Flowers, Swords and France

"Where is your sister? Long time no see, I want to talk to her..."

Although part of the reason was to avoid the embarrassment of being directly asked for a date by Charles just now, Matilda really wanted to talk to Fran at this moment. After all, she had not seen this classmate and friend for a long time, so naturally she wanted to take advantage of it. Take this opportunity to see her.

After hearing Matilda's request, Charles's heart suddenly moved.

Yes, I have been busy for so long today, but I have also forgotten my sister. Where is she now?

Then he started to search in his memory in silence, but he could not find his sister in his memory of looking around at the guests.

Is she not going to stop coming? Quite a few words A thought suddenly flashed through Charles' mind.

Although it stands to reason that she had promised herself that she would attend before, but judging from Fran's recent mental state and how much she has always disliked Charlotte, it would not be particularly strange to do such a thing.

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When he thought of this, Charles felt slightly uneasy. He quickly made a gesture and called a servant leader in livery from the door.

"Has my sister come over tonight to attend?" Although the servant may not have met Fran before, as long as Fran's name is on the guest's sign-in list, he should know it.

"Miss de Treville is attending tonight." Sure enough, the servant answered immediately after thinking for a moment.

"Oh..." Charles breathed a sigh of relief unexpectedly.

"Then, look for her. Then take this young lady to my sister's place." He pointed at Matilda and gave another order.

"Okay, sir." The servant bowed and accepted the order. Then walked to Matilda's side.

Then, Matilda did not move directly, but looked at Charles with a confused look.

"Sir, did you have a fight with Fran before?".

No wonder she was so surprised, because not only did Charles seem to not know where Fran was, he didn't even know whether she was present or not - were these really siblings living in the same residence? ?

"Oh, you misunderstood. That's not the case." Charles looked awkward in a rare moment, "It's just that Fran did encounter something recently. She wasn't in a particularly good mood, so I didn't force her to attend. This kind of overly lively occasion, coupled with the fact that I have been very busy recently..." "So that's it..." Matilda nodded, still a little doubtful of Charles's explanation. "Then I want to talk to her even more. Can you tell me what exactly is bothering her?".

Ciel's expression became even more ugly.

"Okay. Let me tell you, she is worried about two things. The first is that her mother was accidentally killed by her father; the second is that she wants to stay with me forever and tells me not to marry Charlotte. "——Is it possible to say this kind of thing?

Not only should these words not be spoken out, but they should be kept strictly secret, preferably never seen in the light of day.

"Well, I can't say it's anything particularly serious. Anyway, I don't know what to say..." Ciel had no choice but to speak vaguely. Then he warned Matilda, "No matter what, Fran has grown up and can handle her own problems. If the rest of us interfere too much, I'm afraid it will only add more irrelevant worries and worries to her." It’s just pressure...so I haven’t paid much attention to her lately.”

Although Charles didn't say it explicitly, Matilda could still understand his subtext of "I hope others will leave it alone", and therefore became more confused. However, since she is from a noble family, Matilda has understood since she was a child that every family has secrets that each family does not want to disclose, so naturally she can pretend to turn a blind eye to such things.

"Okay, I understand. I will try my best to chat with her and help her relax." Matilda gave an answer that reassured Charles a little.

"Thank you, Matilda." Charles sighed softly, "make her feel better."

Matilda nodded, and then slowly left with the servant.

Although Ciel's expressions and replies were somewhat unrealistic, there was still no trace of adulteration in the care and love for his sister in the accidental revelation of true feelings. It was precisely because this accidental revelation was reflected in Ciel- In a person like Mr. de Treville, this makes him even more precious.

I never expected that such a person would not be so cold and shrewd at certain times... Matilda, who had her back to Charles, suddenly smiled.

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Under the leadership of the servant, Matilda walked slowly along the edge of the hall. While she was looking for Fran's figure, she looked at the noisy hall and the guests in it. them.

Seeing them all dressed up and smiling, Matilda couldn't help but feel a little confused in her trance.

They seem very happy. Is there any particular reason? Why are they so happy? Are they happy?

Along with the confusion is the lingering sense of alienation. Because Matilda likes to be quiet, she rarely participates in such occasions, so it is normal to feel uncomfortable.

