Chapter 875 Make Your Life A Living Hell (Part One)
Because of what Harper had said, Rndo was so surprised that he was unable to speak or react for a
few moments. He hadn''t expected that she would want to leave the Imperial Pce so soon. He was
flustered for a while but he managed to calm down in an instant. Even Rndo himself thought that it
was inconceivable for him to do so.
"We can talk about itter. For now, it would be better if you can go back to the Harmony Pce, take a
bath, and get changed," Rndo said. Then he reached out, in an attempt to hold Harper in his arms.
But she stopped him right away.
"Are you sure you want to go out dressed like this?" Rndo helplessly asked. The weather in the
Great Jade Kingdom was rtively warm, so they didn''t usually wear thick clothes. After Harper was
being soaked in water for so long, her clothes clung to her body. It made her exquisite figure even more
attractive.
Harper looked down at herself and quickly felt embarrassed. But soon, she got rid of the awkwardness
by using her own internal force to dry her clothes.
Complex emotions surged in Rndo''s eyes. Once again, he stretched his hands, wanting to support
Harper in standing up. But like it had been earlier, Harper subconsciously dodged his touch. Although
someone had nned something malicious for both of them, she could no longer interact with Rndo
as naturally as before, especially, after knowing what he was thinking. At the same time, she regretted
that she had been so careless that she didn''t even realize his intentions earlier.
Rndo looked at his failing hands, and then at Harper who had turned her back on him, already about
to leave. He instantly felt that it was hard to breathe. He reached out to hold Harper''s arm and asked,
"Harper, are you thinking that I''ve nned all of this?"
Harper didn''t look back at him. She avoided him not because of what happened to them but because of
Rndo''s affection towards her. She couldn''t ept him. Her heart only had Matthew in it. And this
time, she almost made a huge mistake. But because of this, she finally understood why Lilian had been
acting so unusually. It turned out that even Lilian had noticed Rndo''s feelings towards her, but she
didn''t notice it until now.
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"No, I''m not."
"Then why are you distancing yourself from me? Didn''t you just say that we''re friends?" Rndo asked
in a slightly trembling voice.
Harper opened her mouth but failed to utter a single word. They were indeed friends, but that was the
only thing that they could be. She couldn''t give him anything more than that. Moreover, she didn''t want
to give Rndo any false hope. She knew that it would only make him suffer.
Harper turned around to look at Rndo. "Rndo, I... I want you to be happy, but I know in myself
that I can''t do that."
Rndo didn''t loosen his grip on Harper''s hand. He said, "You don''t even want to be my friend now
because you finally found out my true feelings towards you?"
"Rndo, that''s not it. It''s just that I..."
"Yes, I admit that I have affections for you and I''ve been loving you since a long time ago. But before
what happened today, had I caused you any trouble? Had I ever told you my true feelings? If it weren''t
for this obnoxious plot that somebody had nned, you would have never known my feelings for you in
this lifetime. Don''t I even have the right to love you?" Rndo asked, raising his voice a little.
"Rndo, you''re misunderstanding me. That''s not what I meant."
"Yes, I''m in love with you. But I''ve chosen to love you silently. I''m not asking you to respond to me or
even to love me in return. I just love you on my own. Can''t I do this? Harper, why are you so cruel?
After knowing my affections towards you, you just draw a line from me without hesitation!" Rndo
eximed, pouring out his emotions.
"I''m sorry, Rndo, but that''s not what I''m doing. I just don''t know how to face you at this moment.
Please give me some time to process, so I can think how I really feel about all of this," Harper said,
somewhat impatiently.
Rndo released his grip on Harper''s hand. "Harper! In that case, I would just like to make one thing
clear. Everyone else would have been driven mad by that poison. If I really wanted to take advantage
of the situation and do something to you, you would not have been able to stand here, safe and sound
right now."
Of course, Harper knew that what he said was true. If Rndo had any malicious intention, things
would have gotten out of hand. But in fact, nothing had happened.
"Sorry, Rndo, I..."
"You don''t have to say sorry to me. I did everything on my own will, just as I did in the past," Rndo
said. Then he passed by Harper, taking the lead in leaving. "I understand how you need some time to
think right now. I will arrange for someone to take you back to the Harmony Pce. You can take some
rest first. I''ll find out the truth and make everything clear for you."
"Rndo..."
"Go back and take a rest. I wille and see youter. I''m hoping that you would calm down by then."
Rndo stretched out his hand, this time, in an attempt to put Harper''s wet hair behind her ears.
However, he withdrew his hand before it could reach her. "Have a good rest," he then said before he
left.
Harper nodded her head. She didn''t really want to face Rndo, at least at the moment. The only
person she wanted to see right then was Matthew. She wanted to have a calm and peaceful sleep by
his side, so she didn''t have to worry about anything.
"Patrick," Harper called out as she remembered that the creature was there. Immediately, Patrick
turned into a beam of light and rushed into her arms. It turned its head awkwardly in Harper''s arms, as
if it was very upset that Harper had neglected it.
Harper held Patrick tightly. It seemed like it was the only way she could calm down a little. Fernando
curiously looked at the little beast in Harper''s arms, wondering where it came from. From what he
knew, it hadn''t been there when Harper entered the Ice Pool. He could see that Harper was very
familiar with it, so he figured that it must be her pet.