[Pride and Prejudice] Sky Bookstore

"Miss Skye, there is a person who calls himself Nicholson outside." The butler filled Skye's cup with black tea.The rising mist washed away Skye's pale face a little.

Skye sat in front of his desk with a pile of complicated documents in front of him.Bringing up a family alone always has a lot of responsibilities, and sometimes a decision by Skye may change the current comfortable life.

"Hmm..." Skye's hand holding the pen paused for a moment.

She looked up in a daze, and carefully thought about the meaning behind the name.

However, nothing was found.

"This gentleman said that you will definitely want to see him. He is a detective and is hired." The butler looked at Skye with some concern, and for a moment he felt that Skye's expression changed, but her His hands are steady, but he still seems to be in a state of confusion.

This young lady was the most powerful woman he had ever seen.

The old butler was employed by Skye in London.His old master died of old age, and the new master obeyed his mistress and chose a younger steward.

Not all families will start and end well for the housekeeper.It's just that this is too cruel for a housekeeper who has dedicated his life to the master's family.

He has no family and no heirs. Although he has some savings, he ends up on the street overnight.

It is not easy for him to find another job at his age, not to mention that ordinary families are not willing to hire a housekeeper who has worked in other people's homes.

Fortunately for the old butler, he got a letter of introduction from a good friend.After a few days of tossing and turning, I settled down with another family.

"Then invite him in." Skye made a quick decision.

The butler walked out of the room respectfully and closed the door gently.

Skye walked down the stairs step by step.He immediately saw the guest sitting on the sofa.

But a young man who is not rich.He was wearing a three-piece suit, just ready-to-wear, cheap and unkempt, his back was wrinkled, and the suede of his hat wasn't all that shiny.

"Are you that Mr. Nicholson?" Skye asked condescendingly as he stood on the third-to-last floor of the spiral escalator.

Nicholson was startled by the sudden sound.In fact, he was already intimidated by this ordinary-looking house with a gorgeous interior.After looking around for the source of the sound, his eyes fell on Skye standing on the stairs.

Skye walked down calmly under his gaze.She walked to the sofa across from Nicholson, stretched out her hand as an invitation to sit down, and asked, "Why are you looking for me?"

"It's like this... I want to inquire about the Holt family..."

Nicholson is an ordinary detective in London struggling to make ends meet.He doesn't have a very long knowledge or connections. Although he occupies the position of a detective, his greatest achievement is to find the missing cat, or search for the registration records of some restaurants.

Recently, he received a commission. The other party gave him a lot of money, and the request was to find a missing person.

Cats, cats and dogs have all been found, and it doesn't seem too strange to find missing people.

"Our family? Or should you tell us why you came first." Skye's pretty face was serious, she straightened her back haughtily, and her tone was arrogant and contemptuous.

"Uh...yes...I'm just not sure if you want to hear that." Nicholson grabbed his trousers nervously.

"Not long ago, a young man from the White family came to me and entrusted me. He wanted me to find his father who had been missing for seven years."

Skye frowned: "Seven years? With such a long interval, can you find it?"

Nicholson smiled bitterly and said, "That's it, my investigation has been in trouble from the very beginning..."

He visited the town where Mr. Charles White last appeared. The local residents only knew that he was discussing some matters with the owner of a bookstore before he disappeared, but they had no clue about the specifics.

"The owner of the bookstore?"

"Yes. The local people said that there was a sky bookstore. The owner is a very strange and closed person. Charles has always wanted to buy the ownership of the bookstore, but two generations of owners have rejected his request. Later, the store suddenly caught fire and the owner was arrested. Burned in there, and old Charles died!"

Skye's complexion changed slightly. Like all the young ladies who heard about such incidents, her eyes were full of repulsion and fear.

"What does this have to do with me? Mr. Nicholson, I must remind you that my younger brother will inherit the title in the future. Your behavior is tantamount to slandering a nobleman!"

