gentleman's servant

In the afternoon, my younger sister Angie came to see me, and she said to me furtively, "Miss Catherine wants to see you in the back garden."

"What's the matter?" I frowned.

"I don't know." An Qi shook her head, and then said disgustedly: "What can she do? Didn't she ask you to help her, let us work for her for nothing, don't be betrayed by her just because she is beautiful." gone."

I smiled and said, "Maybe this young lady fell in love with me when she saw that I was handsome."

An Qi sneered: "I still believe those silly girls in our village fell in love with you, she? Are you kidding me?"

I held Angie in my arms and kissed: "Did I ever tell you that you are a smart girl?"

An Qi snorted and said to me: "Go quickly and be careful what you say."

I came to a path in the back garden, where Catherine and I often 'run into'.

She was sitting on a stone pier among the flowers, surrounded by all kinds of bright flowers, and one or two white butterflies were flying around her.The young aristocratic lady is so beautiful, even a smile can enchant the world, and now her smile is blooming on me.

"Owen, you are finally here." She looked at me eagerly: "I have been waiting for you for a long time."

"At your service, Miss Catherine," I bowed.

"You've always been so unfamiliar with me, we've known each other for so long." She said with a rosy face, "We... are also friends, aren't we?"

"I'm just a lowly servant, how can I be your friend." I said with my head down.

"Don't say that, I have always regarded you as a friend. And you have helped my father a lot by telling us the news about the Baron. I am very grateful to you." She said shyly.

"It's all due, you don't need to thank me." I said embarrassedly.

If someone sees the scene at this time, they will definitely think that this is a pair of men and women who have a crush on each other, but in fact?We're all acting, and we're all doing our own tricks.I was trying to pretend to be a sleazy valet in love with a noble lady, and Catherine pretended to be a sleazy valet in love with a sleazy valet.The superficial admiration and shyness are actually calculations and contempt.

The filth is hidden under the beautiful scenery, and the deceit is hidden in the moving emotions. This may be the essence of this world, so that everything is covered up on a calm and peaceful surface.

"Owen, if it weren't for you, we really don't know what to do." The girl who was happy just now suddenly became sad, and she said in a deep voice, "You know, after my father passes away, everything in my family will be destroyed." In the hands of Baron Oscar, we will be thrown out and live on the streets..."

When she said these words, she was as sad as the most pitiful person in the world, even the beggars on the roadside would cry for her poor situation.

As a servant who secretly admired her, I was naturally heartbroken, so I could only comfort her softly and said: "Don't think so, the viscount will definitely earn enough money to guarantee the future life of the lady and the ladies, and the baron It won't be so heartless."

After this period of communication, Catherine no longer hides her head and shows her tail. She subtly mentioned the baron's cold heart in front of me, but today she blatantly accused her.

"You don't understand, even if my father can make money from this investment, it will only fill in our past losses, and we will still be penniless by then. As for Mr. Oscar, everyone knows that he is very cold, If you don't even want to take care of your own mother, how can you take care of us?"

This woman has already started to talk nonsense for the sake of acting, probably to pretend to be pitiful and sympathetic, her eyes are filled with tears, big and big ones rolled down her cheeks, even the iron heart will melt for her.

"Miss, please don't be sad. If there is anything I can do to help you, please don't meet outsiders and tell me." I said sincerely.

"Really?" Catherine looked at me in disbelief, her face moved: "Owen, you...you are too kind to me."

"Miss has always been nice to me." I said softly.

Catherine smiled and lowered her eyes: "I know my next request is too much, but only you can help us."

She said: "We need one thing. That thing is in the hands of Baron Oscar. It is... left by my grandfather. It should have been left to my father, but it was monopolized by my uncle and has been refusing to return it."

"What is it? Will it help you in your future life?" I asked with my eyes narrowed.

"Oh..." Catherine hesitated for a moment, and began to lie again: "We don't want you to steal the baron's property, we just want to get back what belongs to us, do you understand?"

"Steal!" I exclaimed in surprise, "You want me to steal!"

"Hush!" Catherine became anxious: "Hush your voice, do you want everyone to hear? Listen to me..."

"No... no, miss, I can't do such a thing. You want that thing, why don't you just mention it to the baron? The fact of stealing shouldn't come out of your mouth." I said disapprovingly .

"This is not theft, we just take back what belongs to us." Catherine eagerly explained: "The baron is very stingy, even if we ask him for it, he will definitely not give it to us."

"I'm sorry, I can't do such a thing, excuse me." Like a frightened child, I paled and hurried out of the garden.

