[Titanic] Harbor

Green smiled bitterly, but did not answer Erica's words.

Okay, now that Erica knows, this man really nearly died because of that chipmunk.

"So sir, I'm very curious, how do you feel now? I mean, almost lost your life because of a mouse."

"It's not a lady's character to repeat what others say." Green bought Erica a glass of rum with ice cubes, and then handed it to her: "Perhaps you will prefer me to treat you with this."

Erica smiled awkwardly.Green was reminding her, he didn't need to worry about why she appeared on the deck last night, but he didn't want her to poke his bottom line.

It is not allowed to test the bottom line, what a stingy man!

But as far as the atmosphere at the beginning of today is concerned, Erica is still very satisfied, at least not as cold as in the library.This gave her hope.

Erica's first impression of Green was not bad - his height of 1.8 meters just right highlights his temperament, flaxen hair, amber eyes, well-tailored three-piece suit and black handmade leather shoes.The aura of the rich is fully revealed, and the voice is also very pleasant.

The stubbornness of an old-fashioned gentleman can still be tolerated. After all, it is also a manifestation of decency, and Erica thinks it is relatively safe.

But now it seems that this is a completely wrong impression!

The description of the appearance may be correct, but this man's inner world may be guessed from the furnishings of the room.

Possibly because Green is the other major owner of the ship, combined with his physical issues.So his room was decorated very personally.

It is simple and luxurious, but it does not have any of the current perfect styles. The walls are baroque, the furniture has a bit of Victorian style, the carpet is from Persia, and the paintings on the wall are from Impressionism.Christo noticed the lamps in his room, the lampshades were all embroidered with exquisite patterns, which looked a bit like ancient Chinese patterns.

I don't know if it's good to say nouveau riche, or does he lack a certain understanding of these things?Erica is more willing to believe that this is because Green is strong enough that he does not need to pay attention to other people's eyes.

This sounds a bit secondary, but those who have the ability to say such things are still worthy of envy.

Then, Erica took the whiskey from Green, and the wine with ice cubes looked very beautiful under the reflection of the glass.Amber, like Green's eyes.

"I have to say, this is a kind of enjoyment... I mean, you don't need to drink whiskey directly." After taking a sip of wine, Erica found an apple for herself from Green's fruit plate.

"Let's get down to business then, since Miss Erica didn't have any frights for you yesterday. I'm assuming you're not a random philanthropist either."

It seemed that the atmosphere was only briefly warm, as Green sat up straight in the chair, and spoke straight to the point.This man has become the mode of not getting close to strangers again.

Erica felt a little strange.

If Green has two attitudes.One is the cold face of a capitalist, and the other is the expression of a slippery and eloquent businessman.No matter which one is his true face, of course, Erica prefers the former.

Green's performance with Karl is very questionable.

Carl was flattered by Green's enthusiasm and reaction before. Maybe this means that he was treated coldly by Green before?In this case, what made Green suddenly decide to greet Carl with a smile at noon today.

Erica hoped it was hers.

But this kind of daydreaming is fine to do in private, narcissism is not a virtue.

Erica held the whiskey and savored it carefully. The aroma of wheat floated in her nostrils. She once again carefully recalled some details of the lunch at noon.

Karl seems to have asked about the shares of the White Star Company.But this is definitely not what Green planned. After all, all businessmen are now unwilling to abandon the shares they have acquired.

So what was Green thinking?

Erica looked at Green calmly, and she found that the latter was also paying attention to her.The two people's eyes met, the ice blue collided with the amber, and the sea collided with the land. For a moment, it was unknown who had the upper hand.

They both quickly looked back at each other.

Green always has some doubts when facing this girl named Erica.The education this woman received should be a standard ladylike education, the kind of teaching model that cultivates ladies on the assembly line.Before meeting Erica, Green never thought that a person with such an education would have such bright eyes.

Most people will only notice her ice blue eyes when they see Erica for the first time. The light-colored pupils make this girl look a little weird, and it is not so easy to look directly into her eyes, but for Green But what really caught his eye was the light in Erica's eyes. Like the famous Miss Ruth, she was unwilling to succumb to fate.

So the problem is, a woman who is unwilling to succumb to her fate, but does not have the knowledge to change her own destiny, and the support of her family is already very little for this poor woman.

So the reason why Green and Erica have frequent conversations is just to see how far this woman can go.

