Forensic Imperial Concubine by Erika Black

Chapter 685

"Not us, only him," Matthew responded while he tried to enjoy his meal. Despite the nature of their conversation, his tone was
still calm and collected.
"What? Do you mean they wanted to kill Lucas? But why? Lucas has been enjoying life all this time. He kept to himself and
rarely offended anyone over the years. Why would anyone want to kill him?" Lilian asked. She could not be more curious upon
hearing Matthew's reply. She could come up with tons of reasons for those assassins to target her. But Lucas? That was totally
way beyond her imagination. She could not think of any reason or anyone who would eagerly want to kill Lucas.
"Who do you think is threatened while Lucas is still alive?" Matthew asked after a sigh instead of answering her question. There
was no brotherhood in the royal family, but only enemies. When someone threatened another one's position, he would
immediately be considered as a target.
His reply intrigued Lilian right away. Her face turned pale in an instant. She was not a fool. The only person that could be
threatened while Lucas is still alive was none other than Francis. After all, he was the one located in the imperial capital right
now who might inherit the throne. But as far as she knew, Lucas did not have interests in politics. He was only concerned about
his appearance and the finer things in life. 'Why did Francis want to get rid of him so badly?' Lilian asked herself inwardly before
speaking to Matthew.
"Why? Lucas has never been interested in the throne, right? And even if he is, he's not that capable. He is not a threat to Francis
at all!" Aside from being extremely shocked about the information that she was just been supplied, Lilian was very confused.
Matthew gave a helpless glance at Lilian as if he was looking at a foolish person. He then continued to eat. He didn't want to
waste his time explaining to her. She had grown up with Lucas since they were very young. Did she really think that Lucas was
just a playboy with simple desires and aspirations?
All of a sudden, it seemed like Lilian figured out something. Her face turned paler and paler. She suddenly stood up and asked, "I

shouldn't have consented to this marriage, should I? Otherwise, he wouldn't have the chance to get rid of Lucas, right?"
"Even if we didn't go on this journey, he would find other ways to kill him anyway. So don't blame yourself for anything," Matthew
said. After he finished eating, he put down the chopsticks on the bowl. Before he went back to his room to finally have some rest,
he looked at Lilian and warned her, "Go back to your room and rest as much as you can. Don't walk around even if you have

hesitated for a few

Lucas was nowhere to be found after the fire had been extinguished. Lilian felt a little uneasy, so she ran to Lucas' room to check how he was doing. The door was wide open and Matthew was standing inside. As for Lucas, he was lying so close to them. His body was covered in blood, his own presumably. "Lucas!" Lilian exclaimed upon seeing the horrific situation. She then rushed by Lucas' side but Matthew caught her by the arm. "Guards, take Lilian back to her room so she can rest!" Matthew firmly ordered. "No! Lucas!

for someone to help in cleaning up the body. At that time, all the staff in the official inn were all under Matthew's control.
"Prince Lucas was killed in the official inn. Do you know the gravity of this situation?" Barry asked rigidly on behalf of Matthew.
"Your Highness, we have no idea about what happened as well. I was told that the room caught fire at midnight and soon after,
he was found lying on the floor! All of us are so scared that we're all at a loss right now. We really don't know what happened."
"You have no idea? Look, a prince was killed in the official inn so no one in here can escape until we find the culprit!"
Everyone in the official inn was frightened to hell. They couldn't say anything because extreme fear and shock seized their
throats. Lucas died in the official inn and the murderer had not been found yet. Any one of them could be the suspect. Even
though they were not the killer, they would probably be implicated.
"Your Highness, please spare us! We really don't know what happened. Please spare us!"

crowd with apathetic eyes. Lucas was murdered while they were on the way for

Highness." "Your Highness, we are innocent," the person in charge of the official inn cried out. He kept on thinking what bad luck had descended upon them. He could not figure

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