Forensic Imperial Concubine

Chapter 955 The Negotiation (Part Two)

"Cocky and simple-minded, he is indeed easy to be manipulated. He can't be compared with Felton in the slightest," Matthew agreed. Felton was as cunning and good at calculating. Douglas looked smart, but in fact he was stupid. He didn't see through many things. Actually, he was a puppet in the first place. Victoria wouldn't hurt the Qin Clan just to save him. On the contrary, she would take his life, and then use his death to blame Harper.

Seeing that Douglas was taken away by Harper, Victoria remained calm and sat back. Yet, Beth lost her composure. After all, Douglas was her own son. After ten months of pregnancy, she gave birth to him and brought him up with hard efforts, so she couldn't turn a blind eye to his safety. Victoria was unwilling to compromise with Harper, but she was willing to do that for her son.

"I want to see my son." In the end, Beth decided to cooperate with Matthew. So, she went to Matthew's place. She didn't care about the Qin Clan at all and only cared about her son's safety.

"Please come in, Lady Beth." Barry led Beth inside the hall. Just as Matthew had expected, the Qin Clan wasn't as united as it looked. The entire clan had already been a mess. If it weren't for Victoria who had used such ruthless means to intimidate the others, the Qin Clan would have already broken apart.

Beth followed her into the room. She didn't see her son. Instead, she saw Felton leaning against the couch, reading quietly. Holding back her anger, Beth asked in a cold voice, "Where is Douglas?"

"Lady Beth, welcome. Please sit down," Felton looked up at Beth and said. "Samuel, serve tea to Lady Beth."

"Lady Beth, please have some tea," said Samuel, as he delivered a cup of hot tea to her.

Rubbing the handkerchief in her hand, Beth said, "Felton, Douglas is your younger brother. Anyway, you are from the same clan. Why don't you help him?"

"Lady Beth, now that you are here, you should know that our target is not to kill anyone," Felton said slowly. "I know that Douglas is my brother, but the Qin Clan doesn't take us as human beings."

Beth's eyelids twitched. The people of the Qin Clan were very selfish, especially Victoria. She was more focused on her own affairs and would never care about the lives of her two grandsons. In order to make better use of her ability to earn more benefits for the Qin Clan, she had let Felton run business for her all those years. Property belongs to Nôvel(D)r/ama.Org.

"Your grandmother is just..." Beth hesitated.

"Grandmother is old. Now that she is old, she should be replaced by a new candidate. It's time for the Qin Clan to have a new leader," Felton said slowly as he was reading the book. "Since the day I was taken away from the Qin Clan by Harper, I was no longer a member of the clan."

Beth's eyes lit up. What Felton meant was that he wouldn't try to fight to be the leader of the Qin Clan, so only Douglas was qualified to be the leader. As long as she cooperated with them, the clan would be under the rule of Douglas. If she refused to cooperate with them, Douglas's life would be in danger and he would never have the chance to be the leader. Anyway, if she had to cooperate with them, it would be better for her to cooperate with Felton.

"I want to see Douglas first," Beth said after pondering for a while.

"By the way, I forgot to tell you one thing." Felton closed the book. "Harper has successfully cleansed her meridians. Now her strength is even stronger after she is pregnant."

Beth's pupils contracted sharply and she wanted to ask more, but Felton didn't give her the chance. "Samuel, take Lady Beth to see Douglas."

"Please, Lady Beth," Samuel said at once and led her away. Beth was shocked. How did Harper manage to have her meridians cleansed successfully without being baptized in the Death Pool? Did

she have other ways to solve the problem of innate spiritual power of the Qin Clan?

"Samuel, you're the elder generation of the Qin Clan. The thing Felton told earlier, how did it happen?" Beth intended to start with Samuel to see if she could get some useful information. If she knew more information, it would be good for her to negotiate with Felton.

But Samuel remained silent and didn't answer her. After leading Beth into the dungeon, he turned around and left. Seeing that her son was locked up in the dungeon, Beth felt her heart ache.

"Douglas! My son! Are you all right?" Beth dashed forward and pounded on the door of the cell.

Douglas leant against the wall and opened his eyes weakly. At the sight of his mother, he felt delighted, then asked anxiously, "Mother, are you here to save me?"

Beth nodded madly. "Don't worry, Douglas. I'll get you out."

"Mother, did Grandmother bring people here? Harper is pregnant. We're running out of time. We must get the Heavenly Books and Sacred Seal before she gives birth to the child. Otherwise, we will have no chance to get them at all."

Looking at her innocent son, Beth couldn't help smiling bitterly. He was her only child. She had spoiled him since childhood, which led to his ruthlessness and lack of intelligence. As a result, he was far less shrewd than Felton. So he hadn't realized what kind of situation he was facing yet.

Beth took a deep breath and said, "Your grandmother had given up you and Felton. I'm here to look for the cooperation with Matthew and his people. And I've decided to cooperate with them. What's more, even if she gives birth to a child, she will be fine. She has succeeded in cleansing her meridians!"

"What?" Douglas looked at his mother in disbelief. 'How could that be possible? How could Harper make it? She didn't even get the Sacred Seal. How could that happen?' "That's impossible!" Douglas

blurted out.