Countess' lover

When the power of machinery gradually gets stuck and the strength is insufficient, women will also go out of the house and become a part of the labor force.Elisa clearly knows that this day will come true with the wave of the industrial revolution, and what she has to do now is to seize the first opportunity and be more confident in the face of the poverty and setbacks that will come in the future.

This opportunity didn't make Elisa wait for a long time. When she was already on the carriage to Delaford, the loud complaints of two men outside the carriage made Eliza interested.

"Damn stubborn! Just wait, one day he will regret it!" a man complained loudly, full of anger.

"Okay, Claude," another person comforted him, "Not everyone sees it as clearly as we do. Although money can make him proud temporarily, his brain is the capital for his future."

What the second person said successfully attracted Elisa's attention. She asked the driver to wait for a while and listen carefully to the conversation between the two.

"Come on, old man! So what if you have brains, brains can't get us a machine, this is already No. 13 people who rejected us." The man named Claude said, "You're okay , a bachelor, but I have a wife and two young children! If I can’t get capital, I’m afraid I’ll have to go out and find another job.”

There was a brief silence, and Elisa could hardly hear what the other person said, but she could still feel faint decadence.What an interesting thing!She thought silently, maybe this is the opportunity she has been waiting for?

Elisa ordered to the coachman, "Bring the two people talking outside."

After a few minutes, the coachman took the two men out of Elisa's car.Elisa didn't get out of the carriage, but planned to ask them a few questions in the car. As for whether future cooperation is possible, it depends on the results of this question and answer.

"My dear lady, I don't know why you came to us? I don't think we did anything to offend you." The second person who spoke was the bachelor who was not young.Eliza's senses for him were all right.

"I'm a little interested in the machine you just mentioned." Elisa didn't hide anything, and said what she meant straight to the point.

The two men looked at each other outside the carriage, and the one who spoke was obviously a young lady, and she was not very old.Such a young lady, even if her family has money, can she make her own decisions and invest in them?Come on!

"That's not something that a lady who is learning to play the piano and recite poetry at school should be interested in." The first man named Claude said with some dissatisfaction.

Eliza twisted her fingers helplessly in the carriage, inevitably a little depressed, she should have expected this kind of situation a long time ago, shouldn't she? "Obviously, regardless of whether I should be interested in that thing or not, I am not the one who is in urgent need of funds. It seems that you are not so urgent." She said pretendingly, and told the driver outside to leave.

"Wait." Someone called her urgently, "Miss, it's not that we are disrespectful, it's just that it may be a lot of money, will your guardian really agree?"

There was a slight smile on Elisa's lips, "It depends on whether your things are satisfactory. I can only tell you that I have enough funds and I am happy to invest in this area."

"Andrew! Do you want to trust a teenage girl!" Claude dismissed his friend's concern, "Let's go! Probably this is just a pastime for the rich. less?"

Andrew ignored Claude's urging, he had an intuition that this lady was not entertaining them, and this matter might work!His calm voice came from outside the car, "Maybe we need a place to talk."

"Are you crazy!"

Despite Claude's reluctance, their conversation took place in a small and dark place, which is said to be Claude's residence.Eliza also saw the two children that Claude said there, a boy and a girl.

The conversation went very well, and Elisa saw the drawings they had prepared and some plans for how the factory would run.It has to be said that they really put a lot of effort into it.Eliza was very grateful that she noticed them and took the opportunity.

The only accident happened to Andrew. When this man who was close to middle age saw Elisa for the first time, he called out her name in surprise.Eliza was sure and seeing him for the first time, so it could only be her mother.In the words that Andrew hesitated and had to spit out, Elisa knew that this Andrew had fallen in love with his mother, and at that time, Elisa's mother had just fallen.

Elisa was reluctant to talk about this issue, but Andrew told her that he had received a lot of help from her mother, but later separated because of poverty.He kept stating to Eliza how much he loved her mother, that he had never looked for another woman for so many years, and only hoped to go back to her poor mother when he could earn money.When Andrew learned that Mrs. Brandon had passed away, he regretted and regretted, and his expression was in a trance, as if he had suffered a huge blow.But Elisa didn't want to talk to him anymore, and left in a hurry to continue Delaford's journey.

Although she didn't show anything on the surface, in fact, she had already turned into a storm in her heart.If what Andrew said is true, then he is most likely Elisa's father!It was really hard for her to accept this. In Eliza's heart, there was only one father and one person she loved most—Colonel Brandon.Except for this man, it is difficult for her to accept anyone.

