Chapter 17 The Greek Gift (Part One) (2/2)

e. I'll never give her a chance to rise higher than my daughter!'

”I'm glad we've come to an agreement. Go and rest. For the Emerald House, pay more attention to it, if you may.”

”Yes, My Lord.” Although Sue had given birth to three children, her body could rival that of a teen. With her curves, her charm could draw anyone in. That was why it was so easy for her to convince Charles to spend that night with her.

The next morning, Sue quickly ordered someone to get Harper's measurements to order some clothes for her. As maids came back and forth trying to get her appropriate measurements, Harper already had her doubts. Though she knew of the purpose behind all these fittings and dresses, she had a theory that Sue had a plan of her own. She knew the woman would rather die than help her get to the emperor's good side.

”My Lady, why does Lady Sue want to make clothes for you all of a sudden?” Nina furrowed her eyebrows as she felt something wrong about the whole thing.

Harper turned to another page of her medical book. ”As the saying goes, the weasel can go pay his respects to the hen but not without his own intentions behind him.”

”My Lady, then why...?” Nina hesitated.

Harper chuckled, knocking the book on Nina's head. ”Calm down, Nina. Let her come if she wants to. All we have to do right now, is wait and see her next move. She hasn't even taken any action yet and you're already so scared. What will you do if she finally acts? Surrender?”

”My Lady, I am worried about you,” Nina pouted. ”What does Lady Sue want with us? It's impossible for us to guard you against surprised attacks, especially if we don't know in what shape or form they'll be in.”

Harper smiled, ”As I said, we'll sit and wait. We could deal with it when it comes. What I am afraid is that she does nothing. If so, how can I deal with her?”

Nina wildly looked around to check if there were any eavesdroppers. When there were none, she bowed her head. ”You can't say things like these, My Lady. Even the walls carry ears.”

Harper smiled and shrugged in response, not really bothering to care. She had already implied to her grandmother Mavis that she wanted to go to the Imperial Palace. One reason was to let Charles see her value to avoid killing her. Another was just to annoy Sue and the others. There was nothing to do about the grudge between them already, having exchanged multiple threats. If she became the favored concubine, she'd be able to stop Hailey from marrying the crown prince. That was why she knew for a fact Sue would be taking action against her before it was too late. Once Sue would act upon it, Harper would finally be able to analyze the situation at hand and plan a harder strike back.

While Sue was sending presents to Harper, she was also trying her best to persuade Charles. She had tried fueling his thoughts with doubt, even going as far as asking him where Harper's loyalties would lie if she'd become an imperial concubine given their bad treatment against her.