Flowers, Swords and France

What surprised the two young men was that the person who greeted Charles was the son of the big banker, Mr. Maurice de Bovan, who was young but already famous in the social circle.

However, his appearance here was not surprising. He was originally a young man who liked sensual pleasures. Their first formal conversation was at the racecourse. In addition, because of the revolution, he had lost his job as a royal attendant officer and did not serve the country in the new republic, so he was now more free and had plenty of time to do his favorite activities.

What really surprised Charles was why he called him.

There was no rule here that you had to say hello as long as you knew each other, and the two of them were not familiar with each other, so there was no need for him to say hello to him.

Of course, although he was puzzled, he still greeted the other party politely.

Maurice left behind a large group of friends or followers who were surrounding him, walked straight to the two people, and then greeted Albert in a friendly manner.

"Albert, you are here today too,"

"Well, if you are free today, come here with Charles to play, Maurice." Albert also nodded with a smile. "You are often here." As a famous playboy, he has of course met Maurice many times, so he knows the brother and sister.

"There is a game today, of course I will not miss it." Maurice answered as a matter of course, looking around with a proud look.

"That's right, I was saying. How can you be absent on race day?" Albert replied with a smile, "Why, from the looks of you, you won today?"

"That's right! My Black Pomegranate, have you seen it? What a beautiful horse! It's in such good shape today, so fast that no one can catch up with it," Maurice was very excited when he talked about it, "I praised it in the club two days ago. Some people doubted me. Today I made them shut up! They admire me now and say that I can always find the best horse, but... I also told them that my most beloved baby has not appeared today!"

Maurice gestured while speaking. He seemed to be very involved. The whole person seemed to be full of passion and vitality.

Unlike the short and fat Baron de-Bovan. Maurice is quite tall and handsome, and his clothes are very exquisite, so his appearance is even more contagious. So much so that Charles, who originally had no interest in such things, couldn't help but find him interesting. "Will your horse appear next?"

"Yes, Mr. Treville." Maurice nodded rather exaggeratedly, "Next is my most powerful horse, which is guaranteed to lead the way and leave the other horses behind by several lengths! You will see it later, my Golden Rose is definitely the best racehorse now, and it will be proven in a while."

As he explained, the blue bow tie also trembled gently in the breeze, as if he was performing a gorgeous performance.

This guy's naming is really tasteless! This is Charles' only thought.

"Oh, then I wish you victory in advance." Charles bowed slightly to him, intending to politely end this sudden greeting.

Because of the setbacks they encountered just now, the two young men are not in a particularly good mood now, so now they just want to find a place to relax and have no interest in wasting time with him.

"Well, thank you for your good words." However, perhaps because the two of them were too polite, Morris seemed not to feel their intentions, and just kept chatting, "How about this, you guys place your bets later and cheer me up. Anyway, since you are here, wouldn't it be a pity if you don't just have some fun..."...

"We..." Charles felt something was wrong and hurriedly tried to refuse.

"Oh, I just saw that you seemed a little bored, so I made a suggestion and asked for a good start." Morris still smiled happily, "If you don't have any money with you today, it doesn't matter, I'll ask someone to place bets for you, you don't have to pay if you lose, and you just need to collect the money if you win, how about it? But I'll say it in advance, my Golden Rose will definitely win, so I'm not worried at all."

"Oh, you're too polite, we just happened to have something to do," seeing how enthusiastic he was, Charles had to deal with it reluctantly.

Of course, it would be too unkind to really let him pay for gambling. "Now that you mention it, I also want to try my luck. Let's go and place some bets on your horse."

"Thank you so much, haha, you really take care of me." After receiving Charles's reply, Maurice couldn't help laughing, "I promise you, you will definitely not lose money later."

Charles frowned slightly.

Although Charles had clearly hinted that he didn't want to talk to him anymore, he still seemed to have not heard it at all, and still kept getting close to Charles.

Even if he was an unsophisticated young master, he should understand these basic interpersonal relationships after being in the social scene for so long... Could it be that he had other purposes?

