[Sense and Sensibility] Fascinated by you

After returning to the room, Hathaway sat on the velvet high-back chair she used to sit on. This chair, which used to make her feel comfortable, had lost its charm now. Her heart could not calm down. She sat there moving, she felt betrayed, first by Mr. Wallace, who had betrayed her while she still felt guilty about the gentleman, made it known, After that, she was betrayed by her friend, and she couldn't think that she didn't even look at her because she heard the news and wanted to draw a line with her.

This unspeakable sense of betrayal made her feel as if a fire was burning in her heart. She could still convince herself that she just misjudged a gentleman with the former's betrayal, but the latter's betrayal made her feel painful and embarrassing like a sharp knife. .

She covered her eyes with her hands hard, not wanting to let the tears flow out, she would never allow herself to cry weakly for the betrayer.

At this time, there was a regular knock on the door. Hathaway knew who was standing outside the door. After all, the two of them were inseparable for a while and were very familiar with each other. She leaned her neck and took a deep breath. Those fragile emotions pretended to be calm: "Please come in."

Winnies came in from the door with her head down. She had never felt so difficult entering a room, not even the time when she lost her mother's favorite jewelry. She looked at the sea with a timid look she hadn't seen for a long time. Servie, "Dear Hathaway."

"Miss Winnes, I thought I would never see you in this room again." Although she wanted to maintain her demeanor, Hathaway couldn't help but sarcastically, especially seeing the timid look on the other side's face, It made her even more angry.

"Oh, no! Of course it's not like that. We're friends, so why wouldn't I come to see you?" Winnies glanced at her quickly, those brown eyes with a deer look were full of pitiful water. A guilty expression continued, "Hathaway, I have to tell you, I did something disgraceful, I...all of this is my fault, it's all my fault!" She couldn't help it. I cried in self-blame.

Hathaway looked at Winnes who was crying in a ball of surprise, she was out of breath before she had time to scold her.

"That day, after Mr. Wallace came that day, I was very worried about you, so I took Olivia to eavesdrop outside the door. When I heard the news, I was so panicked that I went back without caring about Olivia. room, but my sister came to tell me the news the next day, she said Olivia told her. It's all my fault, if I didn't pull her to eavesdrop, no one would know about it It's gone." Winnis shed tears in pain, but she did something bad with good intentions, and she was so guilty that she wished that it happened to her.

After hearing this, Hathaway understood what had happened, she smiled gratifiedly, and her expression eased. She put her arms around Hathaway's shoulders, stroked Winnis's back with her hand, and comforted her: "It doesn't matter." Your business is not your fault. These things will be known to everyone sooner or later, but now it’s just ahead of time. You just care about me. What that lady did was just her personal behavior. What does it have to do with you? Relevant, don't use other people's mistakes to criticize yourself. Winnes, I am very happy that you are still willing to visit me at this time."

Winnis looked at Hathaway with blurry eyes. At such a moment, the other party resisted the pain in her heart and wanted to comfort herself in turn. This made her even more sad, and she couldn't help hugging Hathaway hard. , hoping to give each other some comfort.

Just when the two ladies embraced each other and shouted long live friendship, another gentleman was throwing a tantrum in the room.Butler Tony stood respectfully in front of Andrew, watching the gentleman yell at him with no expression on his face.

He first said angrily that old Sir Butler was an old fool, and then scolded Philip for not being a brother, stealing the woman he liked, and not even telling him such an important thing.Finally began to curse Mr. Wallace and the Marshall brothers and sisters.

Butler Tony watched calmly as Andrew jumped up and down and yelled angrily for ten minutes, turning a blind eye to everything in front of him. The gentleman opposite him was raised by him, and he had a long-standing understanding of his nature. , it is not surprising for this kind of behavior, he just waits for the gentleman to explain after he is angry.

After venting in this way, Andrew finally calmed down although his face was still ugly, "Write to London immediately, tell him about this matter, and see what to do!"

"Okay, sir." In fact, as soon as Tony butler heard the news, he immediately sent someone to London to inform Philip as soon as possible.

"Who leaked this news and found out?" Andrew continued, gritting his teeth.

Hearing this question, Butler Tony's expression changed, "It has been found out, she was the lady's former maid, but she disappeared three days ago, and it seems that she ran away after taking the money. It's my servants. This kind of thing happened because of lax control.”