Nicholson was taken aback. He waved his hands again and again, and leaned forward awkwardly, afraid that Skye would say some serious crimes. He couldn't bear such accusations!

"No no no! Of course I know that you are just an innocent victim. But before the matter is definitively determined, the missing Mr. Charles is also innocent. Even if it is for another innocent person, I hope to get some from you Answer."

Skye was reassured.She sat down again, and although she was still a little angry, she seemed to be able to communicate.

"What can I tell you?"

"The shopkeeper's public name is Skye Holt."

After Nicholson finished speaking, he carefully observed Skye's expression.He was surprised to find that Skye looked like he already knew.

"You have no doubts about that?"

"No, that's not the case. It's just that I have some mental preparations. Assuming that there are not so many coincidences with the same name and surname in this world, then someone has told me that I have the same name as the dead shopkeeper." Skye was talking about Da She paused for a moment, and then quickly added: "The only thing I don't understand is that even if this shopkeeper is really the last Mr. Charles Scissors, according to what you said, he is already in the fire." What's the point of your investigation?"

"...The place where the clues are broken may be the only way to the truth. I can only continue to investigate."

Nicholson's guess coincides with Darcy's fact.He also thinks that there are not so many coincidences in the world. The owner of Sky Bookstore is probably someone familiar with Skye, which is why he chose to borrow Holt's surname.

However, to the great disappointment of the owner, Skye could not provide much information.

She only briefly described her family background, which Nicholson already knew.

Wait until the so-called detective who delivered the bad news is sent away.Sitting alone on the sofa in the living room, Skye felt so weak that he couldn't even speak a word.Before she knew it, she was already in a cold sweat.

In the extreme silence, Skye heard someone coming down from upstairs.

She closed her eyes and asked, "Elsie, what's the matter?"

Skye saw Elsie walking across from her with a solemn expression.

"Don't talk to me now, okay? I'm not feeling well, and I'll talk about it later if I have something to say." Skye tried to stand up while holding the arm of the sofa.

Elsie suddenly said from behind her: "He said you have been with me...but we have been separated for half a year." It is extremely rare for people with the same name and surname, not to mention the time when Skye was away and the detective The time of light and dark in the mouth coincided completely, which made Elsie very frightened.

"What do you...want to ask?"

"Are you... the Skye he was talking about?"

The little bun had grown up unknowingly.Skye suddenly noticed that Elsie seemed less timid than before when she was standing across from her.

But she still couldn't tell Elsie the answers to his questions.

There are some things that should be taken to the grave, not even on the epitaph.A pure soul should not be burdened with some negativity.

Skye looked into Elsie's eyes heavily.They are siblings, blood is thicker than water, they have the same eye color and the same surname.In the end, she concluded with her usual cold and sharp tone: "put away your ignorant guesses, if your graduation thesis can also be written with such drama and emotion, your teacher and I will be very moved. And I I can tell you clearly that all your guesses are nonsense."

Skye's words made Elsie's suspended heart slowly return to her stomach.

As long as he got his sister's guarantee, even if it was only once, even if he was very impatient, it made him extremely at ease.

Elsie's eyes turned red.He threw himself into Skye's arms, regardless of his age and weight.

Skye was hit by him and fell back. Fortunately, there was no accident because of the cushion of the sofa.

Elsie's lacrimal gland problem will probably never get better. Skye imagines his brother still crying in his forties, and he has a headache.But looking at her already big brother, although she had a disgusted expression, she couldn't hide her pampering.

The hands hanging by the sides hesitated for a while, and finally fell on Elsie, comforting his sentimental brother one after another.

The living room was already terribly silent, but this time with the touching interaction between the siblings, it seemed that the increasingly cold climate was also driven away.When the butler was about to deliver the black tea with the tray, he saw such a beautiful picture.

He stood there quietly, but for some reason, he felt a little sad in Skye's expression.