"Then I will look forward to your victory." Although these thoughts were turning in his mind, Charles still pretended to be calm on his face, "When will the game start?"

"It's the next one, it should be soon."

"Oh, then we have to hurry up and place our bets." Charles looked at Albert, "Don't waste time."

"Well, that's just right. Why don't you go to my box to have some fun later?" Morris smiled and clapped his hands, "I brought a lot of good wine here today."

Before Charles could answer, his eyes turned to the girls next to the two people, as if he had just discovered them. "Oh, I've been chatting with them all the time, but I've neglected the two ladies! How about you come to my box and play together later?"

"Okay! Maurice, you have to entertain us well later!" The girl brought by Albert quickly agreed. She seemed to know Maurice - but this is not surprising.

Mary, on the other hand, had not yet figured out the situation, so she quietly turned her attention to Charles, as if asking him what he should do.

Is this the purpose? Ciel was shocked.

Only then did he remember that he had brought Mary with him, and Albert had brought his new "friend" with him. If he was discovered on such an occasion, it would inevitably be a little unpleasant for others. The association... Could it be that this guy thought I was bringing people here for fun?

Even if it is, it has nothing to do with him?

Although I don't know why he violated the usual rules of the social world to explore people's privacy, it is obvious that he has other intentions. So... no, I cannot agree to his request.

"Hey, I'm so sorry. I have something to do later and can't accompany you anymore." Charles replied with a regretful smile, and then gave Mary a wink to tell her to stop talking, "Let's play again when we have a chance."

"Oh, that's right..." After hearing Charles's answer, Morris was a little disappointed, "Ah, there's nothing we can do about it, you are always busy! So, this lady..."

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"She has something to do later, so she can't stay any longer. I'm really sorry." Before he could finish speaking, Charles directly rejected his invitation on Mary's behalf, and did not introduce her to Maurice at all.

Then, Charles directly made a gesture to Mary, "We really have to leave now, time is very tight. Albert, I'm leaving first. You can place a bet for me later, but don't bet too small." , which made Mr. de Beauvin laugh. When he tells others about it, it will become a joke! "

"Okay, I understand." Albert nodded.

Then, without waiting for Morris to speak again, Charles took Mary and left.

Morris didn't speak any more, but looked at the backs of Charles and Mary as they left, as if in deep thought.

"What, Maurice, isn't it about to start? Let's go and place our bets quickly." Albert interrupted his deep thoughts and spread his hands with a smile.

"Well, okay, let's go now." Morris then came back to his senses.

Then, as if inquiring, he glanced at Albert uneasily, then hesitated, and finally spoke slowly and slowly, "But I never expected that someone like Mr. Treville would come out. Just kidding, I thought he was only focused on official matters!"

"What you said is true. No one wants to take a break. After all, he is still a young man." Albert replied with a smile.

"Ah, that's true, but everyone has forgotten that he is also a young man." Morris smiled and nodded, and then, as if inadvertently, he asked in a low voice, "By the way, he The female companion I brought along is quite beautiful! Why do I think she looks unfamiliar? Who is she?”

"I don't know him either. They are probably friends, not that kind of relationship." Upon hearing that the other party asked this question, Albert just pretended to be confused.

"Then it's impossible that you don't know each other at all, your relationship is so good."

The smile on Albert's face gradually disappeared

He still remembered the hint that Charles gave him before leaving - "Don't cast too little, which will make Mr. de Beauvin laugh. When the time comes, he will tell others everywhere, and it will become a joke!"

Who knows when you go out to play? That is to say, I am afraid of being alone.

"Maurice, I think there's no need to ask too much about this kind of thing, right? Since Charles won't tell me, of course I won't ask. I think the same goes for you, right?" Albert's tone was already very solemn, " In addition, I think everyone should follow the rules when they are having fun. You must not tell others about outside things, don’t you think? Otherwise, it would be too bad.”

"Where did you think you were?" Morris laughed awkwardly, "Okay, let's go to my place and play together, and don't talk about it."

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