Chapter 788 The Return (Part Two)
"Open the gates! Open the gates!" Shawn screamed at the top of his lungs. As fast as he could, he
turned around and ran downstairs to wee her at the gate.
When Harper saw that the gates of the city were slowly being opened, a smile appeared on her face. "I
didn''t expect that they would find out so soon that we''reing towards them. But how did they know
that I would enter through this gate?"
It was not until they approached the gate that Harper recognized the person standing on the hanging
bridge. She stopped the horse and greeted him with a smile, "Hi, Shawn. It''s been a long time."
"You have no idea how much you made all of us worried." Shawn could only stare at the person on top
of the horse. Her skin was a little dark; she was thinner than thest time he saw her, but still so full of
energy. His eyes gleamed with happiness. "If you hadn''te back at this moment, His Highness
would have starved himself to death."
"Well, I''m back now," Harper said, her eyes lighting up.
While Shawn and Harper were catching up at the gate, Jack suddenly broke into the training ground.
He then eximed, "Your Highness, Her Highness is back."
Matthew suddenly stopped. The sword flew out of his hand and went directly into the door which
Joshua was leaning against. The de of the sword was still trembling and it almost pierced through
his head!
With one hand covering his mouth, Jack patted his chest to calm himself down. Fortunately, he was
standing at a very good angle. A gust of wind blew his hair and Matthew approached him. "Where is
she?"
"At the gate—"
Before Jack could finish his words, Matthew had already disappeared from his sight. He watched as
Matthew ran towards the other gate. "Your Highness, you''re going in the wrong direction..."
The corner of Joshua''s mouth twitched and he put his arm around Jack''s neck. "Let him go. Let''s go to
the east gate to wee our princess!"
When he saw Harper, Joshua couldn''t believe that the pretty woman in front of him was theirdy. She
had nice lips and white teeth as well as the most charming eyes. No one could imagine how such a
weak-looking woman was able to tame their mighty prince.
"Your Highness?" Joshua asked, a little unsure.
Looking at the man in ck whose face was full of confusion, Harper smiled. "You must be Joshua. I
heard a lot about you from Matthew."
Upon hearing this, Joshua breathed a sigh of relief. "I''ve always heard them talk about you, but I never
got the chance to see you in the flesh. Now that I''ve met you today, it''s going to be hard not to
recognize you from now on."
"Do you think I''m actually fragile? Did I disappoint your expectations?"
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Joshua immediately shook his head. "No, it''s not like that. In my imagination, you''re elegant, noble, and
admirable. I had always thought that you were someone to be worshiped, but I didn''t expect you to be
so easy-going."
"Noble and admirable? You''re talking about Matthew." Then, Harper added in a low voice, "I guess I''m
easy-going because I am forced by him to behave like that."
With that, Joshua grinned. "Your Highness, pleasee in. Don''t stand in here anymore. His Highness
mistakenly ran to the other gate to pick you up. It will need some time before hees to his senses."
"Okay, that seems like a great idea. Let''s enter the city first." When Harper heard that Matthew had
gone to another gate to pick her up, she immediately understood that someone must have deliberately
made a fool of him. She didn''t say anything. Once Matthew realized what they had done, he would
teach them a lesson and when that time came, she wouldn''t be able to help them either.
Matthew ran as quickly as he could to the west gate, only to find that there was no one outside. He
grabbed a soldier who was guarding the gate and asked, "Hasn''t my wife returned already? Where is
she?"
The guard was extremely confused. "Your Highness, there is nobody at the west gate. I haven''t seen
Her Highness either."
The expression on Matthew''s face instantly turned dark. He carefully recalled Jack''s words. He said
that Harper had returned and was at the gate, but he didn''t mention which gate. Matthew
subconsciously thought it was the west gate because it was near the South Kingdom, but he didn''t
expect that Harper would return from the east gate. So he immediately rushed to the east gate without
even stopping to breathe.
When he reached the east gate, there was still no one to be seen. The guards bowed to him as soon
as they saw him.
"Where is my wife?"
"Your Highness, Princess Harper went to the military camp to look for the general."
As soon as the guard finished speaking, Matthew went straight to the military camp. But he found out
soon enough that his wife had left for the general''s mansion because she didn''t see him here!
"Good for you, Joshua!"
Matthew stated while gnashing his teeth again and again. He swore to himself, ''Jack, Joshua, wait and
see. After I settle everything with Harper, I''ll teach you a good lesson that you''ll never forget until you
die.''
After the long journey, Harper was very tired. Joshua and the others knew that Matthew would soon
come to the general''s mansion. So as soon as they escorted Harper back, Joshua quickly left in secret.
If he didn''t leave, he would be in trouble because Matthew had gone to several ces for nothing and
he would certainly be exasperated. Joshua knew that it was the right time and probably the only time
for him to flee.
When Matthew arrived at the general''s mansion, Forsythia happily greeted him. "Your Highness, Her
Highness has returned."
Without stopping to greet her or to breathe, he went to the house where he had been staying. Half a
month had passed since theyst saw each other. He felt as if it had been a century and he couldn''t
wait another second to see Harper.
At that moment, Harper was taking a bath. So when he burst in without any warning, she was taken
aback. "Matthew, I... Hmm..."
Matthew passionately kissed her on the lips to stop her from talking. A kiss could express everything—
longing, sorrow, happiness... He knew that he wouldn''t believe that she was back to him until he held
her in his arms.
The kisssted for such a long time that Harper was almost out of breath, so Matthew finally let her go.
He eagerly looked at her face and spoke in a hoarse voice. "Harper Chu, I... What should I do with
you?"