"Miss Bennet, how are you doing recently?" Darcy was the first to break the silence and asked Elizabeth, with an imperceptible tenderness in his deep magnetic voice.

"I...I'm fine," Elizabeth's voice trembled, and even her beautiful eyelashes trembled slightly, making her look extraordinarily lovable.

Darcy's expressionless face softened instantly, and he said softly, "That's good. I hope you can have a pleasant Christmas in London this year."

Elizabeth didn't answer, she lowered her head slightly, and raised her head to look directly into Darcy's eyes after a few seconds, holding back the pain in her voice: "Mr. Darcy, I'm sorry...", sorry for my prejudice against you, sorry for my prejudice against you. Sorry for your sarcasm, I declined your marriage proposal.Elizabeth could no longer hold back her tears.

"I'm very sorry, Mr. Darcy, I'm so rude," Elizabeth said with a sob, "Actually, I want to thank you sincerely, I am very grateful... Thank you for your helping hand to the Bennett family .”

Darcy raised his foot and took a step forward, then abruptly stopped, and with all his strength restrained, he withdrew the hand that wanted to hold Elizabeth in his arms. He stood there and looked at Elizabeth in front of him, crying, and Darcy's lips were tightly pursed. straight line.

Elizabeth, who was crying with her head down, didn't notice all Darcy's actions.

Taking out a delicate handkerchief from his bosom, Darcy handed it to the weeping Elizabeth.

"What absurdities I've behaved in the past, I've always thought I was shrewd and insightful, I've always been biased and ignorant in my judgment of you, and I've been complacent about it, my God , I am ridiculously stupid, Mr Darcy, I am really sorry, I—”

"I never blamed you, Miss Bennett. And you are not a stupid and ridiculous person. On the contrary, you have intelligence and noble character that many people don't have. I hope you don't underestimate yourself."

The deep and melodious voice suddenly rang in Elizabeth's ears, like a clear spring that instantly washed away the pain and remorse in her heart, and calmed her down. Looking at the handkerchief handed over in front of her, she looked up at Darcy.

"Wipe it off, Miss Bennett."

Elizabeth took the handkerchief and tried to elicit a smile: "Thank you."Wiping the tears on her face, Elizabeth continued: "Thank you for never blaming me, whether it's my prejudice against you, or... or the embarrassment you gave me when you proposed, thank you for your praise ".

Holding Sipa in the palm of her hand, she was silent for a while, then Elizabeth mustered up the courage to look directly into Darcy's eyes and said: "Mr. Darcy, your tolerance for me, I don't think I have restrained my temper, but now I am more unscrupulous. So I now take the liberty of asking you a question on the basis of your tolerance for me."

Fearing that she would lose her courage if she stopped, Elizabeth did not pause at all, and asked the question that she had been longing to know from the bottom of her heart in one go.

"If Caroline didn't exist at the beginning, would you really propose to me again as Jane described to me?" After finishing speaking, Elizabeth said with pleading eyes: "Oh! I know this question is too much, But please tell me the truth."

Darcy couldn't bear to look away, avoiding Elizabeth's pleading eyes, and tried his best to suppress his voice calmly:

"Miss Bennett, you should let go of the past and start over. Now that I have married Caroline, she is my wife. It is meaningless to talk about it. It will only increase your troubles, and even if there is no card Lorraine, I think..." Darcy took a deep breath: "I will never propose to Miss Bennet again, Miss Bennet, you are very good, and there will be more outstanding gentlemen in the future In front of you, you will definitely have a happy marriage. Now, I should go back, excuse me."

After finishing speaking, Darcy strode back, and when she passed by Elizabeth, she heard her whispering in a daze: "Is that so...", her tone was full of desolation and pain, as if she fell into the abyss in an instant. As if unable to struggle out, desperate and helpless, all the hopes that had been hidden in her heart were shattered at this moment, and the reality was so bloody and torn apart in front of her.

Darcy clenched his fists and forced himself to leave indifferently. He could not hurt Elizabeth. She should marry a gentleman who loves her and live a happy and decent life, which he could not bring her. He already had Wife, he can't ruin Elizabeth's life.

Thinking of this, Darcy's footsteps became faster, and he didn't dare to stop for a moment. Elizabeth's whispering voice kept lingering in his mind, impacting his mind. As long as there was even the slightest slack, all the long-term depression would be lost. Restraint will completely collapse, which is not what he wants to see.

In the room on the second floor, Caroline was lying on the window looking at everything below with great interest. Although she couldn't hear what the two said, she still let her watch a silent drama.But in the end, there was a turning point. When Elizabeth was so sad and hopeless, Darcy was able to leave so resolutely. It really surprised her. This man is not only determined, but also sane. He is his beloved woman. Can go so simply.

