Chapter 5 Called Off The Engagement (Part One)


    Coming out of the Imperial Pce, Harper squinted her eyes against the ring sun. Her vision was a


    little bit blurred, exactly how she felt about everything around her. She stood there in a daze and felt


    like no other than a survivor of a disaster. From her rebirth to now, her life was several times put on the


    edge of life and death. Lowering her head, she heaved a sigh as she thought how she had lived a hard


    life.


    Still standing in front of the empty door of the pce, Harper bitterly smiled. She mulled over everyone


    who was so indifferent to her in the Chu n, and no one cared about her life, except for her


    grandmother, the only one who used to care about her. But the olddy got so angry with her that she


    went out to worship the Buddha and refused toe back.


    When Matthew came out, he saw Harper covering her face with her hand and assumed she was


    shedding tears. But when he walked closer to her, he perceived that she was not crying, but merely


    blocking the dazzling sunshine with her hand.


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    "Your Highness, thank you for saving my life." Harper fell to her knees, expressing her gratitude to


    Matthew, who didn''t even nce at her. He wordlessly went away, leaving her kneeling in front of the


    pce like a fool.


    Harper was at a loss for words. Gingerly, she stood up and patted the dust on her clothes. And with a


    heavy heart, she started walking toward her home. Although the Chu n mansion was some distance


    away, for her, it was not a big deal.


    Never did she expect, however, that it would take her nearly two hours to walk from the Imperial Pce


    to the Chu n mansion. Her legs and feet were already aching from the long walk. As soon as she


    came in, she noted that her father was ring at her. Sue Wang, the hostess of Chu n and the other


    people looked at her with amused expressions, seemingly enjoying her misfortunes.


    "Father!"


    "Unfilial daughter!" Reaching for the teacup on the table, Charles furiously aimed it towards Harper.


    She slightly dodged it, and the cup flew past her ear, spilling the hot tea over her. Even though she felt


    the burning sensation on her body, she didn''t let out a single sound. She merely looked at her father.


    "How dare you implicate our whole n! Didn''t you know who you were dealing with? It was Prince


    Matthew! He kills people without batting an eye!" Everyone knew that Matthew was cold, ruthless, and


    bloodthirsty. Charles couldn''t believe that Harper had implicated all the members of Chu n to save


    herself. She was absolutely ying with fire!


    "Father, I don''t want your reputation to be damaged. If I hadmitted the crime of murdering the


    general''s child, the general would surely vent his anger on you. His Majesty likes General Maxwell and


    believes him very much. If I didn''t prove my innocence, Father, you would be implicated."


    "Stop being unreasonable!" Charles roared as he angrily banged his fist on the desk. When the


    ident happened, he had made a clean break with Harper. He even had ced her at Maxwell''s


    disposal. How could Maxwell still me him? "I know you''re always domineering, but I didn''t expect it


    to be to such an extent. You didn''t care the lives of our n at all. I don''t have a vicious daughter like


    you!"


    "Father!" Harper pleaded, numbed with disbelief. She only wanted to survive! If she were not sure of it,


    how dared she gamble with the whole n? The outsiders didn''t want to kill her, but her family wanted


    her life. How could she not feel sad?


    "Harper, you are too proud and arrogant. You shouldn''t get others involved in this," Sue Wang butted in


    as she watched the whole scene, feigning sadness on her face. But inwardly, her heart was swelling


    with happiness. "I...I can''t even plead with your father to let you off!"


    "That''s right. Harper, how could Father forgive you after you did such a cruel thing?" Felicia interjected,


    adding insult to injury. Even though Harper was a girl, she took advantage of her excellent medical


    skills to work in the Imperial Academy of Medicine. Charles should be proud of her, but the truth was he


    loathed this daughter of his.


    "Father, I didn''t really n to sacrifice our n to save my life. I only wanted to ask Prince Matthew to


    give me a chance to prove my innocence. Father..." Harper exined.


    "Shut up! I''m not your father! I don''t have a daughter as rebellious as you!" Charles kicked her without


    warning. Harper fell to the floor as she lost her bnce. The dull pain in her chest surged as she


    looked up at her father, who was staring at her coldly. She put on a bitter smile and thought, ''Harper, do


    you see these people''s faces? They are your so-called family!''


    "Father, I just..." Harper muttered.


    "Enough! I don''t want to hear yourme excuses!" Charles fumed. "From now on, you must stay in your


    yard and nevere out!"


    "Father, what do you mean?" Harper asked, looking bewildered.


    "That is to say, from now on, you can only stay in your yard, and you are not allowed toe out


    again!" Charles ordered in a grave tone. He had no idea what troubles Harper would bring if he let her


    come out again. This time, it was Maxwell and Matthew. Who knew what would happen next time?


    "Father, I''m still an imperial physician. How can I stay at home all the time?"


    "Harper, don''t worry. Since you offended General Maxwell, Father has sent in your resignation to His


    Majesty to withdraw you from the Imperial Academy of Medicine. And Hailey will take over your


    position. You''d better go back to your yard to reflect on yourself. Don''t piss off Father," Felicia dered


    with a proud face. ''Harper, you have been domineering for so many years, but from now on, you are


    doomed!'' she thought happily.