Forensic Imperial Concubine by Erika Black

She sank down without much struggle. The scene was so terrible that the women present around were

deeply scared. None of

them dared to utter a single word. Many of them thought that Chelsea deserved it, because she has

cheated on Maxwell. But

what perplexed them most was the reason why he had called out everyone and forced them to watch

the horrific scene. Some of

them even looked at Ivy questioningly. Covering the mouth with her handkerchief, Ivy too looked quite

disturbed. This was

because even though he had called out all his women in the mansion, she was spared.

"Maxwell, the crime Chelsea committed was unforgivable, so she deserved more than this. But what

about the servants in her

house? Do you want to expel them all?" she asked calmly, pinching her own palm.

Maxwell stood up, passed by his wife, and left without looking back. He didn't say anything, but the

anger on his face was

evident. Not knowing what to do, all others looked towards Ivy.

Maxwell had always respected his wife and had never embarrassed her in front of others. It seemed

that at that time, he was

very angry with her as well. Seeing the incidents unfolding before their eyes, the others became more

cautious. Ivy felt

suffocated as she didn't know what to do. Finally, she broke her silence and ordered, "Sell out all the

servants and maids working

in Chelsea's house. Seal up her house and yard. Get her dead body out of the water and throw it to the

mass grave."

"Yes, My Lady."

Ivy felt extremely uneasy. At this sensitive moment, she didn't want more misdeeds happening in their

clan. Now, Francis was

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greatly favored by the emperor as he saved the latter's life. The emperor seemed inclined to bring

Francis into politics. However,

Felix was deeply rooted in the imperial court and had the support of many courtiers. But, Maxwell

belonged to the emperor's faction. The recent incidents unveiling in their mansion made her feel that

everything was a bit too coincident. It was not long ago that another of Maxwell's concubines had fallen

into the water and drowned due to her carelessness. What happened today to Chelsea was due to her

treachery. But it was ironic that the cause of death was similar in the case of both the deaths. With all

these thoughts in mind, Ivy had an intense feeling of negativity. But she tried to comfort herself by

believing that she was thinking too much unnecessarily. After returning to her own room, she began to

cough again. However, this time, she coughed up blood. Seeing the blood on her handkerchief, the

maid got very scared. Everybody knew that hemoptysis was serious and was an obvious sign of dying.

She wondered why Ivy had such a symptom at this young age. The patient was scared too. She never

thought that her sickness would be this severe. She ordered the maid, "Call the physician in the

mansion... No, not now. Let's wait until daybreak. You can say that I'm not feeling well and want the

physician to examine

me."

"Yes, My Lady."

"Make sure that no one comes to know about me vomiting blood," Ivy added coldly. She guessed that

she must have too much

concern recently. Thus, she tried to comfort herself that she would be fine.

At the same time, after reaching back in his study, Maxwell took out a list from a drawer and crossed

out the name of Chelsea.

The list included all the suspects from his mansion, who might have poisoned him. He had been getting

rid of these people one

by one, and had successfully eliminated all the servants and guards from the list. Now, all the

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remaining servants and guards in

his mansion were his men, but leftovers were the suspects among his women, and they were his next

target.

"Son, I will be able to live with you and your mother soon. It won't be so long," Maxwell mumbled to

himself. Then he put the list away, as cool as ever, and went to bed in his study. Tomorrow, Matthew

and Harper would be back, which would make the imperial capital a place devoid of peace once again.

As long as Matthew was there, the emperor was not going to pay much attention to the happenings in

Maxwell's mansion. Now, what Maxwell needed the most was to cut off his wife's connection with the

outside world. Ivy was also questionable, as she had the most similar physical condition with Maxwell.

As the thought that his wife might be the

one who had poisoned and plotted against him came into his mind, he couldn't help but feel depressed.

But when the thought of

his son and his true lover came into his mind, he suddenly cheered up.

At the same time, there were also some other people who had a sleepless night. Felix couldn't sleep as

he was thinking about

Francis, who had saved their father, risking his own life. The emperor had always favored Francis.

Moreover, Francis' health had

greatly improved, and he was able to walk without a wheelchair. Thus, he became a big threat to Felix.

Matthew's return was supposed to be a good thing for him. However, Felix felt quite worried at the

thought of the tricks he had

played against Matthew. After all, he knew the sheer capability of his uncle. If his uncle found out what

he had done, he was

never going to help him again, and this worried him.

After the collapse of Hoffman, Felix had had the ardent belief that none of his father's other progeny

would be able to compete

against him, and the Bright Dynasty would be the apple in his hand. But now, to his surprise, Francis

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became his tough

contender. The problem was that the emperor had a special love for Francis right from his childhood,

thanks to the latter's poor

health, and now he saved the emperor from danger. The emperor seemed like he wanted to give all the

best things to him.

Earlier, he hadn't considered Francis as his heir because of his poor health; now he seemed willing to

give the whole country to

him after his health had greatly improved.

The more Felix thought about this, the more frightened he became. He even regretted some of his

previous actions. His only

hope was Matthew not finding out about his role in the incident in the River City. Otherwise, his uncle

would never let him go.

After all, everyone knew that his uncle dotted on his wife so much.

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