"Mr. Green, what are you doing recently?" Erica asked casually without hope.She handed the glass to Green for a refill.Thankfully, she also has a good physique that doesn't get drunk easily.

"The raw material industry has always been like this, constantly signing and changing contracts." Green said something general, and then poured a glass of juice for Erica.

Like a bright light on the hazy sea, with the help of this sentence, Erica finally put all the information together.

It's actually quite simple.At the dinner party on the first day, she had read the newspaper. At that time, the newspaper mentioned that the Hockley family's business was constantly increasing because of the Titanic.

Business is good, orders are rising, and the prices of raw materials are bound to be lowered.

Then, it comes to mind—Green is engaged in the raw material business of the Mexican colony.He has a conflict of interest with the Hockley family.

If it was Erica, it would be impossible to negotiate with old Hockley without Carl, who was easy to deal with.

When dealing with young people, you only need to set up a bureau to solve the problem of profitability for a long time in the future. For this reason, it is not bad to temporarily put down your figure and don't be cold!

Erica looked at the orange juice handed over, showing disgust.

She doesn't like things that are too sweet.

Maybe no one is born to love bitterness, but after getting used to the bitterness, you will not be used to the sweetness of death.

After receiving such news, Erica felt that she had to mourn for Carl.

"Maybe you get what you want today?"

"The process may not be ideal, but history tells me that I can always get what I want." Green sat there far away, raising his eyebrows.

Then Erica laughed.

When Carl was sad, she was happy.It doesn't need to be too clear, as long as she knows it herself.

No matter how long Green's plan has been laid out and what it is like, she will always have a chance to figure it out. It just takes time, but unfortunately time is the most rare thing.

So, at the end of this conversation, she drank all the orange juice, overdrawing the sweetness of a long time afterward.Then he said with a requesting expression: "Mr. Green, can I borrow your telegraph?"

In another room on the Titanic, poor Carl was busy with his troubled mother-in-law.

An hour after Mrs. Bucket was separated from her daughter.In line with the principle of 'an aristocratic girl should be reserved and keep a certain distance from men in order to maximize her own charm'.Go to Carl's room to retrieve his daughter.

As a result, after chatting for a while, the two of them discovered that Ruth had left early.

It was Karl who, for a few tips, got the news from a valet.He said Ruth ended up running into Erica's room.

These ubiquitous servants provided him with accurate information.When Carl gritted his teeth and cursed Erica for kidnapping Ruth in his heart, Mrs. Bucket asked suspiciously: "Why do you hate Erica so much? Maybe there are some other reasons for this?"

Karl stopped his steps stiffly. At the beginning, he was a little reluctant to answer Mrs. Bucket's question, but was going to put on his coat and go to Erica to ask for someone.

But Mrs. Bucket seems to think that Erica will not do any actual harm to Ruth, so the most important question at the moment is actually to figure out why Carl pays so much attention to Erica.

In many cases, hate is also a very distinct emotion, which, like love, will affect personal judgment.From love to hate is a word, and vice versa.

So Mrs. Bucket insisted on finding out the origin of this problem.

Mrs. Bucket's IQ is rarely on the line, but it brings Carl a lot of trouble.

He saw that his mother-in-law had no intention of leaving to look for his daughter, so he couldn't just leave.

After a stalemate for a while, he finally put down the coat in his hand, returned to his sofa, and told his mother-in-law a story about his cousin.

It can only be said that this is an old-fashioned and vulgar joke, and it even has a certain relationship with Erica's story.

It was about a cousin of Karl, who was barely related, and had a good relationship with him when she was a child.

Later, the cousin's family lived overseas, and the investment failed, so that the family fell into poverty. Since then, Karl has lost contact with the cousin.

About half a year ago.His cousin returned to the Hockleys with a man.

A man without much investment value, a man from the UK with a fiancee.

In other words - his cousin became someone else's mistress.This time made Karl a little unacceptable, and he even became indifferent to this cousin.

But the latter gave Karl a reason in the end, and this reason convinced him—that little nobleman had a stake in Shirai Star.

Therefore, the happy ending of this story should be: his cousin took the little nobleman to live in Carl's family.

For Erica, the real fiancée, in the face of interests, she can only be unlucky.

Therefore, many problems arise because of a bad cousin.

Mrs. Bucket looked at her daughter's fiancé with some doubts. What she meant was obvious, did Carl really have nothing to do with this cousin?