Guidebook for the Dark Duke

Early the next morning, Duke Wilson sent a car to send Evan away. Seeing Evan's carriage go away, Duke Wilson's expression was not very good-looking. There must be something strange about this time, but he couldn't figure it out. what is it.

Evan and his family are located on the outskirts of London, so even though Evan took the carriage provided by Duke Wilson, it still took a long time to arrive.

When Evan got into the carriage, he was shocked by the scene in front of him. The Bruce family was originally a country gentleman with a small income, but Evan never realized that their family would be so rich.

The house in front of me can almost be called a small castle. Although it is not as grand as the Duke's castle, it is still considered grand. The castle is beautifully decorated and full of joyful atmosphere. The lawn in front of the castle is also very beautiful. White curtains were drawn up, and a white table was placed in the middle, which was filled with fruit cakes. People came and went around, with gentle smiles on their faces.

As soon as Evan got out of the car, a man who looked like a housekeeper stepped forward and said respectfully, "Master Evan, I am Rose, the housekeeper."

Evan glanced at this slightly old man. He had some impressions of this man. Rose's housekeeper had served the Bruce family for generations, and this housekeeper had also taken care of him when he was a child.

"Butler Ross." Evan said with a gentle smile on his face, "I still remember you, you took me to the back mountain to catch rabbits when I was young."

Evan was very naughty before leaving Bruce's house. His father Peter hated his character very much, so he didn't pay much attention to him on weekdays. Only the old housekeeper returned to look after him.

Hearing what he said, Butler Ross couldn't help feeling a little excited: "Oh, you still remember...this is really...you were so young..."

He looked at Evan incoherently, maybe Evan didn't remember, but since Evan was born, he was almost taken care of by this housekeeper until he left Bruce's house when he was seven years old, so this housekeeper was better than Evan's father to Evan. Wen still has feelings.

Evan patted the old butler's back with a smile, and said softly, "Where's my father?"

This time, they called him back with such great fanfare, but they didn't know what their intentions were.

Under Evan's comfort, the old butler calmed down a lot, and hurriedly said: "Master is entertaining guests in the living room, Master William sent me here to wait for you."

William?Evan couldn't help raising his eyebrows.

"Where is William?" Evan couldn't help asking.

When this question was asked, the old housekeeper couldn't help but look a little unnatural. He subconsciously glanced at Evan, then immediately lowered his head and said in a low voice, "Master William is resting upstairs."

"Rest?" Evan was even more puzzled. Today was his wedding, and he was still resting upstairs, which was really unusual.

"I want to see him, you take me there." Evan had a lot of doubts in his heart, but it was not suitable to say them all at this time, he still needed to take a step to see.

Seeing that he didn't ask further questions, Butler Rose couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, and quickly led Evan towards the castle.

Maybe it's because of Evan's new arrival and his face that clearly bears the characteristics of the Bruce family. People around him are pointing at him, but Evan doesn't pay attention to him at all. He can think of what these people say, The youngest son of the Bruce family, his tragic fate, and his life without any future, these people have nothing new to talk about except these.

Of course, Butler Ross also heard the discussions of these people. His expression became very complicated in an instant, and it seemed that there was a trace of pity. Evan couldn't help frowning. The gentlemen talked about the old Bruce, who was very similar to Evan. He was also blond, blue-eyed and slender. Even though he was old, he still had the same demeanor, and he stood out among a group of old gentlemen with puffy stomachs.

He also saw Evan, but he just glanced at Evan, then turned around and continued to chat and laugh with the group of people.

Evan couldn't help squinting his eyes. He had always known his 'father''s selfish character, but facing his neglect of him at this moment, Evan still couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable.

"Master Evan." Butler Ross also saw the eye contact between the father and son, and couldn't help asking cautiously, "Do you want to go upstairs?"

Evan came back to his senses suddenly, nodded slightly, and stepped up the stairs without looking back.

After Evan went upstairs, Old Bruce turned his face around and looked at Evan's back. His eyes were very complicated, mixed with pain and struggle, but in the end all these feelings were covered up in the coldness. Turned around and talked to those people again.

Evan walked along the thickly carpeted corridor towards William's room. William was five years older than Evan. In Evan's memory, the original owner hardly talked to William when he was a child, because William had always He is very busy, he needs to do a lot of things, he needs to take lessons with his tutor, he needs to learn how to play the piano, he needs to learn the etiquette of a gentleman, and he needs to go to banquets with old Bruce, but the original owner has only one task, that is to live well.

Such a cruel comparison made the original owner very jealous of William, but at the same time, he was very eager for this brother to come to him, but unfortunately, since he was kicked out of the Bruce family, he never saw William again.

Butler Ross led him to a door. Evan looked at the door and suddenly hesitated. He could still be indifferent to old Bruce, but he didn't have any impression of this brother. I really don't know how to face it.

Butler Rose didn't notice Evan's hesitation. He knocked on the door skillfully and said in a low voice, "Master William, Master Evan is back."

Evan almost held his breath after Butler Rose said this. In his opinion, it may be a century later before a low voice came from inside: "Let him in."

Butler Ross nodded slightly, and pushed open the door.

Evan followed in the footsteps of Butler Ross, and stepped into the room. The soft carpet completely sank his feet, and the dim light around him made Evan lick his lips, not to mention the lingering smell in the air. It was almost a pungent incense. In the confined space, Evan couldn't help rubbing his nose. This place was like a closed box, which made him feel a little hot.

"Brother William." Evan said dryly, seeing William's face sitting on the bed clearly.

