After leaving the Imperial Palace, Lucas felt very worried. Since Matthew was the one in charge of the matters concerning Lilian's marriage to the emperor of the Great Jade Kingdom, Lucas thought that if he could somehow manage to persuade Matthew, Lilian might be able to escape the fate of marrying a man from a foreign country solely for the sake of peace between the two countries.

"Your Highness, Prince Lucas wants to see you."

"Prince Lucas?" Harper asked in surprise. "Are you sure he wants to see me and not Matthew?"

"Your Highness, His Highness has yet to return, and Prince Lucas said that he wants to see you specifically."

"All right. Let him in." Harper went on reading the book in her hand, which was about the Great Jade Kingdom, including many unknown places and customs they had.

When Lucas came in, he saw Harper sitting in the swing in the yard, holding a book in her hand. She seemed to be completely absorbed in the book she was reading. "Aunt Harper," Lucas greeted her.

"Have a seat," Harper said in a rather flat tone. "I hea

way, at least she could see the man she loved every day.

"Aunt Harper, what does it feel to love someone?"

"Someone once told me that when you love someone, you would want him to live, and that after you couldn't be loved back by him and hated him, you would want him to die. But in my opinion, when you love someone, even if you die because of that love, you will still feel content," Harper replied. As she spoke, her eyes were brimming with so much tenderness and warmth that Lucas felt very impressed. It wasn't until much later that he finally came to his senses.

"You love Uncle Matthew very much, don't you, Aunt Harper?"

"Yes, I do love him very much," Harper admitted in all sincerity. "For me, he is more important than everybody else in the world."

"I see. Thank you for clearing up my confusion, Aunt Harper. I will escort Lilian to the Great Jade Kingdom and make sure she's safe and sound so she could be on Rolando's side. And I will give Rolando a piece of my mind and tell him that nobody is allowed to mistreat this sister of mine."