The conversation just now was not much different from the previous life.

At that time, I had already been invited by the Baron to come to Delman Manor, and everyone knew that he had a special interest in me.The Viscount ordered me to keep an eye on the Baron, to read the letters in his study, and to watch his every move.And Catherine came to seduce me. In the end, she offered to let me steal an item from the Baron.

Stealing was a serious crime, and anything worth more than seven shillings was punishable by hanging.I naturally refused at first, but I couldn't stand her strong love offensive, and this lady actually confessed that she fell in love with me.

Is there anyone more stupid than a man in love?The answer is probably no.

I thought it wouldn't be long before this lady came and told me she was in love with me.

Seeing the prey stepping into the trap step by step, my excited steps are about to fly.

I even fantasized that the Viscount's family got what they deserved, and I...

I... what will happen to me?

The joyful mood disappeared in an instant.

I stopped and stood where I was.

Since I was reborn, I have been thinking about revenge day and night, and now the target is close at hand. As long as they still want to frame the baron through the methods of the previous life, then I can let them suffer the consequences.

But what about after that, after revenge?

Where should I go?

Can I just stay with the baron with the cheek?Enjoying his love and trust when he doesn't know anything?

The sun was shining hot on my body, but my heart seemed to fall into a muddy swamp.

Can I accept all this so shamelessly?Pretending to know nothing, pretending that I have always been a good person, then why should I avenge the Baron and the others?They have done nothing to me so far, they even have kindness to me.

At this moment, a maid hurried over, and she shouted to me: "Mr. Eric, the master has summoned you."

I hurriedly packed up my mood and walked towards the castle. I haven't achieved my goal yet, so there is no need to think about it.

The baron was standing by the window when the door of the study was pushed open.

I thought he would turn around with a gentle smile, but he kept looking out the window, unlike the way he was eagerly chasing me before, which made me very strange.

"My lord, did you summon me?" I asked in a low voice.

"Yes." The baron turned his back to me, and said in a low voice, even a little indifferent, "Today, you are serving in the study."

"Yes." I bowed to him, wondering if he was interested again.

The baron turned around suddenly, and he looked at me quietly, his eyes were a little dark, not the fiery and urgent ones of the previous few days, but his usual restrained and calm eyes.

This cold look made my heart beat violently, and an indescribable emotion suddenly rose, whether it was fear or sadness.

He looked at me for a while, and then walked to the desk without saying a word and started to work. For the rest of the time, he just concentrated on his official business, and he didn't even have time to ask for a cup of tea, let alone take a look at me. , say something to me.

This sudden cooling down to a stranger's attitude made me even more uneasy. He was completely different from the previous two days. Could it be that the excitement has passed and he has lost interest in me, or is he just naturally moody like this? Woolen cloth?Being warm and intimate to people for a while, and being cold and cold to people for a while, it really makes people don't know what to do.

When it was time for dinner, the baron didn't even look at me, and directly ordered: "I want you to stay with me all the time."

After finishing speaking, he left the study, and I hurriedly followed his footsteps.

Said to be an attendant, but it is really inseparable for a moment.

From getting up in the morning, to working during the day, to resting at night, he ordered me to follow him all the time. I only have a short time to wash and eat in a day, and stand by his side at other times.

But he seemed to be a different person, he was very indifferent to me, not to mention the intimacy, he rarely even looked at me, and the conversations were only simple orders.

Once when I was pouring tea for him, I accidentally touched the teacup. I hurried to hold it steady, and the Baron just happened to extend his hand, and our hands touched.

Then our eyes met for an instant.

A flash of panic flashed across the baron's pale face, but he immediately covered it up, and I even thought I was wrong.

He calmly withdrew his hand, sorted out the documents on the table and said, "I told you, you are not allowed to pour tea at my desk."

"I'm sorry." I bowed hastily.

He sighed softly, and it took a long time before he said, "You need to be more cautious."

"Yes." I lowered my head deeply, and the panic in my heart soared.

"..." The baron opened his mouth, but didn't say anything else. He waved to me, which meant he was going to continue working.

Just when I was struggling with the baron's hot and cold, Catherine came out again.

She also knew that the baron took me with him all day long, and it was not convenient to see him, so she chose a late night and went alone to the dark corridor behind the hall, where the servants must pass when returning to the servant's room.

There was a picture of the Madonna hanging on the wall there, before which Catherine knelt, with a dim oil lamp burning beside her.

She was kneeling there praying.