Chapter 626 Poisoned By The Terminalia Cheb (Part One)


    Without wasting another breath, Harper took the Heavenly Book from Matthew and opened it. To


    anyone else, the messy writings on the book looked like ghost paintings. But to Harper, they looked


    lovely as if the words were weing her, which was fitting because she could actually read them. She


    was a member of the Qin n, so it was like second nature to her.


    "When I was in the Phoenix House, I was very careful about the food that I eat. Except for the


    designated few people, no one was allowed to enter the kitchen. Unauthorized people weren''t able to


    touch my food because they didn''t have a chance to enter the kitchen in the first ce. No one had the


    opportunity to poison me at all." Harper''s words sounded so sweet like flowers falling from their trees.


    But then, it started to have a different tone. "When I was in the Phoenix House, I knew that I wasn''t


    pregnant. So how could I have been expecting after staying in the Pine House for a few days?"


    Matthew immediately turned to look at Harper with wide eyes and a slightly opened mouth. To say that


    he was shocked was an understatement. He heard her words very clearly. But he didn''t seem to


    understand what she meant. "Harp, what do you mean by that?"


    Harper, on the other hand, ignored his question and didn''t respond to him. Instead, she continued to


    speak while looking at Jack. "On the night of the emperor''s birthday, you realized that it was a rare


    opportunity as soon as you found out that Matthew took me back. So you decided there and then to


    take advantage when the food was served to him. You know well enough that I have excellent medical


    skills. So if you were to poison me, I would discover it at once. So you chose the Terminalia Cheb


    because not only is it colorless, it''s also odorless."


    The admiration in Jack''s eyes grew stronger and stronger while he listened to her assertions. "My


    master had been saying that we shouldn''t underestimate you. I realize now that he''s right.


    Lady Harper, it''s not easy to get ahold of the Terminalia Cheb because it''s not an ordinary poison. If


    it is permitted to stay in your body for half a year, there''s a high possibility that it will kill you. But if you


    choose to detoxify yourself and use every means possible to drive the poison out of your body, there''s


    no doubt that it will cause you harm. Your body has already been damaged, and there''s no possible


    way to fully recover. If you try to cure yourself by chance, I''m afraid that it will be hard for you to get


    pregnant in the future." The smile on Jack''s face was full of vicious intent and it could almost be


    mistaken for a smirk.


    While Matthew was listening to every word that wasing out of Jack''s mouth, a strong desire to


    murder the man ignited in him. It was so intense that it overflew in the room. Jack noticed this so he


    immediately added, "Your Highness, don''t be mad. If you killed me right now, it would be very difficult to


    get the antidote to save your wife."


    Meanwhile, Harper who had been listening to their exchange put a smile on her face. There was no


    trace of anger in her. She then turned to look at Jack and calmly asked, "Do you really think that you


    can force him to give in and hand you the Heavenly Book in exchange for the antidote?"


    Disregarding Matthew and how furious the prince was, Jack looked back at her while wearing a wide


    smile on his face. With so much amusement, he said, "What a cleverdy you are! I must admit that''s


    exactly what I''m thinking. So Your Highness, will you exchange the antidote with the Heavenly Book?


    This is about your future offspring. I suggest you think twice before you make a decision."


    "Jack, have you forgotten that I''m the one who can make the decisions about the Heavenly Book? Why


    aren''t you asking me instead of him?" Harper asked. Her voice grew gentler. Masked in that tender


    voice that even Jack couldn''t detect was the danger that was contained within.


    "Well, you''re right. So let me ask you. Do you want the Heavenly Book or the antidote?" Jack asked.


    His voice was kind, but it was full of evil intentions. "Lady Harper, you have very proficient medical


    skills. You should know how powerful the Terminalia Cheb is. As a woman, especially a prince''s


    wife, you won''t keep your position for long if you don''t produce an heir. Not only that, you''ll also lose the


    prince''s love."


    Harper held the Heavenly Book tightly. While walking towards Jack with confident steps, she said, "Oh?


    Is that so? Thank you for that very educational speech. Do you really want the Heavenly Book?"


    "Of course. The only thing I want is the Heavenly Book. I only did everything that I have done because


    of it. I can assure you that it would be better for everyone else if the book is in my hands," Jack replied


    while looking at Harper with the same smile that he had earlier.


    "Okay, why not?" Harper casually said.


    With those few words, there was a subtle twinkle in Jack''s eyes. He was a bit surprised to hear that


    Harper would give such a favorable response. Yet, he wasn''tpletely convinced that it would be that


    easy. He knew that he still needed to be vignt. Although Harper could fight a bit, she did not have


    sufficient internal force. So he thought that as long as he was well prepared, he shouldn''t have to worry


    about Harper making things difficult for him.


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    "That''s great. Thank you very much, then, Lady Harper,"


    Jack stated. With so much interest on his face, he watched Harper''s every step as she approached


    him. When she was close enough, he tried to surprise her by stepping forward and grabbing her by the


    arms. But unexpectedly, Harper, who had been three meters away from him, suddenly appeared inches


    from his face. She stretched out her hand and bound him into a choke hold. Before he could even


    react, Harper had already restrained him.


    In great astonishment, Jack tried to muster his internal force to push Harper away. Unfortunately for


    him, no matter how hard he tried, he soon realized that he was limp and had no strength to resist at all.


    Unable to move even by just a little bit, he could only stand there weakly while Harper pinched his


    neck.


    "What... What did you do?" he stammered, incapable of forming coherent sentences.


    "I''m doing you a favor by sending you to theher world. You have been working for Matthew for such


    a long time. And don''t you know that the No. 1 rule in this mansion is to never ever offend me?" Harper


    asked in a voice full of seduction while giving a coquettish and charming smile. Just like a rose, she


    was beautiful, captivating even. With just one look, you would be tempted to touch her but all roses had


    thorns and if you were not careful, you would bleed.


    Jack was extremely surprised. He had not expected that Harper would be able to act in such a way.


    She did not have any internal force, yet she could immobilize him so effectively. What surprised him the


    most was that he didn''t even know what was happening until it happened.


    "Do you really think that the Terminalia Cheb can threaten me? Are you just too naive or too stupid


    to think like that? Jack, I don''t think you know me enough. Well, here''s one thing you should know


    about me. What I hate the most is someone threatening me! I don''t ever allow someone to do that!" As


    soon as she finished speaking, Harper snapped his neck without the slightest bit of hesitation.