned around and walked to the door. Felton was left wide-eyed and open-mouthed. It was obvious that Harper was telling the truth and that she really was intending on killing Douglas if the Qin Clan refused to cooperate.

But before she exited the room, Harper said, "By the way, I'll be asking Samuel to take care of you." Since Samuel had been serving Felton for a long time, it would reasonable to ask him to continue providing him his services.

When Harper got out, Matthew, who was already waiting outside, immediately spoke. "Shall we...?"

"Go to Phoenix City?" Harper completed, her voice calm. "I'm very curious about the identity of the person who tried to kill Rolando."

Matthew knew that Harper already had a suspect in mind. He also knew that she wanted to confirm it, so she wanted to go to Phoenix City.

They immediately made their way to the city on horseback. As soon as they arrived, they immediately saw Daphne wandering around. When she saw them, she immediately walked up to them and asked, "Where have you been? You didn't come back last night."

Harper was confused. "You wanted to see me last night?"

"Yes! Now, follow me to the lord's mansion!" Daphne urged.

"Something happened in the lord's mansion?" Harper asked in confusion and shock. "What could have happened?"

Daphne looked around and lowered her voice. "My brother was seriously injured. The physician in the mansion has no way to save him. I went to the inn to look for you, but you didn't return all night. I guessed that you had something to do and were out of the city, so I waited at the city gate. I didn't expect you to come back so late at noon."