Chapter 829 Mighty Ungrateful (Part One)
After taking a nce at the door of the ward, Shawn gave out his orders. "Keep guard here," he said
with authority. "No one is allowed to enter the room without the permission of Lady Harper. That should
apply to my parents as well."
"Understood!"
Shawn then turned around and checked on Harper, who quickly fell asleep because of how tired she
was. Her peace, however, was short-lived: Darwin, the mansion’s resident physician, made a ruckus
outside and almost woke her up. Shawn found that uneptable and so he rushed outside and told
Darwin to keep it down.
"Is she okay? Her face looks very pale," Shawn asked Forsythia worriedly as he stared at the sleeping
lady in front of her.
Forsythia frowned primarily because she herself had no idea how Harper was doing at that moment.
She had only seen Harper weak when she was detoxifying Matthew. But even that Harper was way
different from the Harper she was facing now. Based on her analysis, however, even though Harper
looked rather pale at the moment, she was not weak per se—she was only too tired. "Her Highness
had been busy for six consecutive hours," she exined to Shawn. "She even didn''t dare blink during
the treatment in fear of making any kind of mistake. Besides, that whole process forced her to use a
huge chunk of her spiritual power, which is why she is now this tired and pale. I think this is nothing
serious and with proper care, she would bounce back in no time."
Shawn agreed with Forsythia''s analysis of the whole situation. After staying for a bit longer just to gaze
upon Harper''s beautiful face, he left, went to the kitchen and brought the nutritious ginseng soup for
Harper. Then, he told Zorro, "Please tell Prince Matthew that Wendy''s condition has yet to stabilize.
Because of that, I think it would be better if Lady Harper stays here tonight. Tell him to rest assured that
we will take care of her."
Zorro nodded in understanding. ''Lady Harper must be extremely exhausted, especially after everything
that has happened,'' he thought. For him, however, Wendy was dead, no matter if she was still
breathing nor not. He would never be able toprehend how a person whose chest had been split
open would be still alive. Even though she still had a pulse, he was sure that she would breathe herst
breath soon enough. ''No matter how advanced Lady Harper''s medical skills are, she wouldn''t be able
to save such a lost cause.''
So imagine the surprise he felt when he saw how Wendy was recuperatingter. He began to
understand that nothing was impossible in the world, and that truly, Harper was a medical genius.
After Zorro ryed the message to him, Matthew immediately went to Travis'' mansion. Travis,
however, upon knowing that Matthew had arrived to his doorstep, decided to stay in his own room
instead of meeting with him. This hostile reception was a result of thest time they met: the two of
them fought and Matthew beat him his face swollen. For Travis, Matthew was a man who didn''t know
how to respect the elders, and so there was no way he would agree to see him again.
It was Shawn who came out and received Matthew in person. Since he knew why he came, he
immediately took him to the house Harper was staying in for the night. "Lady Harper was so tired that
she fell asleep almost immediately. Before she went to sleep, however, she told us that tonight would
be a very important night, and that it is important that she stays in our mansion."
"Hm," Matthew simply said, not stating whether or not he understood what Shawn said. Shawn then led
him to Harper’s quarters. There, he lifted the quilt and lied on the bed next to Harper.
The corner of Shawn''s mouth twitched at the sight of this. He was so scandalized by what he was
seeing that he kept still for a while, just staring at Matthew. When he realized what he was doing, he
shook his head and thought to himself, ''Forget it. He simply wants to sleep beside his wife. It has
nothing to do with me. I should just be thankful to God if Wendy is recovering well.''
He then turned around and walked out of the room. Carefully, he instructed the servants not to disturb
the sleeping couple. After that, he walked towards Wendy''s ward. Forsythia kept watch inside the room
in case of any change in her condition, while Zorro was keeping guard outside the door to prevent
anybody unauthorized froming into the room.
"May Ie in to have a look?" Shawn asked Zorro in a low, whispery voice.
After a moment''s hesitation, Zorro answered, "Lady Harper told us that Miss Wendy is still very weak
from the operation. You can have a look at her outside the door, but you cannot enter the room."
"That’s okay," Shawn answered frankly. He just wanted to take a look at Wendy, even if that meant that
he could only see her from a distance. This was not because he didn''t trust Harper, but because he
was concerned with his own younger sister as an elder brother.
Zorro further reminded him, "I am so sorry, Marquis Shawn. I understand that you are worried about
your sister, but you must understand that she had just undergone such a tough operation. If anyone
comes inside, her wounds might get infected, and then, the situation would only be more difficult for
her, and to be honest, for every one of us."
"I understand," Shawn said softly. "I just want to see her, and I''ll just outside the door."
Zorro then opened the outer door to let Shawn in. Shawn entered, and there, he looked through the
window. Wendy was inside, lying quietly on the bed. Forsythia was beside her, dutifully taking care of
her patient. While he didn’t see Wendy move at all, he knew that she was still alive, though very weak
for now.
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"Prince Matthew hase to our mansion and is now staying with Lady Harper at the house next door.
If you have anything to report to him, you can go straight there," Shawn told Zorro. After taking onest
look at Wendy, he turned around and left. He had to go to report her condition to his parents.
Travis initially wanted to go into the room to see what was going on, but when he remembered that
Matthew had alreadye to his mansion, he gave up. There was no way he wanted to see Matthew
again, and so he could do nothing but walk around the room, waiting for more news from Shawn.
"Travis, please stop walking in circles. You''re making me dizzy," Hannah begged, sounding annoyed.
"Lady Harper had already said that Wendy’s sess rate is well above eighty percent. Wendy will be
fine."
"Only eighty percent!" Travis screamed. "There is still twenty percent chance that she will die! If Harper
fails, Wendy will..." Travis was extremely restless. However, since he had already agreed to let Harper
treat Wendy, he could not go back on his words.
"My Lord," the steward came and greeted him.