It was only then that Andrew noticed the remorseful and distressed expression on Butler Tony's face. Although the back of this sixty-year-old butler was still straight, his head was covered with silver hair. Tears were faintly shining in his eyes. Rockfield was His family and the people here were all grown up by him. He still remembered Kelly's clumsy appearance when he first arrived, but they all grew up in the blink of an eye and had their own minds.

Andrew sighed, "It's not your fault, forget it, don't worry about this matter, I will send someone to solve it. Everyone has to pay the price for their choice."

The next day Hathaway appeared in front of everyone as if nothing had happened. At this time, she had to appear no matter whether her foot was healed or not. She could not let those people talk about her behind her back and ruin the reputation of the Butler family.

Before she came out today, she specially put on some makeup. She used a little orange powder on her cheeks and put a little lip balm on her lips to make herself look healthier and her face more radiant.She was wearing a champagne-colored long dress with a narrow waist. The slender waist made an amazing arc from the waist to the buttocks. She wore a finger-thick gold and silver necklace on her slender neck. The sapphire pendant hung on both sides Between the sexy collarbone, the long blonde hair was braided behind her head. This kind of dress made her look dignified but not pretty like a young girl.

As soon as she appeared, the men couldn't take their eyes off her eyes. In such a gloomy weather, she was as eye-catching as an indoor light source. Mr. Wallace, who seemed to have lost his soul these days, couldn't help it again. Turning his eyes to the past, Mr. Marshall stared at Hathaway unabashedly, as if he regained interest in this lady after Mr. Wallace gave up.

Hathaway had a calm smile on her face, neither was she annoyed by some gentlemen's too frivolous stares, nor did she express her opinion on some young ladies' intentional snorts, she greeted everyone as usual, even more than A little more cheerful and enthusiastic than usual.

After Winnes left last night, she thought a lot. She thought of her father, Sir Butler's endless love and doting on her, and her brother Philip's protection and care for her. Assume the responsibility of the family, and don't have to pay attention to the rumors and gossips from the outside world. They never told her about the pressure brought about by her. She can just be her little princess in the minaret hut and enjoy the care of her father and brother.It's not that she doesn't know that this is a different world with different rules, but she is protected so well that she almost thinks that she can live in peace like that.But now one of her guardians has passed away, and the other has her own family. She must learn to face the entire noble class alone. She cannot escape or show weakness. All her actions will affect the reputation of the Butler family. , she must arm herself well and face the scrutiny of others with a calm and confident attitude.

Olivia greeted Hathaway as usual, and the smile on her face was as warm and willful as ever. Hathaway shuddered secretly, because of the other party's hypocrisy, but also because of her free acting skills , This is the nobility, the communication of the nobility.

The world she will live in in the future is no longer the simple and pure world in the past. She needs to face those hypocritical and ugly faces. She turned her head and looked at Winnes, who was looking at her worriedly. There are such lovely people, and the nobles are by no means all those disgusting guys. Isn't there still such an upright and kind person like her brother and Winnis.

Hathaway's arrival once again aroused the ladies' enthusiasm for clothing and jewelry. Olivia approached very affectionately and carefully looked at the necklace on Hathaway's neck. She felt that its style was rough, but it was too Chic, especially a necklace like this is eye-catching when worn with a sophisticated outfit.Miss Bogue also looked curiously.

No matter how much Ren Hathaway didn't want to talk to this person, she had no choice but to respond to her. After all, the stabbing in the back of the other party cannot be brought up on the table, and even she must pretend to be ignorant.She could only reply that it was only a little idea of ​​her own, which Mr. Philip found a craftsman in London to copy, and the style seemed to have something to do with it.

As soon as she finished talking about Olivia, she immediately praised Mr. Philip for being such a good brother, but it's a pity that he didn't have a chance to get to know each other when he went out.Then she turned her head and praised her brother, saying that he is also very knowledgeable about women's clothing and accessories, and always remembers to bring back some gadgets she likes when she goes out. Taking him shopping is like bringing a consultant, Her future sister-in-law must be very happy.

Hathaway couldn't figure out what the lady meant by these words. After Mr. Marshall arrived in Rockfield, he didn't show any intention of being more interested in that lady, so he just pretended not to hear Xiaoxiao.

The gentlemen on the other side were engaged in a heated discussion of an important pastime in England. They first discussed Colonel Brandon's thoroughbred horse which is still in the stables of Rockfield. Then he talked about the hounds from horses. Those excellent hounds can definitely make their hunting a lot easier. Mr. Borg also made some comments on the training of hounds. The others laughed.Finally they talked about shotguns, and Colonel Andrew and Brandon guided the other gentlemen very savagely.