gentleman's manor

In my last life, I died of smallpox.

At that time, I was very sick, my whole body was covered with red blisters, I was in a daze with a fever, and I didn’t even have a servant to take care of me.

The only time I was awake, I saw my younger brother Joseph standing beside my bed triumphantly.There are thick curtains hanging on my bed, and my brother's shadow is reflected on the curtains, like a ferocious beast.

"So what if you have the right to inherit? Quint Manor is not mine in the end, even your son is mine, you fool with a cuckold." He said with a big laugh.

"No, you, what are you talking about..." I said weakly.

"You don't know anything, you ugly monster. Do you really think that Catherine will be willing to give birth to you? I have been with her for a long time. Now everything you have belongs to me! Go to hell!"

"No, no, my son..." I murmured, but Joseph's manic laughter was all I could hear.

After my brother died that year, my father brought me home, and he said that I was the only heir of Quint.

Since I was a child, my father has never been so kind to me. He looked at me lovingly, and even apologized to me for beating me, begging me to forgive.Then he introduced me to a young lady and asked me to marry her immediately.

The woman's name was Catherine, and she was the daughter of a merchant. She was young, beautiful, and versatile, not to mention she had a dowry of two thousand pounds.Except for a slightly lower status, everyone else can be called an excellent fiancee.At that time I was ugly and not well educated, and such a wife did not disgrace me.

What's more, the father who fell ill on the bed begged: "I am going to die, you must grant me this last wish, I want to see you get married and have a family, Catherine's father is a successful businessman, he will help you a lot .”

I met Catherine once before we were married, and she was so cold to me that I thought she was just reserved.Who knows that after marriage, she will still be like this.Every time I try to please her, she just rolls her eyes and doesn't even bother to talk to me.

Less than two months after the wedding, she announced that she was pregnant.

At that time, I didn't doubt it, and I was very happy in my heart. After all, I was going to be a father, and what could be happier than getting a blood relative.

Seven months later, my wife gave birth to a son, and the joy I felt as I held the child in my blood was beyond words.I wanted to name him William, in honor of my dead brother, but Catherine refused that name, she didn't even like me being near him.However, before I had time to officially name him, I suddenly fell ill.

I had a constant fever, and I didn't realize I had smallpox until many red bumps appeared on my body.

The disease came suddenly and strangely. After all, I have never heard of smallpox spreading nearby, and I have never left Quint Manor. How did I get the disease?At the end of my life, I realized that my wife and my younger brother had murdered me, but at that time I was too weak to even speak.

Once reborn, I swear to sever all ties with Quint, I won't get in the way, and they don't have to come to harm me.

Unexpectedly, after all, I could not escape my fate, and I was infected with this fatal disease again. Why was I reborn?

The sun was shining brightly outside the window, and the wet wind blew the breath of the ocean. A spider made a web at the window. Under the sun, the web threads shone like golden threads.I lay on the bed, staring blankly at the net, feeling like a bug on the net, no matter how hard I struggle, it will be in vain.

I told the servants not to come and take care of me, lest I catch smallpox and die in vain.Then, with a feverish body, I wrote my last words, all my property went to my sister Anna, and I handed over her custody to Edward Fairmont.

I didn't ask Edward, and entrusted my sister to him directly. I know he will take good care of my sister.

Now I lie weakly on the bed and quietly close my eyes.

Looking back on the past twenty years, I feel that I have been busy for nothing. Not only did I fail to raise my eldest sister, but I also brought pain to those who love me.

What will happen to Edward?He will hate me, right?In the end, I didn't give him a clear answer and kept evading.

An indescribable feeling of remorse surged into my heart, God, what have I done, I obviously love that man, why didn't I love him while I was alive, and regretted it before I died, I simply Stupid.

Thinking of the days we were together, how happy I was at that time.Two lives as a human being, this is my happiest time, how can I be willing to leave this world, and leave the side of the person I love deeply?The pain was like an awl, deeply inserted into my heart, I covered my head with a quilt, and cried loudly.I have never cried like this, and I have never regretted it like this.

"Adam..." The quilt was suddenly pulled lightly.

I froze, exposed my head, and looked at the person in front of me in surprise.

Edward looked at me with a pale face, and his eyes were very painful. He suddenly opened his arms and hugged me tightly.

"My God, how did you get smallpox!" he said in a trembling voice.

Tears welled up in my eyes uncontrollably, being embraced by my lover, I felt extremely weak, and this is not the time to be weak.

I pushed him away and said, "How did you find it?"

When I found out that I had smallpox, I ordered my servants not to see anyone or tell anything about my illness, and to pretend that I wasn't home at all.