William didn't speak, but waved to Butler Rose, who nodded slightly and backed out, but before he went out, he took a deep look at Evan, the expression in his eyes was very complicated, and Evan couldn't help but wrinkled frown.

"Are you sick?" After a long silence, Evan couldn't help asking, he really didn't know what happened to William, and kept looking at him intently, although he couldn't clearly see William's face in the dark , but if his gaze had any substance, it made him uncomfortable.

"You have grown up." He said with a hint of exclamation, but what he said was wrong, which made Evan a little confused.

"We haven't seen each other for 17 years." Evan pursed his lips and said. He left Bruce's house at the age of seven and is now 24 years old. He can hardly remember William's face in the original owner's memory.

After Evan finished speaking, William seemed to chuckle a few times, and then began to cough again. It was a cough that seemed to be coughing up his lungs. Evan was also taken aback and wanted to step forward to see Look, after taking a step, William stopped him.

"Stand where you are!" He supported the bedpost weakly with one hand, and stroked his chest with the other, but his tone was unusually firm.

Evan's footsteps couldn't help but pause: "You..." He frowned and looked in William's direction, and said with some uncertainty, "What's wrong with you?"

William's earth-shattering cough gradually subsided, he let out a long breath, and then smiled again: "I'm fine, I just caught a cold a few days ago, don't worry."

The doubts in Evan's heart grew bigger and bigger. This situation didn't seem to be caused by a cold at all, but rather... A terrible thought came to Evan's mind, and he took a step back slightly.

"It's fine." Evan didn't dare to ask any more questions. There were strange things about this time, so it was better for him to protect himself wisely.

After that, William was silent for a long time, and when there was a knock on the door outside, William seemed to wake up from a dream, smiled at Evan and said, "Okay, my best man is coming in, you Go out quickly, I bet you definitely didn't have breakfast today, go out and let the cook make you something to eat."

His tone was so gentle, it seemed that he was not the same person as the arrogant and indifferent little boy in the memory of the original owner.

Evan nodded cautiously, and retreated to the door. When he opened the door, he saw clearly the person knocking outside the door. It was also a young man. When he saw him, he couldn't help being stunned. William half The name was already on his lips, and he finally reacted.

"Oh, you're Evan, right? I'm your brother's good friend Hugh."

He extended his hand to Evan friendly, and Evan shook his hand politely, turned and left.

What happened in the past few days was really strange, what happened to William?He is so sick, can today's wedding survive?Evan was very suspicious.

After Evan came down from the stairs, the people around Old Bruce had dispersed, and he stood alone at the stairs, looking at Evan with burning eyes.

Evan paused, and finally walked to Old Bruce, nodded slightly: "Father." He was waiting here specially, not knowing what else was going on.

"Have you met your brother?" His tone was very cold.

Evan felt a little displeased, but finally nodded: "I see, Brother William looks a bit bad." He said tentatively.

Old Bruce frowned quickly when he said this.

"He just has a cold." His tone was almost reproachful: "Don't try to write something, your brother is in good health." His face was faintly blue.

Evan didn't expect the old Bruce to have such a big reaction at all. His expression was slightly tense, and it seemed that William really had a problem.

"Well, I don't mean anything else, don't be angry." Evan softened his mouth.

Seeing that Evan didn't ask any more questions, Old Bruce's face looked a little better.

"You came here so early, you probably haven't eaten breakfast yet, I asked the cook to prepare bread and bacon for you, you go and eat." His tone was a little gentler, and he almost said the same words as William .

Evan raised his eyebrows slightly, nodded and left. It seemed that William had learned all the old Bruce's tricks, and the two even spoke in almost the same tone.

Evan came to the kitchen, and sure enough, there was food on the table. Evan sat down at the table and ate it. He did not eat much before he came, and he was already hungry by now.

The cook saw him showing face so much, and the smile on her face was a little more sincere.

"Oh, Master Evan, your appetite is really good, much better than Master William's."

When Evan heard this, he couldn't help raising his eyebrows: "Brother William, does he have a bad appetite?" He asked tentatively.

Speaking of this cook, she couldn't help but feel bitter: "Master William's appetite has gotten worse since two months ago, and no little girl has eaten much. You must know that Master William liked my cooking very much before. of."

Sick two months ago?Evan was full of doubts, and just told him that he had caught a cold a few days ago, how could a cold drag on for so long.

"Really? I don't know which family my sister-in-law is from?" To be honest, Evan only knew that his sister-in-law was from a famous family, but he didn't know which family it was from.

Speaking of this, a hint of secret pleasure quickly appeared on the face of the cook, and she said anxiously: "Don't you know? Master William's bride is the daughter of a member of Parliament in London, Miss Victoria, she is a well-known London Madam, I heard that there is a dowry of ten thousand pounds, and his father, Mr. Remus, and Master Bruce are old friends, so he married Miss Victoria to Master William."

MP's daughter?Evan paused, he was from a noble family. In this day and age, it is not an ordinary person to be a member of the House of Lords.

"I see, this is really great." Under the excited expression of the cook, Evan forced a smile and said a few words with emotion.

At this moment, there was a sudden noise outside the door

"Master William is down!"

"Master William is going to pick up the bride!"

Evan's heart tightened, and he went out, and sure enough, he saw a well-dressed young man coming down from upstairs.

Looking at William's face, even a calm person like Evan couldn't help but be surprised. The person in front of him was so much like him, he was almost exactly the same as Evan, if it wasn't for his pale face, and slightly With thin cheeks and slightly dim eyes, this person is exactly the same as Evan.

A shadow cast over Evan's heart for an instant.