Matriarch of the Hockleys

"What did she say?" Carl sat on a chair with a cup of coffee in hand.

"Miss Bruce said that she doesn't want to have anything to do with the husband who is about to be engaged. It will hurt her reputation." Leger euphemistically relayed Andrea's words.

"Engagement!?" Carl's hand holding the coffee shook in shock. Why didn't he know that he was getting engaged, with whom?

"Where did this rumor come from?" Karl asked a little dissatisfied, why didn't he hear any rumors?Leger was a little negligent.

Leger was silent for a while, and then said: "Not long after you boarded the ship, Mrs. Cabot revealed that you would be engaged to Miss Cabot. But not long after, Miss Cabot dated Mr. Hudson. The rumors were suppressed. In the past two days, Mrs. Cabot has officially announced that Mr. Hudson is her dream son-in-law."

"You go out first!" Karl frowned, it seemed that Mrs. Roof was more absurd than he thought.Fortunately, I no longer pursue Ruth, otherwise how unlucky it would be to have such a mother-in-law! ?Carl felt a sudden burst of relief.

He let out a breath of resignation, but it wasn't all bad.After all, judging from Andrea's reflection, she seemed to have a certain affection for herself.Carl sat down at the desk and smiled wryly, then resignedly took out a piece of letter paper.

'Dear Miss Bruce:

Hello!

After listening to my servant's report, I think you seem to have misunderstood me.I did pursue Miss Cabot, but after a period of understanding, I found that Miss Cabot was not suitable for me as I imagined.So I've given up on Miss Cabot long ago.

But I didn't expect that Mrs. Cabot would go around preaching that I would be engaged to Miss Cabot.God knows, Miss Cabot never agreed to my pursuit.What's more, Miss Cabot is now dating Mr. Hudson!I was also shocked when I heard this rumor.

Your misunderstanding of me may come from this, and I have not explained it clearly to you.I am deeply sorry again.

I swear in the name of God, there is absolutely no one else in my heart until I have a crush on you.Please believe me, dear Andrea.

I am very glad that I was able to witness the maiden voyage of the Titanic, and it is because of this that I can meet you.

Miss Bruce, perhaps a bit abrupt.But please believe me, my love for you is absolutely from the bottom of my heart.I sincerely hope that you can give me a chance to pursue you, and time will prove that my love for you is absolutely as eternal as a diamond.

Dear Andrea, looking forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely, Carl Hockley, who is full of love. Carl put down the pen in his hand, checked it carefully, and put the letter paper into the envelope.

"Legger!" Carl yelled towards the door.

"Sir, what's the matter?" "Send this letter to Miss Bruce, and remember to bring a bouquet of flowers!" Carl pursed his lips.

"Yes, sir." Leger closed the door gently.It seems that this Miss Bruce holds a lot of weight in the husband's heart.

"Leger?" Lisa exclaimed in surprise, "It's me, our husband asked me to give this letter and flowers to Miss Bruce, please." Leger said with a smile.

"Okay." "Then I'll go first, please." Lisa watched Leger disappear around the corner, turned and closed the door.

"Miss, this is a letter and a bouquet of flowers sent by Mr. Hockley." Lisa put the letter by Andrea's right hand. "Is this bouquet going to be placed on the desk?" Lisa asked.

"Of course not, put it where I can't see it," Andrea said angrily when she saw the bouquet of flowers. "Okay, miss." Lisa walked towards the wine cabinet with flowers.

Andrea's eyes were erratic, and she opened the letter after much hesitation.

'Honey……'

Andrea, who was holding the letter paper, had blushed cheeks, and her eyes showed a trace of bewilderment and shyness.In a panic, she put down the letter in her hand and stuffed it back into the envelope.

Fortunately, Andrea quickly regained her composure, as if she remembered something.

Andrea said, "Lisa, don't put it there, put it on the desk!"

"Yes, Miss." Although she was curious about the reason for Andrea's change of attitude, Lisa's professionalism made her understand that this is not something she should talk about.

Maybe I should say hello to him when I got off the boat. Andrea looked at the flowers in the vase, feeling an inexplicable emotion in her heart.

"Go and ask the waiter to bring Mr. Hockley a cup of coffee." Andrea ordered softly.

"Yes, miss." Lisa turned and left after she finished speaking.

"Wait a minute." Andrea called Lisa suddenly, "I'm sending a Boston pie, just say I'm sorry for misunderstanding him!" Andrea bit her lip.

