Chapter 795 Scheming And Shrewd Sisters (Part One)


    Catherine had been aware of the mysterious visitor to Lance''s bedroom but she was yet to figure out


    who it was. Though she had no idea about who had been visiting Lance, there was a lingering fear in


    her mind. Her gut feeling told her that something was not right. Since that visitor showed up, Lance,


    who hadpletely lost his zest for life previously, had started to fight for life. And surprisingly, he had


    also started to feel better and look more energetic than before. All this was very unsettling for


    Catherine.


    "Guards!" Catherine summoned the guards. She wanted to get to the root of the matter.


    "Your Grace."


    "Go and check on all the people who have entered the capital city recently. I want all the details about


    them," Catherine ordered. The kind of incidents that were going on in the pce of the South Kingdom


    and the changes in Lance''s health could not be just a coincidence. Someone must be motivating Lance


    to fight for life. Otherwise, a man who had been waiting for death could not be so hopeful for his


    life all of a sudden.


    Catherine narrowed her eyes, trying to think who this person could be. Everything was pointing towards


    one person. But how could it be possible? That person must have been dead by now! That person had


    entered the Labyrinth Swamp right in front of Catherine''s eyes and should have been killed by the Holy


    Beast summoned by Catherine. How could that person be alive?


    The more she thought about it, the more uneasy she felt. There was a lingering fear in her mind. But


    who else could pluck Lance up except Diana? After thinking hard for a long time, Catherine could not


    think of anyone other than Diana.


    "Diana, you can''t be alive! No way! How could it be possible?"


    After leaving the pce of the South Kingdom, Diana began hiding out inside the capital city with


    Howard. She had to stay undercover in her hometown lest Catherine would find her out. Although she


    had been an arrogant princess addicted to fun, she was not all that worthless.


    In a secluded house in some less trodden area of the capital city, Diana sat in front of the window after


    taking a bath. Her mind was preupied with something that her father had said to her. Lance


    expressed his ardent wish to meet Harper. She hade to know that Harper was going to visit the


    South Kingdom within a few days. Hence, Diana did not have much time in her hand. She had to do


    something very soon to persuade Harper to meet her father.


    "Howard," Diana said, fixing her eyes on Howard. "Do you know what my master likes?" At present,


    Diana did not have any other way to find out how she could impress Harper.


    Her question left Howard rather baffled as he had never paid much attention to all these things. He


    tried to think carefully and wondered what Harper liked. But he could not think of anything worth telling


    Diana. To be honest, he could not recall Harper mentioning anything about what she liked in front of


    him in the first ce. It was indeed very strange that being her elder brother who had grown up


    together with her, he knew nothing about her hobbies and interests.


    Finally, he gave up.


    He shrugged his shoulders and answered honestly, "I don''t know." His voice was devoid of any sense


    of shame or guilt. Diana''s jaw dropped when she heard him. She almost knelt in front of him out of


    admiration. "Are you sure, you are her elder brother?" she asked.


    "Yes. I have watched her grow up," Howard replied with much conviction in his voice.


    "Then you must be aware of your younger sister''s guileful and scheming nature?" Diana could not help


    asking. As much as she had been able to understand Harper, she was not the kind to have spared


    anyone.


    After pondering for a while, Howard answered, "I didn''t know about it until she framed me."


    "What? When?" Diana almost jumped out of her seat.


    "Last year," Howard recalled.


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    Hearing that, Diana covered her mouth and burst intoughter. "You said, you have watched her grow


    up since she was a baby. So, that means you had been fooled by her for nearly twenty years. I can''t


    believe this! Don''t you think you''re too stupid?" Diana said, rolling inughter.


    "And, what about you?" Howard retorted in a cool manner. "Catherine is also your sister, but did you


    know how vicious and heartless she is? Do you know what she likes?" Howard didn''t mean to be rude


    to Diana, but at the same time, he did not want to be outwitted by her either.


    Diana stoppedughing and there was a weird silence between them all of a sudden. Her face turned


    pale at Howard''s counterattack. What he said was absolutely right! She didn''t know much about


    Catherine either. She believed that Catherine liked to be the Holy Maiden, but it turned out that she


    even nurtured a secret crush on Matthew. She was hungry for power. And to achieve that, she didn''t


    hesitate to kill her father and her younger sister. Catherine was bonded to Lance and Diana by blood


    but still, she was so cruel to them.


    Howard regretted to see Diana''s sullen face. Perhaps his words were too harsh. Though both Howard


    and Diana had indeed been through a simr experience, still their cases were different. Harper had


    indeed schemed against Howard and her other family members. But it was a retaliation to their


    conspiracy to kill Harper. Harper had never harmed anybody until the other person posed a threat to


    her. At the same time, she would not even spare a person who dared to conspire against her. However,


    Catherine''s case was different. She was simply too self-centered and ambitious. She could stoop to


    any level to aplish her goals even if it meant killing her family members. And from that


    perspective, Howard found himself and Catherine to be the birds of a feather.


    "Don''t think too much. Harper will reach the South Kingdom very soon. By then, we will find a way to


    solve the problems," Howard said in a stern voice to distract Diana. He was not used toforting


    others yet, but he had to do it for Diana because he felt guilty of hurting her feelings.


    No matter how emotionless Howard''s words might have been, Diana could sense his concern. Slowly,


    she nodded her head and said, "Yes. Even though we are sisters, we could hardly make out what the


    other person is thinking. Every single human being is different. You can never know what there is in the


    other person''s heart."


    "That''s true. People are different from each other. But every heart is essentially made of flesh," Howard


    said in a gentle voice. "Even though I had wronged Harper time and again, she had never been so


    ruthless as to take all our lives. Even our father made countless attempts to kill her, but she had still


    forgiven him and allowed him to survive. Catherine is too vicious,pared to Harper. And even


    though there is a trace of viciousness in you as well, yet, you are not like Catherine."


    Diana was left rather baffled at such a point-nk remark made by Howard. "Your words are toome,"


    she said. At that point, Diana was rather irked by his remarks. Yet, she appreciated him by saying, "But


    thank you forforting me."


    A smile spread out on Howard''s face. He exined, "I have neverforted anyone in my entire life. I


    don''t even know how tofort people. Harper had been the only person in our family who is good at


    comforting people. But her way offorting people is not always very pleasant to the


    ears."