one step away [Interstellar]

38.

The rainy day in San Lorenzo was finally over, but as the weather became clearer day by day, Heber's mood did not improve much.As her personal maid, Sonny could vaguely sense what was bothering her mistress.

It was already when the sun was strongest in the afternoon, Sonny knocked on the door of the study with tea in hand.Sure enough, I saw the industrious hostess dealing with a pile of affairs that seemed to never be finished.

"Ah, Sonny is here." The lady who had noticed her put down the things in her hands, and watched with a smile as Sonny put the tea in front of her. "What's the dessert today? Hmm... strawberry cake?"

"Didn't you say yesterday that you were tired of eating biscuits and wanted to eat something sweet?" Sonny couldn't help nagging, "Ma'am, you should also pay more attention to your body. It's been busy here all afternoon, do you want to go out for a walk later?"

"Well... go out when you're done with this." Heber picked up the exquisite teacup, pushed away the strong heat, and took a sip, "There have been too many things recently."

"Aren't you already busy with your affairs? If it weren't for the Marquis of Violet..." Thinking about the news of visits from the butler during this period, Sonny felt a little sorry for the mistress sitting in front of him. , "Really, even if you are busy, you should take good care of your body for the sake of your child."

"Yes, yes, yes." Heber, who had been nagged by his maid every day, nodded, and gently agreed to the other party's advice. Sonny, who was worried about her body, didn't know how to answer the next sentence, so he had to The topic was diverted and said. "Mr. Vito just said that Your Excellency Xia Zuo will be back tonight. What do you think we should prepare for dinner?"

The not-so-unfamiliar name came to his ears, which made Heber startled.She held the teacup in silence for a moment before a smile appeared on her lips, "Did you tell me the specific time?"

"Mr. Vito said that it takes four shillings to get here from Nice. Your Excellency starts your vacation at noon and you can arrive before dinner. But the exact amount is not very exact."

"That's it, then tell the chefs to prepare dinner early." Hebe smiled, looked up at the maid beside him and said so.

"Yes." Sonny, who had already received the order, nodded, and said a few words of concern to his hostess before exiting the door.

At that time, the sun outside the window was very bright.The bright light hits the thick glass windows, leaving colorful traces.Heber turned his head and looked at the thriving courtyard outside the window, and couldn't help showing a gentle smile.

It was already evening, and old Vito stood respectfully at the gate of the inner courtyard of the Duke's Mansion, waiting for a hover car with a black body and a gladiolus logo to slide into view.The suspension car coming from the long boulevard stopped in front of old Vito.The loyal old servant of the duke's mansion led the servants to bow and salute, and waited for the people in the car to get off.

"Welcome home after a tiring journey. You have worked hard, Your Excellency." Obviously, as an old servant of the Duke's Mansion, this old gentleman has great respect for the young general in front of him.

"Is everything all right? Mr. Vito." The young man who got off the suspension vehicle was wearing a dark blue military uniform. He was slender and stood upright, looking energetic.After she spoke, an officer who was much shorter than her walked down from behind her, and saw the old man standing in front of her salute with a straight face.

"This is my personal guard, Mr. Vito." She briefly introduced the woman's identity, and said, "Lieutenant Amanda, you can just call her directly."

"Yes." Old Vito replied, greeted Amanda, and led Xia Zuo inside.

The dedicated Amanda followed behind Xia Zuo, carefully sizing up the layout of the mansion, and occasionally distracted herself to find out what her chief was talking about.

Xia Zuo asked: "How are you doing recently? Is Madam still so busy?"

Old Vito said: "It's like this, the Marquise is a very responsible person, and she has been busy with the board of directors recently."

"Ah, so..." Amanda noticed that her chief, who was not too expressive, frowned, and asked again, "So, has anyone at home visited recently?"

Old Vito answered the words respectfully, "They are all people with whom we have dealt with all the year round, but recently, Marquis Violet sent a few invitations."

Xia Zuo's footsteps were suffocated, and he frowned and asked, "Violet? What's the matter with the Fox family? Did Madam say she met them?"

"It's a business matter, Madam didn't say she wanted to see her."

"That's it." Xia Zuo, who had already learned that most of the people in the Fox family were of the kind, slowed down his expression, and said, "Madam said no, so I don't need to tell her such invitations in the future."

Saying so, they walked into the empty living room.Amanda, who has been with Xia Zuo for three or four years, naturally knows who the wife they are talking about. Originally, she thought that based on what Xia Zuo did recently, she could raise the attention of this lady to a level beyond that of ordinary people. Seeing such a situation, he consciously increased the weight of Heber silently.

It seems that my general cares a little bit about his elder sister-in-law.

The two people, who were chatting about their daily routines, quickly passed through the courtyard and came to the depths of the garden that was full of sunset in the evening.

"Madam has ordered the kitchen, are you going to eat first, or wash and rest first?" The earnest old Vito followed Xia Zuo, and asked very thoughtfully.They walked along the long corridor and headed straight to the bedroom. While talking, they came unexpectedly with another team surrounded by maids.

"Let's go first..." The young general who was about to take the conversation suddenly stopped and turned his gaze to the corridor not far away.Amanda followed her line of sight, and saw the platinum-haired woman in a long skirt surrounded by several maids, her figure flashed out from the corner, and she also froze in place.

In the previous simple intelligence gathering, Amanda naturally collected Heber's image, so she could recognize her identity at a glance from her protruding abdomen and delicate face.

Hebe was a beauty, there was no doubt about it.At the beginning, she thought that this noble Omega lady was beautiful, but now that she saw the real person, she knew that those dull photos could not capture her vivid beauty.

And...the beauty is so similar to that one of my favorite actors...

Even with the different hair color, Amanda felt that the lady walking towards them was very much like the outstanding actress.So much so that Heber came closer, and this well-informed lieutenant was still looking at him curiously.

"Long time no see." Xia Zuo, who had never looked away since Hebe came into view, stood still when he walked in, and said with burning eyes, "How are you doing recently?"

The emotion hidden in those eyes caused Heber, who was not mentally prepared, to look away, "I'm fine, how about you? Are you busy with work?"

"It's okay." Xia Zuo smiled, his eyes fell on her obviously thin face, and the smile on her face faded a little, "You, on the other hand, don't look too good, and I hope you pay more attention to rest." Greetings Stopping at the lips, in the end, Xia Zuo could only say a word of innocuous concern.

"En." He Bo nodded, his eyes fell on Amanda who was behind Xia Zuo and she was wearing a uniform of the same color as her, and said softly, "Who is this Your Excellency?"

"Hello madam, this is General Xia Zuo's personal guard, Amanda." Amanda, who had gradually regained her senses, looked at the woman in front of her and saluted.

He Bo smiled, and subconsciously set his eyes on Xia Zuo who was opposite him.Maybe because he knew what she was going to ask, Xia Zuo said, "This is my bodyguard, Lieutenant Amanda, who came back with me this time, so he will be bothering her at home for a few days, can you help me arrange her place to live?" ?”

"Of course." Heber nodded, and ordered the maids to clean up an empty room around Xia Zuo's room.

"Then I'll trouble you, I'll go change some clothes first, and see you at dinner." Xia Zuo smiled, signaling that he had to leave first.Hebe nodded and led the maids to move on.After passing by for a while, Amanda, who had been following Xia Zuo, noticed the occasional gaze of Xia Zuo, and was keenly aware that her general seemed to be in a much better mood than before.

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