However, compared to the colonel, Andrew made her feel a little bit dissatisfied and disdainful.It does not refer to wealth status, but only the attitude towards lovers.Colonel Brandon never cared about whether Eliza's mother was rich or not. Even if he found her in the detention center, he was only doubly good to her mother, and even did his best to her daughter.And what about Andrew?

Because of poverty, I left my lover. Even though I was in London, so close, I never asked for any news about my lover.At this time, the Sri Lankan has passed away, so wouldn't it be too ridiculous to talk about love?

Eliza was full of resentment, not only because of Andrew, but also because of Willoughby, and the man who killed her in her previous life.These people always have many reasons to justify their mistakes, but no matter how they cover up, they can't hide their cowardly and timid inner nature.Disgusting!

Eliza knew that her thoughts were probably a little extreme, but she couldn't control it!Why did the kind and gentle colonel end up with her in the dilapidated farmhouse and watched her adopted daughter die, while a bastard like Willaby who married a rich lady still shamelessly had an affair with Marianne?Hateful and ridiculous!

She had been thinking about this all the way, and before she knew it, she had already arrived at Delaford.Eliza was not particularly impressed with Delaford, because when the colonel became the master of Delaford Manor, she was at school for a long time and rarely came.

When Eliza came back, she did not tell Colonel Brandon in advance, and she stopped when the servant was in a hurry to report.Elisa was not in a very good mood, but she still showed a decent smile, "Where is Mr.? I can find him by myself."

In the study.the valet answered.

Eliza nodded to him and walked towards the study on foot.It was the first time she came to Delaf after her rebirth, but although she had no impression, Eliza still knew the approximate location of the study.

Walking through a large lawn, there are roses in bud behind the bushes, a small river meanders through it, and the mulberry trees in the garden are old and full of vitality.Eliza took a deep breath of the twilight air, and her mood seemed to improve a lot.

In the twilight, the girl walked in the grass facing the light.She has grown slender in recent years, and her golden-brown hair is warm in the twilight.As if the rosebushes behind him and the river became the background, the girl walking in the twilight suddenly walked into the eyes of the colonel who was taking a break from his busy schedule.

He put down the document in his hand, stood in front of the window, trying hard to identify who the girl was.But where do you need to identify?Even at such a distance, he can recognize at a glance that it is his adopted daughter Eliza.The reason why I say identification is just that I can't believe it.

"Eliza... has grown up..."

The colonel couldn't tell what he felt in his heart. He was supposed to be happy with the growth of his adopted daughter, but he couldn't help but bring something else with him. He couldn't even tell what it was like.He made up a random excuse for himself, maybe he saw his young adopted daughter and felt old because of it?Intuitively, Brandon was unwilling to explore the inexplicable in his heart.

The girl was no longer visible in front of the window, and the colonel returned to his chair to continue his business, but he couldn't concentrate.He heard footsteps approaching, slow and light as he approached the study.

like a kitten!Colonel Brandon couldn't help but smile, feeling very helpless at his adoptive daughter's naughtiness.She entered the door very lightly and quietly.But the colonel could still hear clearly that every step of the adopted daughter seemed to be stepping on his heart, and she could even imagine the adopted daughter's careful movement from the different rhythms of movement, and the possible expressions on her face.That must be so cute!

Colonel Brandon felt that as an adoptive father, he should satisfy the rare naughtiness of his adopted daughter.He put on a tired look, pressed the documents on the table with one hand, rested his forehead with the other, closed his eyes and fell asleep.

Getting closer and lighter.A smile was already on the colonel's lips, quietly waiting for that moment to come.

"Christopher!" The girl threw herself on him, quickly covering his eyes with her hands.

The colonel felt a soft object pressing against the back of his head tightly, and before he could react to it, the girl's question quickly diverted the colonel's uneasiness.

"Dear Colonel Brandon, tell me quickly what is on your mind!"

The corner of the colonel's mouth slightly curled up, and he tapped his index finger on the table in a leisurely manner. "What are you thinking? The roses in the garden are supposed to be blooming soon?"

The girl's voice was full of dissatisfaction, and the colonel could almost imagine her pouting, "It's not this."

"That is, I forgot today's afternoon tea?"

"That's not right!" The girl was a little angry.

"Oh?" The colonel pretended to be distressed, "Then what should I be thinking?"

Eliza let go of her hand as if discouraged, and moved her face closer to the colonel, "Think of me, think of your dear Eliza! I'm right next to you!" You haven't seen me for a long time!Eliza swallowed the last sentence.

Brandon laughed softly, kissed his adopted daughter's forehead like a real father, and said with a sigh, "Our little Princess Eliza has become beautiful again!"