Countess of Pride and Prejudice

"Margaret!" The gentle and familiar voice made Charlotte turn around and look at the person calling her not far away.Eleanor was two years younger than Margaret, and at the age of 16 she was standing there looking at Margaret.

"Eleanor, I miss you so much!" Margaret stepped forward and hugged Eleanor.

"Honey, I miss you too. Do you know? Grandma said that she decided to let me go to see Her Majesty the Queen this autumn!" Eleanor was very excited. , Eleanor will be able to enter the social circle.

"No!" Margaret looked at Eleanor in horror, no, nothing is right.Eleanor looked at Margaret and tilted her head slightly: "Margaret, what's wrong with you? Who made you angry?"

Eleanor's voice became farther and farther away, so far away that she could no longer hear it.Margaret turned around, and what she saw was not the view of Lancaster Manor, but standing beside a staircase.Count Max was standing at the top of the stairs, his face full of grief.

Margaret retreated hastily, but there was no way out.Count Max had already come down the stairs, step by step, very slowly.But it was only a few steps before he came to Margaret.

"Charlotte, don't leave me!" The grief on Earl Max's face broke Margaret's heart.

"Margaret, come here quickly. Grandma is back!" Eleanor's voice came from nowhere, so brisk and lively.

"Charlotte!" Earl Max spoke again, reaching out his hands to Margaret.Margaret looked up, trying to find the direction to find Eleanor.

Just when Margaret was about to take the first step, Earl Max's voice became more mournful: "Charlotte, please." This kind of grief made Margaret even more heartbroken.

Margaret wanted to say no, she was not Charlotte, it was just a mistake, and now it was time to correct this mistake, but her throat felt as if something was blocked, and she couldn't utter a word.

Are you willing?Are you willing to leave here?Leave, the one you love?Margaret didn't know what to do.

Laughter came from not far away, as if Eleanor was talking to grandma.

"Grandma, are you here to take me to London?"

"Yes, my child, and Margaret, we're going to London together." Lady Eleanor's voice was as loving as ever.

"Charlotte, please, don't leave me!" Earl Max was no longer proud, as if this was the only words he could say.

Eleanor and Lady Eleanor's laughter came closer and closer, so close that it seemed to be in the ear.Margaret put her hands over her ears, not wanting to hear any more of them.

At last a shriek came out of that clogged throat, which woke Charlotte with a fright.When she opened her eyes, Charlotte realized that she had fallen asleep sitting on the floor. She was still in the small living room of Marks Manor, not Lancaster Manor.

Charlotte didn't know whether she should be thankful or depressed. She wanted to stand up, but her legs felt sore and numb. She had sat on the ground for too long.

"Charlotte, it's dinner time. Are you okay?" There was a light knock on the door, and then Earl Max's voice sounded outside the door.Charlotte really wanted to answer that she was fine, but the scene in her dream came back before her eyes.If you choose to answer Eleanor, will you be able to return to Lancaster Manor, then how will you feel?

Charlotte closed her eyes. It turned out that no matter what choice she made, she would regret it.

"Charlotte, Charlotte!" Earl Max knocked on the door again, but he didn't hear an echo from Charlotte. She wouldn't faint inside, would she?The bodies of noble women are always very delicate.

Thinking of Earl Max, he asked the butler to find the key and open the door of the living room.

Charlotte didn't expect that Earl Max would let someone open the door, and faced Earl Max almost unprepared.

She sat on the ground, her face was full of panic and tears, she looked so pale and haggard, she was not the courageous woman who dared to challenge herself.Seeing his wife like this, Earl Max motioned for the servants to close the door, and then stepped forward to hug Charlotte: "I'm sorry, Charlotte, if keeping you by my side can only make you pale and haggard, then I ..."

Earl Max couldn't say anything about the latter words. Pushing his most beloved person away from his side is enough to make people doomed.

Charlotte could feel Earl Max's warm embrace gradually cooling down. This kind of coldness was like someone pouring ice cubes into the earl's heart, making the earl chill from inside to outside.

"I'm sorry, Earl, I..." Charlotte finally spoke, and Earl Max's expression changed due to his usual apology, then he let go of Charlotte, looked at her and said softly, "It's just, Charlotte Tee, I wish, you could give me, give me...'

