Chapter 618 The Pillow Talk (Part Two)
Then she sat on his legs and blew a warm breath in his ear. She said in a gentle and lovable voice,
"What do you think about it, honey?"
Matthew''s body became hot in an instant. The look in his eye was intense and it seemed like he was
nning something. Yet, after a while, his eyes became calm and then his voice was a little hoarse and
helpless. He said, "If you weren''t pregnant, then I would be obliged to let you know the consequences
of flirting with me!"
Harper chuckled silently. Her expression was gentle, looking like a mother-to-be. She always used to
be gentle, but there was also shrewdness and coldness hidden within. Now, she was in and gentle,
and the anger that resided in her heart had all but dissuaded.
Matthew ced his hands on Harper''s belly and said, "The thought that a little boy wille to rob you
of me in the near future makes my heart ache. I was looking forward to having a baby for all these
days, but now that you do have one, I worry that the baby will divide your love for me. What should I
do, Harp? I feel sorry for myself for saying this, but I''m already jealous of our baby."
Harper couldn''t help but burst outughing. "You''re being such a baby. How could you be jealous of an
unborn child? Tell me, what did Felton say to you earlier?"
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"He said that both thete and the current emperors have killed members of the Qin n in the
imperial capital," Matthew whispered. "Although we already knew about this, Felton''s intentions were
different. He tried to sow dissent between us."
"There is no amount of lies in this world that would make me believe him more than you," Harper
emphasized. "What thete emperor did has nothing to do with you. You were just a child when the Qin
n was destroyed. You shouldn''t burden yourself with that guilt."
"But, I''m not happy about being threatened," Matthew said in a grim tone.
"Who would dare to threaten you?" Harper stretched out her hand and poked Matthew''s face. But quite
weirdly, she found out that it was funny to poke his face, and soon, she was addicted to it. Matthew
grabbed her finger to stop her.
"Don''t be so skittish, honey," he said.
"If you really ought to call someone skittish, then Lilian is." Harperughed. "I just found out today that
Lilian is actually quite smart."
"Well, there isn''t any doubt that she is indeed very special."
Lilian seized the opportunity of bringing a present from Francis, to tell them what happened in Felix''s
mansion and the pce in a joking way. She even reminded Harper of her promise. Monica kept her in
the pce to embroider for her wedding. It seemed that the emperor was going to grant her a
marriage.
Matthew noticed that Harper maintained her silence. "What are you thinking, Harp?" Matthew asked,
breaking the silence.
"I''m wondering who would be the person that could please the emperor, so that he would offer him
Lilian." Harper thought of all the young men in the imperial capital who were still unmarried, but she
couldn''t find a right candidate.
"The emperor will not grant her a marriage for the time being," Matthew rified. "Their target is
Chodak, but he is not someone who would get tricked easily. However, if someone takes action and
pushes him to give up being a monk, the oue might be different."
"Lady Monica…?" Harper presumed.
"I dare say, Lady Sherry would be the one who would take action." A trace of slyness shed in
Matthew''s eyes. Francis had recovered, and the emperor seemed too eager to cultivate him. Even
though Sherry had said that she only hoped for Francis to be safe in his lifetime, she would never give
up if she found out that she and her son had the chance to seize the power.
Harper turned her attention towards the window. She wrapped her arms around Matthew''s neck and
said, "The third Heavenly Book is still hiding in our mansion. It''s a hidden danger for us, and the news
has already been leaked out. We should somehow find a way to transfer the book."
After being silent for a moment, Matthew answered, "I''ll find a way to deal with it. Now there are three
Heavenly Books, one in the royal family, one in the Great Jade Kingdom and thest one in your
hands. Many people want the one with you. It''s a hot potato if you keep it in your hands. I am thinking
about offering it to the emperor when the timees; what do you think?"
"I would rather see it destroyed than give it to him." Harper was so furious. "All these years, he devised
so many vicious plots against us. First, he had sent people to assassinate you and when that didn''t
work out, he tried to poison you. He had also tried to kill me by sending his people several times to
assassinate me. I will never give him the Heavenly Book!"
"Okay, it''s up to you. You are free to give it to whomsoever you trust," Matthew said inly.
"Tell me, what would happen if I were to destroy the book?" Harper asked with a strange smile. Her
expression was curious, yful and sly altogether. It was hard for Matthew not to answer her.
"I''m afraid it''s a bit difficult. It can''t be burned by fire, chopped by knife or doused by water. I''ve made
my attempts to destroy it, but unfortunately, I couldn''t make it," Matthew replied with regret. From the
look of his eyes, it was clear that he was telling the truth.
"Really?" Harper found it hard to believe. "Give it to me, so that I can make a try."
Matthew was a little hesitant. The only person who was treating the Heavenly Book as a ything was
his wife. Since he had immense love for her, he wouldn''t hesitate to give it to her so that she could
make a try.
"It''s not here with me. I hid it somewhere safe."
"Shall we go and retrieve it then?" Harper smirked.
"Okay, I''ll get it, and give it to you. You can crush it like a walnut, or feel free to do whatever you want to
do with it," Matthew replied. He then led Harper out of the hall. But unknown to them, a figure was
following them silently as they left the hall.