[Comprehensive Book] A Rose for Catherine

The few people in front didn't notice that they were left behind, or in other words, they knew what was going on in their hearts, and they still pretended to be ignorant.

Catherine looked up and glanced ahead, did not deliberately follow Elizabeth's footsteps, and whispered to Knightley beside her.

They have never lacked topics for each other, no matter what they say, they can always say it with wit and humor, and the atmosphere is pleasant for a while.Knightley slowed down a little, keeping himself at the same pace as Catherine, "Kitty, when we met last time we said we were looking forward to 'goodbye', but we never thought that opportunities would always come unexpectedly."

Catherine tilted her head. She was playing with a small white daisy picked in the wild, and said, "I guess it didn't catch you off guard. You should have received the wedding invitation long ago, right?"

"The Friday after you left," Knightley admitted.

Catherine counted the time and muttered, "So he plans really fast."

In less than half a year, a gentleman who would never have anything to do with them according to common sense, easily won the heart of her eldest sister, and successfully changed Miss Bennet's future surname.

"That's the beauty of feelings." Knightley smiled.

"Would it be the same if you were in a relationship?" Catherine said, glancing forward again, reassuring to make sure they weren't too far behind.

"No." Knightley still looked at her with a smile. "When I start to fall into a relationship, I will be more cautious and restrained."

"This is completely different." Catherine glanced puzzled across his face, and out of respect for her friend's privacy, she decided not to delve into this issue further.

"In fact, it's because I have to be more cautious until I get a definitive response."

Catherine slightly bent the corners of her mouth, "You say that, as if you are falling into an irresistible relationship."

"Perhaps that is the case."

His tone was relaxed and slightly sarcastic, and every syllable seemed to indicate that he was just making a joke among friends.It stands to reason that Catherine should be relieved, but for no reason, she suddenly recalled what Knightley had just said in her ears.

——He will be more cautious and patient until he does not get the desired response.

Catherine exhaled and shook her head amusedly.

What is she thinking?They have been friends for so long, and they are all too clear about their position as a "best friend", and there is no better description of their friendship than this.

Probably the experience of Lydia and Jane affected her and made her think wildly.

It's not the same thing at all.

She finished explaining herself, but did not continue the discussion with her friend on this topic.

By this time they had also reached Longborn.

Mary came out of Mr. Bennet's study room, and Mr. Bennet was a few steps behind her. Mary's expression was not downcast, but she was inexplicably serious, and under the seriousness, there seemed to be a sense of relief from unloading some heavy burden.

Catherine thought, something must have happened.

When several gentlemen were talking to Mr. Bennet, Catherine pulled Mary aside. Mary saw what she wanted to ask, shrugged her shoulders indifferently, and said, "You guessed right, Dad already knows that I made up told a lie to deceive him. But he wasn't angry about it—"

"It's also possible that he's done getting mad before talking to you," Catherine added.

"...he gave me three hundred pounds." Mary said the last sentence slowly, under Catherine's gaze.

Catherine was really surprised now.

"...Dad is more open-minded than we thought."

But Mary shook her head at that: "That's because I'm not Lizzie. Even you, Kitty, have to admit that Daddy only prefers Lizzie among all the children. As for us, he can do whatever we want—"

"But the average father will never agree with your behavior." Catherine also said.

"Maybe it's because, in his opinion, it's better to go to college than to lose face at a ball."

Mary walked away after speaking.

Catherine stood there for a while, then glanced back towards the living room.Mr. Bennet and Mrs. Bennet sat side by side. He watched Mrs. Bennet talk with these people who might become her son-in-law with a kind of indifference.

But he just sat there again.

The author has something to say: [half chapter]

[When I checked, I found that there was a wrong plot in the back, and it didn't match the previous article. I had to correct it, so I put half a chapter first.The remaining half of the chapter may be added to this chapter, or it may be placed directly at the beginning of the next chapter.It is more convenient to add it when you see it QAQ. 】

【Good night. 】