Forensic Imperial Concubine by Erika Black

Since Harper was starting to believe that Rolando was gay, Matthew wanted to water the seeds that he had planted in her mind.
"Miguel is hostile to you because Rolando saved your life at the cost of one of his own arms. Look at it from Miguel's perspective.
What kind of feelings must Rolando have for you that he was so willing to give up a part of him just to save you?" The expression
on Matthew's face remained as normal as it could get, but he was laughing so much inside. He thought to himself, 'You are too
naive to go against me, Rolando.'
Harper narrowed her eyes when she heard what Matthew said. "He's hostile to me because Rolando gave up his arm for me?"
She voiced out her thoughts at the moment.
Matthew frowned a bit with Harper's reaction. He coughed a few times to clear his throat before saying, "Harp, you see, it's more
than that. Rolando has never been with a woman before. But he was more than willing to lose an arm for you. It made Miguel
misunderstand that Rolando likes you. Miguel then became afraid that Rolando was going to abandon him. That's why he sees
you as an enemy, a rival, and a competition. However, he didn't dare to show it in public because he didn't want the others to
know that the emperor and the prime minister of the Great Jade Kingdom are gay. So, the only thing he can do is treat you with
hostility from time to time but in a subtle way, so that no one will notice what he's doing."
Harper nodded. She thought that Matthew gave her the reasonable explanation that she was looking for. She had been
wondering why Miguel would be so hostile to her from the first time they met. Now the puzzle had been solved.
"But there is nothing going on between me and Rolando. Miguel is being jealous for no reason," Harper said, still a little
confused.

and cure Wendy? The grand ceremony to crown the empress of the Great Jade Kingdom will take place on the fifteenth of the next month. Do you think we'll have enough time?" "I need to prepare some things

I can't be careless. Any minor mistakes may kill her," Harper quickly explained. "You do remember that it's not your responsibility to save her." "I know. But since there's a way to cure her, I think I should do it, at least for Shawn's sake. By the way, I noticed that Travis' wife seems like quite a reasonable woman. Why did she choose to marry someone as irrational as Travis?" Harper lightly asked. The corner of Matthew's mouth slightly twitched at Harper's question. He suddenly realized that perhaps, others must have also been thinking that Harper was a reasonable person, while he was an irrational person, so

honest feelings. Harper stood up and hugged his waist from behind. "After we get the Heavenly Book, let's have a baby, too. What do you say?" A trace of delight flashed across Matthew's eyes, but he quickly suppressed it before Harper saw it. "I have you and that's more than enough," he said as lovingly as he could. But Harper knew what was on Matthew's mind. He must have been aware of her physical condition, so he didn't dare