gentleman's manor

From this day on, I began to visit Vincent's house frequently.

By all accounts, I was about to propose to Vincent's daughter Catherine, and I was about to propose to her.It's just that I'm procrastinating, waiting for Dean Constantine's condition to get worse until they can't afford it.

But one day, Mr. Vincent came to me suddenly, and he said with an embarrassed face: "I know that such a thing is hard to say, but can you consider my little daughter Claudia?"

I frowned and said, "Excuse me for being rude. You have confused me. Isn't Miss Catherine the candidate we discussed? Why did you suddenly change your mind?"

In fact, Vincent was also very entangled. He remembered what his little daughter said to him in the study last night.

"Why can my sister marry a rich and powerful gentleman? Why not me!" Claudia said weeping.

"Don't be silly, it is Mr. Constantine who prefers Catherine."

"Don't think I don't know. Mr. Adam Constantine only said that he would marry one of your daughters as his wife, but didn't name Catherine. Why did you decide to be your sister? This is too partial!" She cried: " What is she better than me? Besides being pretty, what else is she good for!"

"You also know that she is beautiful. Even if Mr. Adam Constantine chooses for himself, he will choose Catherine."

"You haven't asked him to choose, so how do you know that he will definitely want Catherine! Besides, Mr. Constantine married you for business. It doesn't make any difference whether it's my sister or me. My sister is so beautiful, even if I lose this I will definitely find the next gentleman who is obsessed with her beauty. But what about me? Will I still have such a good opportunity? Please, father, let Mr. Constantine marry me." Crowe Dia begged.

"Don't do this, Claudia, how can you steal your sister's marriage?"

"Since she was a child, she has nothing to gain. She always bullies me because she is prettier than me. It's not fair that any good thing happens to her!" Claudia rolled her eyes and said, "As long as you promise Let me marry Mr. Constantine. After marriage, I will try my best to bring benefits to you. Our two families will do business, right? Catherine doesn't even know how to read the account books, but she is just a smudge Vase, what can she do for you?"

Vincent hesitated and said, "But... if Mr. Constantine likes Catherine, I can't change his decision."

Claudia said with a cold face: "If you don't marry me to Mr. Constantine, I will tell him that Catherine had a close relationship with that Mr. Joseph before marriage. Everyone knows that they are enemies. If he knows that his future wife I have an affair with my enemy, let's see if he will marry Catherine, at that time he may directly cancel the marriage, you can figure it out yourself!"

Hearing this, Vincent broke out in a cold sweat, don't get married without getting married, it will be troublesome if you make enemies.He is just a businessman, but he doesn't want to get involved in these family grievances at all. It is safer to have a younger daughter, and she also guarantees that marriage will bring benefits to the family.

"Okay, I'll talk to Mr. Constantine..."

That's why we had today's conversation. Vincent carefully looked at the young man in front of him, worried that he only liked beautiful women, so if he insisted on marrying Catherine, then the youngest daughter might really do something that threatened him.

I didn't expect Vincent to suddenly change his mind and ask me to marry his youngest daughter, but it doesn't matter if I agree to marry anyone, the plan will not change in any way.But Catherine may suffer, she is already pregnant, I don't know what Quint and others will do with a woman who has lost her use value.

I smiled and said, "It's just for business, it doesn't matter which lady I marry."

Vincent breathed a sigh of relief, he smiled and said, "Thank you for your understanding."

"You're welcome." I bowed to him and said.

So that night, I proposed to Miss Claudia at the banquet at the Vincent House.

Claudia was surprised and delighted. She didn't seem to know that I would propose to her. She timidly glanced at her sister Catherine, and then said in embarrassment: "How could it be me? It's too sudden... ..."

The other person who was surprised was naturally Catherine. It seemed that Mr. Vincent had not had time to explain the situation to this daughter.She looked at me and Claudia in a daze, her face turned red first, then turned pale, as if she was about to jump up and question us, but she finally endured it under the pressure of reason.She raised her glass and blessed us like the other guests at the dinner party.Of course she couldn't ask questions, and she couldn't even show any dissatisfaction, otherwise she would only be reduced to a laughing stock.However, after dinner, she left everyone's sight early on the grounds that she was unwell.

"Sorry, Mr. Adam, my sister Catherine is really rude. She always thought you would propose to her. She must be very sad now, poor sister." Claudia said pretendingly.

I had no intention of acting with her at all, so I said: "I did intend to propose to Miss Catherine at first, but your father changed his mind."

Claudia blushed, changed the subject abruptly and said, "What are your plans for marriage?"

"I'm going to have a wedding in a month, and I have a few important friends who are going to attend anyway, so we need to cooperate in terms of time." I said.

Meanwhile, Catherine is arguing with her father.