"Yes." After waiting for a few seconds and making sure that the lady had no other orders, Lisa turned and left the room.

After the maid left the room, Andrea thought about it and took out the letter paper.

Different from the anger when she read the letter for the first time, Andrea, who read the letter again, felt a trace of embarrassment that belongs only to girls.Although Andrea had been very calm and well behaved before, she was still a 16-year-old girl.Due to the strict family upbringing, this was the first time she received a letter of explicit love from the opposite sex.

She felt as if she had grown fond of Mr. Hockley.Of course, these favorable impressions were not enough to give her the urge to associate with Mr. Hockley.

But didn't he say in the letter that he wanted me to give him a chance to pursue him?As for whether or not he can catch up, it's not something he should worry about.Andrea lowered her eyes and smiled, with a fox-like cunning on her face.

"Sir," Leger held a dinner plate in his hand, "Huh?" He didn't seem to order coffee, and Carl had some doubts in his eyes.

"This is from Miss Bruce." Leger gently placed the coffee and snacks in front of Carl. "She's sorry for misunderstanding you!"

Carl stared at the tabletop for a moment, a smile flickering under his calm eyes.

"Go out first!" Carl waved his hand. "Yes, sir."

With a smile in his eyes, Carl slowly enjoyed the coffee and dessert, the taste is really good!

Time passed quickly, and it was dinner time again.The first-class guests wore gorgeous dresses and walked to the restaurant one after another to prepare for the ball.

"Miss Andrea! Good evening." Worried that something might go wrong, Carl deliberately arrived at the restaurant early.

"Mr. Hockley, good evening!" Andrea replied with a smile.She was a little flustered, after all, she had misunderstood Mr. Hockley before.

"I don't think Miss Andrea has a partner. I don't know if I have the honor to invite you to be my partner." Karl stretched out his right hand and said with a smile on his face.

"Of course." Andrea put her hand on Carl's.

A melodious tune sounded, and many passengers on the dance floor began to dance gracefully to the rhythm.

"Miss Andrea seems to be more beautiful than yesterday!" Carl said with a smile.

"Really? Mr. Hockley can really talk!" Andrea didn't take Carl's words seriously.But in her heart, it was still very useful.

"Miss Andrea doesn't believe what I said is true? But this is indeed what I say in my heart, just like Romeo's eyes, Juliet is always the most beautiful." Carl let out a low laugh.

"I'm not Juliet!" Andrea raised her eyebrows.

"Of course, so you will meet a more beautiful love than Juliet, and you will have a happier ending." Carl whispered in Andrea's ear.

"So in Mr. Hockley's opinion, who will be my Romeo?" Andrea said with a teasing smile.

"How about me? A well-matched family, good upbringing, appearance enough to stand by your side. Most importantly, I am infatuated with Miss Andrea." There was love in Carl's eyes.

"Is Mr. Hockley recommending himself?" Andrea didn't expect that Karl would express his love for her directly in person.She stopped suddenly.

"So, what's Miss Andrea's answer?" Before Andrea could react, Carl put his arms around Andrea's waist, and moved his face closer to Andrea.

"What?" Andrea hadn't recovered yet.

"Of course it's about dating, dear Andrea!" Carl hugged Andrea tightly, he didn't want to wait so slowly, he looked into Andrea's eyes eagerly get a definite answer.

"Sorry, I don't know." Andrea looked at Carl and muttered.

As if he had calmed down, Carl withdrew his hand that was holding Andrea tightly. It was because he was too eager, so take his time, and only step by step can he completely win Andrea's heart.Carl lowered his eyes, and Andrea didn't see Carl's impatient eyes.

"Let's continue dancing!" "Okay." Andrea, who felt that the atmosphere was a bit wrong, responded hastily.

Carl took Andrea's hand and continued dancing on the dance floor.

"Mrs. Roof, I remember that Mr. Hockley is pursuing your daughter? Why, why is your daughter engaged to Mr. Hudson now?" Mrs. Bennet saw Carl dancing with Andrea sharp-eyed, but She didn't point it out right away.

"It is impossible for a beautiful lady to have only one suitor. What's more, Ruth is not only beautiful!" Mrs. Lufu didn't think there was anything wrong with this?Her daughter is excellent, isn't she? "Mr. Hockley's pursuit is very sincere, but Mr. Hudson has a closer relationship with Ruth. It can only be said that Mr. Hockley has nothing to do with Ruth!"