Chapter 750 A Disobedient Snake (Part One)
After Matthew left, Harper slowly walked into the hall. As soon as she heard the footsteps, Catherine
wiped her tears and pretended nothing had happened. She turned around and discovered it was
Harper. "Did you see everything?" she asked.
"No, I was worried, so I decided to check up on you. I know how wayward Princess Diana is," Harper
said as she approached. "Your Grace, did you cry?"
"No, I didn''t. I just had something in my eyes," Catherine said, her voice as gentle as ever. Her tone
didn''t give away any of her feelings. There was no trace of sadness on her face now.
"Your Grace, do you want to hear a story?" Harper turned around, sat down on the stairs, and looked at
the scenery outside. When Catherine didn''t move, she patted the ce beside her. "You''ve told me so
many stories about the South Kingdom today. Now let me tell you a story."
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Catherine walked gracefully to Harper and sat down next to her as Harper started telling her story. "I
remember when I first came to the Starry Pce, I enjoyed sitting on stairs like this and looking
outside. I wondered when my family woulde and visit. However, as the days turned to years, they
never showed up. Later, when I realized that they would never visit me, I stopped sitting here and
waiting for them," Catherine said sadly.
"Your Grace, once upon a time, there was a little girl just like you. She spent years hoping that her
father could pay more attention to her. That girl did a lot of things in hopes of that happening. Instead,
her father ended up hating her more and more. Things escted to the extent that he''d even wanted
her to die," "What happened to that girl then?"
Catherine asked in a clear but angry voice.
"She lived a good life while her father lost everything. He ended up living in pain for the rest of his life."
Harper told Catherine the entire story of the little girl. When she exined how the father didn''t hesitate
to take the girl''s life for the promising future of his concubine''s daughter, Catherine''s face turned grim.
"That damn father!"
"Yes, such a father really deserved nothing but death," Harper intoned. "It is said that even a vicious
tiger would never eat its cubs. He was worse than a beast. He tried his best to secure personal gains
all his life and used his children to strive for a brighter future. But in the end, he found out that the son
and daughter he loved most were not his biological children. It turned out that he had raised another
man''s children for almost twenty years, which he had treated as the apples of his eye."
"Karma got him then," Catherine said forcefully. "He deserved it. He toyed with his own child''s life to
pave the path for another man''s children. It had to be karma."
"That''s precisely how I feel. God is always watching what humans do. Evil people will eventually pay for
their deeds, and it''s only a matter of time." Even though Harper''s tone was devoid of any emotion,
Catherine felt a chill from her words.
"Is this your personal story?"
"No, of course not. It''s someone else''s story," Harper said gravely. "By the way, your performance of
the worship dance was absolutely incredible. I heard that envoys from different countries woulde
all the way here to watch the ceremony. Why were the Bright Dynasty''s envoys the only ones present?"
"Today''s worship was merely the opening. The actual Worship Ceremony will take ce in five days. I
guess the envoys from the other two countries will be arriving in a couple of days."
Harper frowned at the exnation. The invitation letter to the Bright Dynasty had stated the Worship
Ceremony was scheduled for today. However, the South Kingdom''s Holy Maiden was now iming that
the Worship Ceremony would be held in five days. Harper wondered why they were given different
dates.
"I thought that was today. My husband and I had decided on leaving the South Kingdom capital as soon
as we saw the Worship Ceremony s we almost sold out our herbs. We weren''t aware that today''s
ceremony was merely an opening show," Harper said in a t tone. She wasn''t sure whether to be d
or to be angry, but her eyes looked cold. Why did Francis make them go to the South Kingdom so
ahead of time?
"Where is your husband?"
"He said he wanted to take a walk by himself. He should be returning right about now," Harper
responded carefully. As soon as her words were out, she caught sight of Matthew''s handsome figure
slowly approaching them.
"Darling, did you enjoy the scenery around the Starry Pce?" Harper''s face split with a smile.
"The entire Starry Pce is all white. It looks deste if I''m being honest. There is not much to see
here," Matthew answered simply.
After hisment, the Holy Maiden''s eyes misted over. Everyone thought the Starry Pce was great,
but that wasn''t true. It was white, cold, and still. It did not differ from a cold pce, except that it looked
more luxurious.
"It''s gettingte. We should probably return now," Harper said in a gentle voice. "I wille to see you
again some other time."
"Okay." The Holy Maiden saw them off, then went to the library. Seeing that there was nothing out of
ce, she left.
On their way down the mountain, Matthew grabbed Harper and rushed all the way to the bottom at a
high speed. They were like a blur to the guards stationed on duty as they passed them. It didn''t take
the couple long to arrive at the foot of the mountain.
"What did you find out?" Harper asked in a low voice on the way.
"The library changed again. I couldn''t find a way to get in. I''m afraid we won''t be able to get inside the
library without the Holy Maiden''s help," Matthew answered, frowning at what that meant. "I''m afraid it
will not be easy for us to get in."