Chapter 871 She Was Suspected (Part One)


    Finally, Harper was able to see clearly the man in front of her. He was not her husband Matthew, but


    Rndo who looked so pale and furious. He was holding her arms and walking towards a remote


    pce.


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    "Rndo," Harper called out weakly in a hoarse voice.


    "Are you awake?" Lowering his head, Rndo carefully stared at Harper and added, "Don''t worry. I''ll


    take care of you. You''ll be fine."


    The temperate of Harper''s body increased more and more. Even though she had just sobered up, she


    understood right away why her body was unusually hot. Coupled with the fact that their clothes were


    disheveled, she knew what had happened at once, although she had been poisoned.


    "Where are we going?" Harper forced herself to put some distance between her and Rndo''s arms.


    At that moment, he was a great temptation for her and she was afraid that she wouldn''t be able to


    restrain herself if she kept being this close in his arms.


    "We''re going to the freezing Ice Pool. It''s the pce that can contain the Fire Toxin in your body. Hang


    in there; we''re almost there," Rndo quickly replied.


    Soon enough, they arrived at the pool. Rndo kicked open the door of the pce and took Harper


    into a secret chamber where the pool was located. As soon as they dipped into the pool, Harper felt a


    piercing chill seep through her body, which actually helped in regaining some of her strength.


    Rndo still held onto Harper and stepped into the pool without hesitation. The piercing cold almost


    made Harper cry out. She shivered tremendously, unable to bear the cold. Fortunately, the zing heat


    in her body was gradually subsiding.


    Rndo held Harper by the waist and made her stand on the edge of the pool. "Put me down. I can


    stand by myself," Harper said after a short while.


    Rndo stepped back a little and stood a meter away from Harper, without getting out of the pool.


    "You can go now. You don''t have to apany me here. I''m sorry that you got involved in my


    misfortune," Harper said with a faint smile.


    Rndo nced at Harper and said, "If you''re not afraid that I wouldn''t be able to control myself and


    might do something against your will, I don''t mind leaving."


    For a moment, Harper was stunned. She immediately understood that she was not the only one being


    poisoned by the Fire Toxin. It was apparent that Rndo had also been affected by it. But he could still


    hold her in the pool, so he must''ve been restraining himself with so much self-control. Leaning back


    against the Ice Pool, Harper helplessly smiled. "We are kind of sharing the same hardship together."


    A surge of emotions appeared in Rndo''s eyes. But he soon turned back and asked, "Do you have


    any idea who was behind what happened to us today?"


    Harper shook her head and said, "No, but the one who framed me must''ve known me very well. After


    putting the Fire Toxin in my room, I was supposed to find out about it soon enough. However, I didn''t.


    This only meant that the person knows I''m a good physician. They covered up the smell of the Fire


    Toxin with a simr fragrance, osmanthus''s fragrance."


    "Is there anyone you''re suspicious of?" Rndo asked with so much seriousness. If Harper hadn''t


    realized what happened and pushed him away, the consequences would have been unimaginable.


    "It''s my first time being in the Great Jade Kingdom. I''m certain that I didn''t offend anyone here in the


    past. So I have no idea how I could have offended the one who nned this." A bitter smile cracked


    from Harper''s lips.


    Rndo thought about it over but he too couldn''te up with a person who would do this to Harper.


    Then, he asked, "What did you do today?"


    "First, I had breakfast and then, I spent some time with Lilian in the pce. Lilian got tired after a while,


    so I came back to my quarters. Upon my arrival, I saw a blooming osmanthus. Sonia said that it was


    from the Imperial Household Bureau. Then, I read a book and passed out. I''m sure you know what


    happened after that."


    "Where''s Forsythia, the maid who was always by your side?"


    "Lilian said that she had been having nightmares these days. So, I asked Forsythia to send some


    medicine to her." At the thought of this, Harper looked at Rndo with confusion in her eyes. "Didn''t


    you see Forsythia when you came to see me?"


    Rndo shook his head and said, "When I came over, I didn''t see her. One of your maids said that you


    fainted. But when I checked your pulse and your physical condition, I found out that you were fine, but


    when you woke up —"


    Harper covered her face with her hands and said, "At that time, it seemed like whoever appeared in


    front of me looked like Matthew."


    Rndo didn''t say anything for a while. Although he knew that Harper and Matthew loved each other


    very much, he didn''t know how to react upon hearing the woman he loved so casually express her


    affections for another man.


    "Your Majesty."


    "What is it?" Rndo turned to the door and saw Fernando, the chief of the secret guards, standing


    outside.


    "Your Majesty, we just found out that the thing in the censer is called ''Fantasy''. The one who gets


    poisoned by it will be under a sort of trance. They will regard anyone they see as the one they have


    always wanted to be with. This kind of poison —"


    "Is from Bright Dynasty." Harper picked up Fernando''s words. She gnashed her teeth and eximed,


    "It was Becky!"


    Rndo turned to Harper briefly before asking Fernando, "Have you found out who''s behind this?"


    "I have investigated almost everyone who entered and left the Harmony Pce. We didn''t find anything


    suspicious with them. However, only one of them hasn''t been investigated yet."


    "And who is that?"


    "It''s Lady Lilian, Your Majesty. The guard said that Lady Lilian brought two maids into the Harmony


    Pce today. But when she left, only Daisy followed her out," Fernando replied right away.


    "No, that''s impossible! Lilian entered my room with only Daisy by her side," Harper retorted.


    The expression on Rndo''s eyes grew dark. Harper didn''t know that Lilian had found out about his


    feelings for her, so she didn''t doubt Lilian. But right then, he was certain then that this must have


    something to do with Lilian!


    If he hadn''t restrained himself and slept with Harper, she would loath him when she woke up. If he


    didn''t, Harper would find out his hidden feelings for her and thus, she would certainly stay away from


    him. He had underestimated Lilian''s capabilities. He had thought that she was a foolish woman who


    was just obsessed with him. He had never thought that she could n against him and Harper like


    this.