"Didn't you let me marry Mr. Constantine? Why did you suddenly become Claudia!" she said angrily.

Vincent comforted his daughter with a headache and said: "This marriage is only for commercial interests, it doesn't matter who he marries."

"It's different! Mr. Dean Constantine and Mrs. Jenny have taken a fancy to me, and they asked me to marry him by name!"

"Don't mention them. Mr. Adam seems to have a deep grievance with Quint's people. He doesn't want to inherit the manor at all. Dear Catherine, you are so beautiful, I will find you a rich and famous man sooner or later Good husband, let this Mr. Adam go to Claudia first." Vincent comforted.

"No! I must marry him, I must marry him!" Catherine shouted hysterically.

"Why? Why do you have to marry him?" Vincent was surprised. Even if this Mr. Adam was really a very good marriage partner, she would not be so disrespectful. This is really ugly.

"Because...because..." Catherine couldn't say it. Could it be that she was pregnant, and if she didn't get married quickly, things would be revealed?Could it be that Mrs. Jenny and Joseph are waiting for her good news?

"Because... haven't you already made an agreement with Mr. Dean Constantine? After Mr. Adam marries me, he will be able to inherit the Quint Manor. This is a hereditary British manor, a barbaric Indian manor. The overseas places in China are simply not comparable." Catherine explained far-fetchedly.

"Let's not say that Mr. Adam doesn't want to inherit Quint at all. Even if he agrees to inherit, it will be the same to marry Claudia to him." Vincent said impatiently: "The marriage has been settled and there is no change. There is room for you, don't say any more."

After speaking, he left his pale daughter alone in the empty study.

I did not stay overnight at Vincent's house, but returned to the 'new home' by carriage.The so-called 'new home' is actually just that I borrowed Edward's mansion.In order to convince people that it was true, we even summoned all the servants to announce that the house had changed hands, so that everyone thought that this was the new home I bought.

In fact, I am still the same me, neither a big estate in India, nor a sudden rich man, everything is just a show for those I want to get revenge on.

Like a glaring trap, only the greedy will jump.

When I got home, the servant told me that Mr. Edward was in his study on the second floor.

I took off my coat and ran up excitedly.

It's a pity that Edward gave me a cold face, and he said indifferently: "Look who is this? Our groom officer is back, why didn't he bring the bride with him?"

I guess he already knew about my marriage proposal tonight, so he was playing tricks again.

"I planned to take it with me, but what if the bride comes and is thrown out by Mr. Edward again?" I walked over, hugged him and said.

Edward did not joke with me as usual, but looked at me blankly and said: "If one day, you really bring the bride back, I will leave and never come back."

His voice was muffled, with a hint of anger, but also implied worry and uneasiness.Vincent must have been thinking about it for a long time while I was at various parties and functions at his house.After all, no matter what my purpose is, the process is that Mr. Constantine is getting ready to get married. Edward must be very uncomfortable when he hears and sees it.

I hugged him slowly, the candlelight on the table shone on the two of us, leaving a long shadow on the carpet.

"There will be no brides at all, and how can I marry a woman who plots against me?" I said.

"Maybe not now, but maybe one day there will be. When you think women are better than me, you will get married. What should I do then?" He put his face on my neck and said.

"There won't be, I swear to you." I was flustered by his sour tone and hurriedly swore.

"I don't believe it... You proposed to that Miss Claudia today. I was very sad to hear that. I don't want you to carry out this plan anymore. Can't we just buy murder? Like your father killed your brother That." He gritted his teeth.

I shook my head and said: "No, they are not alone like William. If you are not careful, things will be exposed. We can't take risks. Besides, we can't kill people. If you commit the crime of killing people, you can't enter after death." Heaven, dealing with them is not worth the blood on our hands."

Edward leaned over to look at me for a moment, then blew out the candle with one side of his head.

"What are you doing?" I asked strangely.

In the next second, he pushed me down on the desk, and kissed me recklessly, saying while kissing: "I miss you so much, I miss you so much, you are far away from me now. I don't want to see you trying to please me." Which woman, you belong to me, you can only see me..."

"No, not here..." I exclaimed.

Edward ignored my struggles, and the things on the table fell to the floor with a clatter.

He held me down, then brutally tore off my clothes, pressed me on the table and started doing it.

His movements were very rude and brutal, which was rarely the case, either because he was too excited or angry.Now it seems that he is probably angry.

I stretched my legs and wrapped them around his waist, thinking that I would just indulge this time, since I was preparing for revenge, I haven't seen him much recently.

I grabbed his back and whispered in his ear: "I love you, I love you, Edward, I will never leave you."

After hearing this, Edward's movements became even wilder. He thrust deeper and pushed harder, and then he said to me in a struggling tone: "You swore to the gods, so you will never leave me. If you violate If I take the oath, I... I can't live..."——