Earl Max felt that he couldn't go on talking anymore. This child, who was supposed to be welcomed by their husband and wife with great joy, turned into a fetter at this moment.

"I don't know what God's decision is, but Earl, if God tells me that it would be better for me to stay with you, then I am more than happy to accept God's decision."

Earl Max didn't expect Charlotte's words. He looked at Charlotte with disbelief on his face: "Charlotte, are you sure?"

"Yes, I am sure, Count! I think God has a purpose in sending me here, and if he decides to take me or let me stay, I will accept it willingly."

"Charlotte, I originally thought that you said such things because you love me." Earl Max stared at Charlotte closely, hoping to get an accurate answer from Charlotte.

A trace of embarrassment flashed across Charlotte's face, but Charlotte immediately said: "Yes, Earl, I admit that I love you."

"Thank God, I think, he heard my prayer. Then Charlotte, I hope, God will keep you by my side forever. I love you." Count Max said quickly on Charlotte's forehead a kiss.

The feeling of this kiss was something that Charlotte had never obtained from the earl. It was so cherished and so reluctant, like the most precious treasure that could not be lost.

"I'm sorry, Earl, but we still want to disturb you. Dinner has been set, please go and eat with your wife." The butler's polite voice sounded outside the door.

Earl Max held Charlotte's hand: "Now, my dear, let's go to dinner first. I heard from my mother that women who are pregnant with children eat more than usual."

He could be happy like a child. Charlotte had never seen such an earl before, and she couldn't help but smile slightly.In any case, whether we can go back or not depends on God's arrangement.

"Look, Caroline, I'm right with you, the earl treated Charlotte very well!" Mrs. Lucas, who was still worried, was relieved when she saw both the earl and his wife appearing at the dining table. In one breath, for Mrs. Lucas, the most fearful thing is that her daughter will lose the favor of Earl Max. The life of an abandoned noblewoman is not so easy, and the benefits to her natal family are not so great.

Even though she believed that Charlotte was a wise person, Mrs. Lucas could not be reassured until she saw the husband and wife together at the table.

"Mom, I originally thought that there was nothing wrong between the Earl and Charlotte. Charlotte these days is just a little different because of her pregnancy." Caroline's words immediately greeted Lucas. Wife's dissatisfaction: "What do you know, it's because of pregnancy that..."

Then Mrs. Lucas shut up. Although her daughter was married, she had no children and it was normal not to understand that.However, if this is the case, it still cannot be said publicly at the dinner table.

"Mom, today's steak is very good." Little William's obedience made Charlotte laugh again, and reached out to touch Little William's head. If there is such a day, I can't see these people at the table, even the nagging Mrs. Lucas, in fact, will still be missed.

Thinking of this, Charlotte no longer regretted not listening to Eleanor's call in her dream, but waking up in Max Manor.Just wait until God decides that day.He is the Lord Almighty.

In the next few days, Mrs. Lucas watched her daughter and Earl Max walking together, talking and laughing together, and playing with little William together, and she completely let go of her heart.At this time, a letter was also sent from the Heine Garden saying that Catherine was pregnant, but unlike Charlotte, it was said that she was very sick.

Firstly, Mrs. Lucas was worried about the absence of the mistress at home, and wondered whether the newly hired servant would be lazy; secondly, since Catherine was seriously ill, the mother should accompany her, so that she would not feel that she only loved Charlotte. Don't hurt her.So Mrs. Lucas decided to go back to Hertfordshire after ten days at Marks Park.

Sending Mrs. Lucas away, Charlotte couldn't help but said with emotion: "This lady, tell me directly that if a woman is too nagging, it will be unbearable."

"But she still loves you, doesn't she?" Earl Max gently brushed his wife's hair up, and now he felt more and more that his wife was born beautiful, with such a gentle expression, one would never get tired of it.

"Yes, it might be better if she talked less and was less eager for quick success."

"Are you tactfully criticizing her for being uneducated?" Seeing that Charlotte had recovered to almost the same level as before, Earl Max was very happy.

"Yes!" Charlotte said with a hint of embarrassment on her face, "However, for me, this experience is not bad."

"Then can you tell me, Miss Margaret's mother is that unknown noble lady, what kind of person is she?"