Forensic Imperial Concubine by Erika Black

Hailey looked at the face of the man who caught her. At that moment, she almost couldn't believe her

eyes. With her voice

trembling, she mumbled, "Howard! It's you!"

Howard quickly grabbed Hailey's hand and pushed it aside. As a result, Hailey lost balance and fell to

the ground in an extremely

awkward fashion. This caused her cloak to slip off, revealing her scarred neck, which looked so

hideous.

"Howard, what on earth do you think you are doing?" Hailey protested at once, giving him a cold glare.

At that moment, every

fiber of her being was trembling in anger. "Do you have any idea what you are doing right now? You are

protecting your enemy!"

"I can't let you hurt her," Howard answered in a cold voice, without the slightest hint of hesitation on his

face. Even though the

person he just threw out was his biological sister, he didn't feel sorry for hurting her.

"Have you forgotten who started all of this and brought us into this miserable situation? Why do you still

want to protect that

bitch?" Hailey cried out in anger. Hearing Howard's response came as a great shock to her. Deep in

her heart, she thought that

he would be on her side and that he hated Harper more than her, so he was probably more eager to kill

her. But the truth

happened to be the exact opposite, as he actually saved Harper.

With her arms crossed in front of her chest, Harper quietly watched as the two siblings argued, looking

as though she was

interested in such a farce. "It seems to me that the person who behaved like me at the royal banquet

had been taught by none

other than you," she firmly said.

"Humph! So what? Do you seriously believe that you can still go back? Harper, let me tell you

something. There's no way I'm

letting you go that easily now that you've finally come here!" Hailey suddenly blurted out as if she

recalled something.

"Well, it seems that we are thinking the same thing," Harper said, pushing Howard aside as she

stepped forward. At that

moment, every move she made was so elegant and graceful. "I also wasn't planning to let you go that

easily today, even if he

tries to stop me." "Do you honestly think you can stop me all by yourself?" Hailey asked, curling her lips

as she got up from the ground. After leaving the Chu Clan, she had never been idle at all. From the

very start, she had been thinking of ways to make Harper's life a living hell. Thus, she trained so hard

to improve her strength and fighting ability. In her mind, she thought that Harper had simply been living

her life in luxury, so she wouldn't be capable of resisting her. For that reason, Hailey firmly believed that

as long as Howard wouldn't lend her a hand, she would definitely be able to kill Harper with ease.

"Yes, I'm perfectly capable of doing that," Harper flatly answered. Then, she said to Howard, "You stay

out of this. This is about the grudge between us. We need to settle this matter by ourselves." Hearing

this, Howard couldn't help but frown. "If something bad happens to you, how am I supposed to explain

it to him?" Cold as a snake, he was only thinking about himself. Harper likened him to a viper. There

was no better way of describing him. "You don't have to tell him anything. Don't forget this. I am not just

some weak woman," Harper said. Moving forward step by step, she was brimming with elegance.

However, the more she acted this way, the more furious Hailey became. "Bitch, you should go to hell!"

Hailey screamed her lungs out as she went straight for one of Harper's vital parts. But just as she was

about to reach her hand out, a rattan suddenly flew in from the window, binding her wrist. This caught

Hailey off guard,

leaving her stunned for a second. But she managed to pull herself together right away, waving the

dagger onto her other hand to

try to free herself from the rattan. To her dismay, another rattan flew in, binding her other arm as well.

"What are these? What did you just do?" Hailey asked, sounding so furious as she struggled to break

free.

"I didn't do anything," Harper slowly said. "But it should be enough to kill you."

As she looked at Hailey who was hung in the air, the smile on Harper's face disappeared. "Hailey,

you're the only person I've

ever really wanted to rip into shreds so far. Today, you won't be leaving this place. No one can save you

now."

"You are such a heartless bitch! You bitch! Go to hell! Karma will come and get you!" Hailey cried out.

Her guts were telling her

that she was in such a dangerous situation right now. "Yes, I know I am heartless. But do you think I

care? And I have already died once. To be honest, it actually feels good to die. You will experience it

very soon. That being said, I'm not sure whether you'll be lucky or not. When I died last time, the king of

hell saw me and thought that I was so beautiful that he didn't have the heart to keep me there. So, he

allowed me to come back. If the king of hell sees you, I don't think he will do the same because you're

not really beautiful enough. Even if you are not supposed to die so young, he may want to keep you

shackled there when he sees your ugly face," Harper said mockingly.

The corner of Howard's lips twitched when he heard those words. This was the first time he had ever

witnessed how narcissistic

Harper could be. She could even spout such jokes at a time like this. With his eyes fixated on Harper,

he realized that she

seemed to be rather calm.

"If it wasn't for you ruining my face, I wouldn't have been so disfigured!" Hailey continued screaming.

"Everything in this world has its cause and effect. Your current ending is simply a result of all the things

you have done," Harper

said. Then, as she slowly raised her hand, a piece of rattan materialized in her hand and turned into a

sharp sword. "I don't want

to see you suffering anymore. I'll send you to hell with just one strike."

Hailey clearly felt the murderous intent emanating from Harper. Even before, she knew full well that

Harper wanted to kill her, but

she wanted to kill her as well. But now that she had been caught by her, she was afraid that there

would be no escape for her

this time.

"Help me!" she yelled out at once to the man who had followed her, trying to ask for his help.

Hearing Hailey's distress call, the man who was entangled with Fred immediately stopped fighting him

and hurriedly went to

Hailey's rescue. Despite seeing this, Harper didn't even move an inch. When the man was about to

reach for Hailey to set her

free, a sharp rattan pierced through the two of them.

As she looked at the piece of rattan which had pierced her body, Hailey's eyes were wide open in

shock. The immense pain

rendered her speechless. Then, she shot Harper a malicious glare and spat out two words with

difficulty, "You witch!"

"Witch?" Harper echoed in an indifferent tone. Then, she turned around and walked away. "I couldn't

care less about what you

called me. In any case, I'm doing you the favor of letting you two die together."

Hailey wouldn't be able to rest in peace after her death. After all, she couldn't figure out how she was

killed by Harper at all. All

she thought was that Harper was a witch who performed dark arts to kill her.