Then, her eyes fell on Charlotte who was in the middle of the hall. The princess was chatting and laughing with several girlfriends. Although there may not be much sincerity to her friends in her behavior, the joy in her eyebrows cannot be concealed. And because of this joy from the heart, the already very beautiful girl She seemed even more radiant now, and even the brilliance of the diamonds she wore seemed unable to cover up the charm she exuded.

Looking at the princess who was obviously immersed in happiness, an indescribable emotion surged into Matilda's heart.

The woman in front of her seemed to have it all, a noble background, beautiful appearance, the admiration of all the stars in the social world, and she didn't even have to do anything to have such an excellent husband... It was so dazzling that Mathilde Da felt similar to the jealousy felt by inferior students towards top students in school.

Suddenly, she quickly woke up from this mood.

Sure enough, I have to be vulgar a few times... She shook her head and smiled bitterly. Then he looked away from Charlotte.

Under the leadership of the servant, after a while, Fran was finally found in another corner.

She was sitting on the sofa and seemed to be resting. And her close friend, Mademoiselle Marie de Leoland, was sitting next to her at the moment, chatting with her. Seeing these two old classmates, a smile immediately appeared on Matilda's face. She left the servant who led the way and walked towards her quickly.

However, when Matilda got closer and closer, she finally saw Fran's current appearance clearly. She originally wanted to go over and say hello, but she suddenly slowed down unconsciously.

To her surprise, Fran was dressed very beautifully tonight.

Her face is fair and her facial features are delicate, which makes her look comfortable. After the golden hair was carefully combed, the locks were hanging and curled at the bottom, making her slightly slender face look more elegant and beautiful. Although I didn't dress up deliberately. He wasn't wearing any particularly eye-catching jewelry. She is only wearing a bright-colored skirt, but it gives people a strong sense of beauty.

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Seeing Fran dressed up like this for the first time, Matilda couldn't help being deeply moved by her beauty even as a woman. This beauty was so natural that she couldn't even bring herself to look at what she just saw. The feeling of bruised jealousy that arose in Charlotte.

However, this was not the reason why Matilda stopped.

The real reason that stopped her was Fran's expression at this moment.

Although he looked very calm on the surface, he even had a slight smile on his face and seemed to be talking to his friends cordially. But Matilda, who was accustomed to observing people's emotions, could certainly see that there was no joy in Fran's smile, and she seemed to be chatting with a friend next to her. But he was completely absent-minded, just perfunctory with his friends, as if attending this banquet tonight

And what seems to be contained more in those blue eyes is...anger?

Matilda was startled by her discovery.

At this time, why be angry?

The doubts she had when talking to Charles just now have increased several times now. Charles's inaccurate description at that time made her feel that there must be some special reasons.

In her mind, she recalled the school days with Fran, the girl who seemed carefree and treated every classmate sincerely, and then overlapped with the girl now who seems to have every inch of her skin burning with anger. Together, it turned into an indescribable weird feeling.

What happened to her? Matilda couldn't help but think about it, but she couldn't think of a reason - after all, now that the Marquis of Treville and his family are in power, there is probably nothing that can make her so worried, right? There were many words that Matilda couldn't come up with answers to at least after thinking about them for a long time.

Could it be that her brother's marriage itself was the source of her irritation? Suddenly a thought flashed through Matilda's mind. In this way, it is understandable that Ciel's attitude is strange.

If this is the case, although some sisters will indeed be dissatisfied with the person their brother chooses, there is no need to be so angry, right? After a few words, Matilda was denying her thoughts again.

After standing still for a moment, Matilda finally decided to put aside these doubts and go meet her two friends again. However, her mood had changed greatly. The initial joy had mostly cooled down, and what was left was concern about her friend's current situation, and an urge to help her friend.

With this mood, Matilda gently walked to the two girls who were still talking.

"Good evening, Miss Treville?"

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I also wish everyone a happy New Year.

Because I haven’t written in a few days, my hands still feel a little jerky. I hope it will get better in the future...

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Chapter 118: Concern and determination.

Chapter 118: Concern and determination,