Flowers, Swords and France

"ah?"

This sudden request made Charlotte suddenly let out a small gasp of surprise.

After a while, he realized something was wrong and quickly fell silent.

Then, he quickly looked at Mary and reminded her with his eyes not to accept Charlotte's request for the time being.

Because of the ghost in his heart, he has been a little uneasy since Charlotte met Mary. He was deeply afraid that Mary would accidentally leak the ridiculous things between the two of them to Charlotte, and let him experience the experience not long ago again. fear.

Mary frowned slightly, obviously surprised by Charlotte's request.

"Madam, I'm sorry, I'm afraid I have something to do later..." She complied with Ciel's request and planned to politely refuse Charlotte.

"I'm afraid it won't take you much time. You can go do things after talking to me." However, Charlotte seemed to have made up her mind and would not allow Mary to refuse at all, "Besides, I Now I plan to inspect this place. As a supervisor, you really should accompany me, right?"

Mary's frown deepened.

Due to her own position, if Charlotte forced it, she really had no room to refuse.

She turned away, glanced at Charles, and found that he just looked away with embarrassment on his face, and obviously didn't intend to say anything.

Huh, are you scared now? What were you doing in the first place? With a little anger, Mary laughed coldly in her heart.

She finally saw that if Charlotte became stubborn, Mr. Treville would be completely unreliable.

In this case, she has nothing to worry about.

"Okay. Madam, if you really need it, you can call me at any time. I will be happy to serve you." She put aside the depression in her heart. Then he put on a flattering smile on his face and replied to Charlotte, "But please try not to embarrass me..."

"Of course, why would I embarrass you?" Charlotte replied with the same smile, "I really just want to have a good chat with you."

The friendly smiles of the two people made Charles feel a little uncomfortable. He felt a little uneasy, but there was nothing he could do about it now.

"Okay. You can just talk, I just have something to deal with..." Charles looked at Charlotte inquiringly and said goodbye.

However, he has indeed been with Charlotte for a long time and needs to do something more important.

"Well, it doesn't matter, Charles, just go ahead and do your own thing. I'll just have Miss de Leoland with me next." Charlotte agreed to Charles's request to leave very simply. "After all, your business is more important. There is no need to stay next to me all the time."

Charlotte's rare reasonableness made Charles' doubts become even more intense. He glanced at Charlotte suspiciously. But nothing could be seen from her calm expression.

"I hope you can get along happily." He nodded to Charlotte, then turned around and prepared to leave from the balcony.

As he passed Mary, he winked at her calmly. Remind her to be careful when dealing with Charlotte to avoid causing new trouble.

Now we can only hope in Mary's wisdom. I hope she can handle Charlotte carefully.

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After Ciel left, the original silence returned to the entire balcony. Charlotte turned her head again to look at the garden that already belonged to her, and didn't speak again for a long time, while Mary stood behind her calmly, quietly waiting for what would happen next.

Regardless of whether it was good or bad, she was able to deal with it calmly and would never allow this future wife to destroy everything she had worked so hard to achieve.

While waiting quietly, she was constantly thinking in her heart, wondering how the other party, who was obviously well prepared, suddenly chose today to find her.

After a long time, Charlotte finally turned her gaze back from the exquisite garden, and she smiled slightly apologetically at Mary.

"I'm sorry, miss, this garden is so beautiful, I always get so immersed in it that I forget the time..."

"It's okay, Madam." Mary replied simply, "You are the mistress here, so you can call me at will, and you don't have to be bound by time."

Although this kind of words contained respect, they always felt a little bit resentful. Charlotte didn't know how to deal with it. After being silent for a moment, she looked at Mary with the same challenging eyes.

"Well, we don't need to waste any more time. Can you accompany me for a walk inside?"

"Of course, ma'am." Mary lowered her head and respectfully obeyed Charlotte's request.

Then, the two people left the balcony and walked into the mansion again.

After this period of renovation, the decoration in the mansion has been completely renewed. It is no longer the messy and abandoned look it was before. According to Charlotte's request, many places have been rearranged.

Not surprisingly, Charlotte's aesthetic is very retro. She likes exquisite and gorgeous, yet solemn arrangements, which is incompatible with the current trend of pursuing delicacy and small space decoration, but it is not the same. Lost atmosphere.

In the halls and corridors that were decorated according to her own ideas, Charlotte walked gently, staring at the magnificent houses that were about to become her residence.

However, she could no longer feel the excitement she felt when she and Ciel came here for the first time.

The reason is self-explanatory.

That night, after she saw the person she loved hugging another woman and chatting tenderly with each other, her mood could no longer be calmed down. The anger that surged from the bottom of her heart and made her body tremble uncontrollably still remained in her mind, unable to stop for even a moment.

She bit her lip and pulled herself back from her frustration and anger.

"Ms. de Leoland, I heard from Charles's grandfather that you have always served our family and helped us a lot." She said with that calm but lacking "It's really hard on you."

"You don't have to be so polite. I just did what I could. It didn't help much." Mary replied in a low voice, "Besides, your Excellency and Mr. Marshal are generous people. They have always given I received a lot of care and reward, even more than what I paid...so I have no right to complain about my hard work."

"You are really humble..." Charlotte smiled slightly, "In addition, I have also heard some things about you, and I feel really sorry for you! However, in your situation, you can still be smart and defend yourself. I kind of admire you for finding a way to escape."

