Harriet told Liam what happened seven years ago. Hearing that, Liam could sense the many considerations Harriet had made when making that decision.
Finally, Liam understood why the Emperor didn't want to say what happened seven years ago and asked him to just hear it directly from Harriet. He didn't expect that not only was Helena still alive, but that so much had happened behind it all.
Politics, secret ancestry and all the deals Harriet had to keep.
Goldlane was a family descended from its female lineage. Harriet was the last matriarch of March Goldlane, and currently, she had become a Duchess for marrying him and other reasons.
Liam understood why Harriet needed time to tell him about her family situation. He also finally understood why he had a hard time finding anything when he tried to find out about Harriet's background all this time on his own.