"Smallpox broke out in the pilgrimage site. I sent someone to look for you, but it turned out that you had left long ago. I still don't understand. Why didn't you send someone to inform me? What are you doing hiding at home alone? Waiting alone die!"

"Edward, listen to me, leave my house quickly, I can take care of myself." I said anxiously.

"The servants have all run away, how are you going to take care of yourself!" Edward said angrily.

I shook my head in pain: "This is not the time to be impulsive. Go away, I will infect you. Help me take care of my sister and send her to marry. Everything is up to you."

Edward got up angrily, and paced back and forth in front of my bed: "What stupid things are you talking about! Do you never care what I think? Why should I help you take care of my sister! You yourself! You just give up life like this Going down? What should I do! Have you ever thought about me!"

I looked at Edward's angry expression, and my heart seemed to collapse. I shouted at him: "I'm serious! You go now! Stay away from me! I don't want to see you again!"

He stopped and stood by my bed, stared into my eyes, and said word by word: "You coward, you gave up your life now, I despise you! But don't use your cowardly heart to speculate on me! I will never leave the one I love and walk away alone!"

Edward's words caused me so much pain that I even yelled at him, "Go away! I beg you, go away!"

He didn't say a word, just looked at me quietly.

I looked at him, tears rolled down my eyes, and I begged in a low voice: "Please, please go, leave me alone..."

A warm embrace fell on my shoulders, he hugged me tightly, and comforted me softly: "I won't leave, you can't drive me away, I will stay and wait for you to recover, and you will make it through .I brought a few people who had experienced smallpox and they will take care of us..."

"I love you..." I gently interrupted Edward's voice.

"What did you say?" Edward suddenly looked down at me.

"I love you, Edward, and I've always been afraid to say it, but I've got nothing to fear now." I stared at him and said, "I love you, to his God."

"Hehe." Edward stared at me blankly for a long time, then suddenly let out a smirk.

I looked at his smile and felt even sadder in my heart. I suppressed my sourness and said, "Because I love you, I won't allow you to stay. If you love me too, then you will listen to me."

Edward hid his smile, looked at me and said, "Why don't you understand? I swear that I will never leave you. If I die, I will die with you."

"This is for my wish. I want you to live to take care of my underage sister. If no one takes care of her, she will be killed by my father and stepmother. Are you going to make my last wish come true?" I asked. explain.

"Others have nothing to do with me. If you are afraid that no one will take care of your sister, I will ask my trustworthy friends to take care of her, and she will grow up safely. As for leaving, you don't have to say anything, I will never Let's go, we will live together, you have to trust me." Edward said forcefully, there was almost no room for negotiation.

I looked into his firm eyes, and it seemed that I couldn't say the words to let him go anymore, because I couldn't bear to let him leave me at all, and I didn't want to die alone.

"Why bother? It's not worth it..." I broke down.

"Whether it's worth it or not, it's not up to you." He hugged me and fell on the bed, whispering in my ear: "Sleep for a while, I'll be here with you. "

I fell into his arms, tired from the argument, and I felt feverish again.I buried my head in his neck, sniffing his scent, his hot body gave me a sense of security.Then I couldn't think of anything and fell into a deep sleep.

I woke up with a fever several times during the night, and it was Edward who took care of me, undressed me, rubbed alcohol on my limbs and forehead, and gave me some medicine to drink.

Originally, I thought that my illness would get worse and worse, but I woke up in a daze in the morning.

I heard a strange voice: "Mr. Constantine's fever has subsided, and it seems that he does not have smallpox."

"But obviously she has red herpes all over her body..."

"Look, these rashes have scabbed over and peeled off without leaving any marks. People who have had smallpox have pockmarked faces. I don't know what's going on. These rashes are congested. , looks very much like herpes smallpox. Maybe it's because he didn't take good care of himself when he was sick, and he had a recurring fever... But congratulations anyway, Mr. Constantine will recover soon."

"Great, thank you doctor, I'll take you out." Edward laughed happily.

I buried my face in the pillow all the time, and I felt so ashamed that I would never see anyone again.

"Hi, are you awake?" A hand reached into the bed and touched my butt, and squeezed it twice.

I turned over and sat up in shock, seeing Edward's haggard face in front of me.

There was a hint of ridicule in his brows and eyes, although he was very gentlemanly and didn't make fun of me face to face, but the corners of his mouth were always slightly raised.

"I..." My face turned red in an instant, and I didn't know how to face him.

While I was not paying attention, he quickly kissed my lips, then he looked into my eyes seriously, and said very solemnly: "Thank God, you are fine, the Lord has mercy on me, I am grateful... ..."