After hearing Charlotte's words, Mary felt slightly uncomfortable. She did not need, and even rejected this kind of superior sympathy.

"It's not as difficult as you think, madam. Sometimes we can only face all challenges bravely, so that we forget fear and self-pity." Mary answered in a tone full of respect but lack of enthusiasm. . "At least, everything is fine now."

"Your will is really admirable." Charlotte still smiled, "No wonder Charles and his grandfather value you so much."

Contrary to what she said, Charlotte did not like Mary.

Out of an almost instinctive feeling. Charlotte disliked Mademoiselle de Leolan almost from the moment they met - firstly, it was said that she was Fran's good friend; secondly, she was very beautiful.

If it weren't for the so-called grace and upbringing. She almost wanted Charles to drive the young lady away.

However, considering that this young lady is now specially appointed by my uncle, and she seems to be deeply trusted by him. She could only suppress this idea in her heart, and there was no abnormality on the surface.

"Okay. You are right, at least everything is fine now..." After another moment of silence. Charlotte suddenly changed the subject, "You and Charles's sister are good friends, right?"

"She is my friend and my benefactor." Mary responded with emotion, contrary to her previous indifference, as if the two of them had not broken up yet, "I think you can understand, right? In my most important moment, When I was most helpless, I asked many of my old friends for help, but very few responded. , and she... she and her husband rescued me together, allowing me to escape from the most terrible disaster... Therefore, I will never forget the help they gave me. This is why I am willing to do so. The reason for the Revell family's service - this debt is worth repaying in a lifetime, Madam."

Her emotional self-narration brought Charlotte not touching, but a sudden feeling of disgust.

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She is indeed that guy's close friend, no wonder she has the same unruly look!

Charlotte looked at Mary, looking at her respectful and indifferent expression, and suddenly felt as if the person she hated from the bottom of her heart was standing in front of her.

From childhood to adulthood, that person has treated himself with this attitude.

Every time, she greeted herself respectfully, but never missed an opportunity to express her dislike for herself.

Although Mademoiselle de Leolan did not go too far, it was obvious that even though she was very respectful, she had no respect for herself.

"That would be great." She blurted out while trying to suppress her displeasure.

"Huh?" Mary was a little confused by Charlotte's sigh.

"I'm afraid Charles hasn't told you yet, has he?" Charlotte sneered, no longer hiding her disgust and hostility towards Mary, "And by then, Charles and his sister will be separated... "

Mary opened her eyes slightly, apparently suddenly understanding the meaning behind Charlotte's words.

"You also know that Charles is a person who values ​​​​family affection very much, so he does not intend to usurp any of his sister's property, and even plans to give her an extra share..." Charlotte slightly lengthened her voice, "Out of respect for her I don’t object to Charles’s idea of ​​caring and caring for her. This poor child has lost the care of her parents since she was a child. Charles and I can be considered half of her parents. How can we not take good care of her?”

Half a mother, thank you for speaking out!

Mary chuckled inwardly.

As Fran's close friend, she certainly knew how Fran viewed her cousin.

"But, to be honest, we are also worried about this child. You also know how dangerous it is for a child to suddenly get a large sum of money. Charles is too busy with official duties, and I have a lot of things to do. We can't take care of her too much in the future. How can she avoid the traps brought by wealth? I thought about it for a long time, and finally I felt that she needed a wise and capable guide to prevent her from getting lost in the evil habits brought by wealth." Charlotte looked at Mary with a smile, "And you, aren't you the ideal candidate? Since you are her close friend, it couldn't be better. I will let Charles and his grandfather arrange you to her side after the separation, and you can spend more time with your friends in the future. In this way, you can also be freed from the hard work..."

Charlotte's smile is very charming, as if to say "You're welcome".

However, Mary will definitely not be grateful.

Is this to send me away? Hateful...!

Her words immediately aroused fierce anger in Mary's heart. The resentment of being despised and the depression of being ordered around made her feel extremely angry.

She is just a little luckier than us, but you are so arrogant!

However, it is not the time to turn against her, Mary told herself in her heart.

"If the gentleman and the master agree, I would be happy to accept such an arrangement... I serve the Treville family, it is the same wherever I go, or in other words, being able to stay with good friends makes me feel more comfortable." She tried to make her tone calm, "Thank you for your concern for me and Fran, madam."

"Well, it's okay," Charlotte replied calmly. "You don't have to worry, there is still a lot of time, you should find a way to finish the things in your hands first, and we will do it after the separation."

Although her tone was very friendly, it was full of unquestionable certainty.

And Mary knew in her heart that this lady could do what she said, after all, she would soon become the mistress of the entire Treville family.

No, I must think of a way...

"Okay, we've been talking for so long today, let's stop talking." Before Mary could reply, Charlotte waved her hand again, "Please go and do your own thing first. Sorry for delaying you for so long."

Then, she turned around and planned to leave.

"Madam..." Mary suddenly spoke.

"Hmm?"

"The things you treat as treasures, many times, others don't cherish them so much." In Charlotte's confused eyes, Mary lowered her head and looked at the floor, saying word by word, "Similarly, the things you discard like rags, many people value them very much."

"Oh?" Charlotte smiled in confusion.

"Oh, nothing, goodbye." Mary sneered, then turned around and left.

You will regret it. (To be continued...)