Chapter 824 Betrothal Presents (Part Two)


    Harper took a nce at the female matchmaker behind Barry and said with a smile, "The betrothal


    presents are ready?"


    "Yes. Your Highness, please have a look," Barry said while he handed a box that he had been holding


    to Harper. She stretched out her hands to take it. To her surprise, the box was so heavy that she almost


    dropped it.


    "It seems like you came from a very wealthy family," Harper teased him. She opened the box and saw


    several deeds for differentnds, some banknotes, a few pieces of jewelry, and some gold and silver


    ingots. She figured that Barry must have kept all the rewards that Matthew gave him.


    Barry''s face looked a little bit red. "Your Highness, will these be enough?" he nervously asked.


    With the box in her hands, Harper walked towards her house and called out, "Anabel!"


    "Your Highness, I''m here."


    "Go and ask Nina toe here."


    "Yes, Your Highness," Anabel answered while she immediately left with so much excitement to look for


    Nina. For quite a while, Barry had been standing at the gate of the Phoenix House with a matchmaker


    by his side. So everyone knew that he was there to give the betrothal presents.


    When the matchmaker entered the receiving room, she began her job. She smiled brightly and said to


    Harper, "Your Highness, Guard Barry is a handsome man, and Miss Nina is very beautiful. They''re a


    perfect couple made by God. Guard Barry said that in his lifetime, he wouldn''t want to marry anybody


    else unless it''s Nina, so I hope you can fulfill their wish and allow them to get married."


    With a calm smile, Harper knocked on the box with her fingers. For a while, she didn''t utter a single


    word. Upon seeing that, the matchmaker couldn''t tell what decision Harper would make, so she


    couldn''t do anything but awkwardly smile and stand aside. She thought to herself, ''Lady Harper is a


    tough nut to crack. It seems like things won''t go that smoothly today.''


    When Nina finally came into the room, she briefly nced at Barry before bowing to Harper. She then


    greeted her, "Your Highness."


    "Nina, Barry is here to give you his betrothal presents. He says that he wants to marry you. He has


    quite a lot of wealth, including a house in the imperial capital, several country houses, and a number of


    banknotes. Although there are only a few pieces of jewelry, it doesn''t matter that much. I called you


    here today because I want to ask for your opinion. Do you love him?" Harper asked Nina seriously


    while her eyes were fixed on her.


    Nina immediately blushed so she lowered her head. In fact, she didn''t know how to answer the


    question.


    "Nina, please answer Her Highness," Barry encouraged her despite his anxiety. He was afraid that


    Harper wouldn''t agree to their marriage if Nina were to say that she didn''t love him.


    Finally, Nina raised her head to take a look at Barry before she shifted her eyes to Harper. Then she


    nodded her head firmly and stated with determination, "Your Highness, yes, I do love him."


    "So, are you willing to marry him, live the rest of your life with him, share the joys and sorrows with


    each other, and never give up on each other, no matter what will happen?" Harper asked in a very


    gentle voice, devoid of any judgment. But everyone who heard her couldn''t help but feel a little


    intimidated.


    "Yes, I am willing to do all of that with Barry."


    "That''s great," Harper remarked. Then she shifted her eyes back to Barry and asked, "Barry, if I


    demand that once you marry Nina, you can never have a concubine in this lifetime and you can''t


    divorce her unless she made a huge mistake, will you still choose to marry her?"


    "Yes!" Barry immediately answered without the least bit of hesitation. He then added, "Nina''s ce in


    my heart is too big to amodate any other woman. Please believe me when I say that I don''t really


    want to marry anyone else."


    "If someone forces you to have a concubine, what will you do?"


    "I will never concede!"


    "You will never concede even if it''s Prince Matthew who will force you to do so?" Harper asked with


    utmost seriousness while staring at him intently. She wanted to know if Barry had the ability to resist


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    "His Highness is my master. I wouldn''t dare to disobey his orders. But I won''t let Nina down either. In


    such a case, I wouldn''t be able to do anything but take my own life to show both my loyalty to His


    Highness and faithfulness to Nina," Barry responded with determination after thinking about it for a


    while.


    With a smile that almost reached her ears, Harper said, "Go and ask the steward toe here."


    Noah came in a hurry. "What can I do for you, Your Highness?" he asked.


    "Barry doesn''t have any family member. I guess nobody is taking care of his own house outside of the


    mansion. You can select some people to go to his house and help him clean and decorate his house.


    And choose a lucky day for the two of them so they can get married as soon as possible."


    "Barry is going to get married. Congrattions!" Noah said while his eyes narrowed to form a smile. He


    then turned to Harper and asked, "Your Highness, I have just read the almanac earlier. Tomorrow is


    actually an auspicious day. How about they get married tomorrow?"


    For a while, it looked like Harper was thinking very deeply. Tomorrow, there would be a ceremony in the


    Kong n mansion to celebrate the birth of Jabari, which she had to attend. However, the ceremony


    wouldn''t take ce until noon, so there wouldn''t be a conflict in time. With such thoughts in mind, she


    said, "That''s great. Get everything ready as soon as possible. Make sure that it will be a perfect


    wedding ceremony."


    "Yes, Your Highness. I will prepare for everything right away." Noah then left in a hurry, just like he had


    come right then. Meanwhile, Barry felt a little dizzy. The wedding was going to be held much sooner


    than he had expected, so it all felt surreal to him.


    "Your Highness, I haven''t prepared the wedding dress for the bride yet—"


    "Don''t worry. I have already prepared it beforehand. You don''t have to worry about it. Just take care of


    yourself and prepare to be the bridegroom," Harper said to Barry with a smile.


    "Thank you very much, Your Highness. Please allow me to leave."


    "Go ahead."


    After Barry left, Harper held Nina''s hands in hers and said, "I hope you can consider your own family


    after you get married. I have confidence in Barry. He''s kind and reliable."


    "Yes, Your Highness."


    While she was fixing Nina''s hair, Harper said, "I have prepared dowries for all of you. Now that you''re


    going to be married, it will be their turn in the following days to get married. Later, I''ll have someone


    bring the wedding dress in here for you to try on. You don''t need to work today. You just have to wait to


    be married."