"Okay! That's a good idea!"

Nina and Peony went to prepare some dried fruits. They lit the small stove for Harper. Then, Elsie helped them make the fire in the stove burn brighter. Once Harper got married, they would leave with her. Once they were in Matthew's mansion, they would miss such a comfortable life in there.

After picking the plum blossoms, Harper and the masked man came inside. There was no one in the room except for them. The maids had long been familiar with this situation. Although Harper didn't ask them to leave, every time the masked man came, all the maids would leave and give the two some time alone.

"Your maids are so sweet and thoughtful."

Looking at the prepared tea and liquor on the table, Harper was amused. Nina even left a note on the table. It read, "The liquor with plum blossoms is good, but you shouldn't drink too much." Nina still remembered the last time Harper was drunk. When Harper woke up the next morning

asked man didn't say a word. He felt uneasy. For a second, he tried to believe and understand what Harper had said. 'If she was not Harper, then she would be someone else from another place. She wants to leave and go back to her real home. No, I wouldn't allow it!'

The masked man took Harper to bed and covered her with a quilt. What she said was still on his mind. She had once told him that the first man she met was him. 'When she turned to me for help in the place of execution, was she already not the real Harper?' he wondered.

"Harper, no matter who you are and where you come from, you will always be the one who I know and love the most. I won't allow you to leave!" The masked man took off his mask, revealing a familiar face. No one was there to see it, but it was Matthew.

He kissed her on the forehead and gently said, "Our lives are intertwined. Since the day I knew you, you are fated to stay around me! Don't try to escape from me!"