"It's really inhumane," Caroline curled her lips and rolled her eyes and muttered, but she felt a little appreciation in her heart.This kind of rational, steady, and determined person can make a difference no matter where he goes. No wonder he was able to support the entire Darcy family at a young age and even manage it in an orderly manner.

After watching the play, Caroline is also going to take a lunch break. The furnishings in this room are still the same as before, and nothing has changed. After all, it has been less than half a year since Caroline left the Bingley house. Even though the relationship between Charles and Caroline It can only be considered average, but with Charles' personality, he can't do such a decisive thing as his sister can't wait to update the room and change the owner not long after leaving home.

After Caroline got up at two o'clock in the afternoon, when she came downstairs, only Jane and Elizabeth were sitting in the living room doing needlework and chatting.

At this time, Elizabeth had calmed down, but there was still a sense of depression all over her body, but she tried her best to hide it when she was in front of Jane, and even humorously joked about all the things she had seen and heard in London during this period. Very pleasant chat.

Now Caroline also has to admit that the reason why the protagonist can become the protagonist still has their extraordinary side.

"Jane, what about Charles and the others?" Caroline glanced around the living room and asked, as naturally as telling an ordinary friend that the weather is good today, without any awkwardness at all because of the conflict between the original body and them.Anyway, she has always been thick-skinned.

Seeing Caroline, the smiles on Elizabeth and Jane's faces faded instantly

"In the study," Jane replied calmly and briefly.

"Oh", Caroline nodded indifferently, sat on the sofa opposite them, rang the bell, and the servant walked in quickly after a while.

"Go and prepare some milk tea and snacks for me."

"Yes, Mrs. Darcy."

After the servant brought the tea, Caroline sat down leisurely and drank milk tea. During the period, she even kindly asked the two people opposite if they wanted to enjoy it with her, but they were rejected, and Caroline didn't Care, still enjoy the food contentedly.

Seeing Caroline's comfortable and self-satisfied appearance, Elizabeth was very angry. She did such a despicable thing and could still drink tea here leisurely. Does she have any sense of shame?The more I look at it, the more I can't suppress my anger.

"Miss Bingley did such a disgraceful and despicable thing at that time, it was really unexpected," Elizabeth said angrily after Caroline took a sip of coffee.

Caroline leaned comfortably on the sofa with a teacup and glanced up at Elizabeth: "What a shameful thing?" Caroline chewed on these words playfully, and looked at the steaming milk tea in the cup Going up, chuckled lightly, looked up at Elizabeth: "I don't know when I did something shameless, Miss Bennet, please don't slander me at will, otherwise people will think that Miss Bennet Without a tutor, your mother didn't discipline you well."

"You—" Elizabeth stared at Caroline angrily, wishing to tear her apart, and even Jane stared at her angrily.

Caroline took a sip of milk tea from her cup and said, "Also, Miss Bennet, pay attention to your etiquette, now you should call me Mrs. To teach you instead of your parents?"

Elizabeth snorted coldly, "I can't afford your teaching. After all, as a lady, she actually did such a shameful thing as forcing marriage to a gentleman. Mrs. Darcy's character is really unflattering. I'm afraid that you will teach me Me, one day I will become shameless like this," Elizabeth said with a sneer.

Caroline was not angry, but smiled with her lips curled up: "Forced marriage?" Putting down the cup in her hand, Caroline leaned back on the sofa and looked at Elizabeth and continued, "Does Miss Bennet think so? Fitz Willem and I were alone one night, and is it any matter of me being a well-bred lady to make him responsible for my reputation by marrying me?"

"Mr. Darcy is there to save you, it's a last resort," Elizabeth shouted excitedly, interrupting Caroline's words.

"So what, I don't care what the reason is, since Fitzwilliam has ruined my reputation, he has to be responsible for me." Caroline stopped here and looked at Elizabeth very mockingly: "Don't tell me When Miss Bennet encounters the same thing one day, she can be indifferent, just like her younger sister, Mrs. Wickham, who stayed alone with a man for such a long time and thought it didn't matter. Ha ha, so this is Bennet The so-called noble character of the family", at the end, Caroline laughed extremely contemptuously.

Caroline's laughter pierced Elizabeth and Jane's hearts like a sharp knife, and threw their self-esteem to the ground, crushing and trampling them down. This incident is an eternal stain on their Bennett family. Unexpectedly, Lydia was married to Wickham, and Caroline could still bring up this scandal.Obviously, they no longer have the mind to think about why Caroline knew about it.

Both Elizabeth and Jane were gasping for breath, but Elizabeth's face was flushed with anger, while Jane's face was pale with anger and shame.

Jane clutched her chest, her face was pale, and she sucked in her breath, as if she was about to faint.

"God! Jane, are you going to pass out?" Caroline said in surprise, but she rang the bell very slowly in her hand: "I'm afraid you have to call a doctor, dear."

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