[Pride and Prejudice] Sky Bookstore

A few days after the incident, the burned-out Holt house collapsed in a spring rain.

Some of the remaining clues were buried deep in the ruins.Anwen's matter was settled after many parties intervened, and his death was finally made public. In a vortex of conspiracy theories that were misunderstood, various bizarre stories about him were constantly being brought up. Skye, Mr. Darcy and Mr. Several close friends shared the news of the engagement.

Everything seemed to be pushed by an invisible big hand, and many different endings developed in an instant.

Skye, who has no place to live, has booked a suite in a big hotel in London.Most of her real estate and resources are backed up. Although the loss is huge, it does not hurt the root.

She spent some time communicating with her businessmen.Most of those things that were just around the corner were properly resolved when Ante was alive.As for the rest, apart from worrying that Skye would be so depressed that he would lose his money, they didn't have too many crooked brains.

This is good news for Skye.At least she has the help of Mr. Darcy and the earl, one of them is bound to her marriage, and the other is bound to her interests.

With their help, Skye finally controlled the public opinion a bit.There are still small speculations in the dark, at least no one will blatantly hold a wine glass, turn around her side, and observe her with curious eyes.

Skye put on the black mourning clothes again, and the pure black seemed to be ruins left in the distance.It is said that the place will not be sent to clean up until two weeks later.Skye paid a considerable one-step processing fee as compensation for the appearance of the city.

Anwen was the only person who died in the fire.The other dead man was a servant.He didn't have any injuries and was with An Wentuan when he died.The official statement is that his original intention was to help Anwen escape from the fire. When he walked to the door, he was held down by a picture frame, unable to break free, and went to death together with Anwen.

This statement is the most widely circulated and has the most public opinion effect.The family members of the deceased came to Skye to ask for compensation in tears, but Skye gave her a lot of money without saying a word.

"Is Elsie okay?"

What's most depressing right now is Elsie's reaction.He was once again the only man in the Holt family.He has not yet broken free from Anwen's death.Ever since Mr. Onishi informed him of Anwen's death, he had maintained a skeptical attitude.

"He didn't eat anything today." The butler stood beside Skye.He was also one of the people who escaped. This was the first fire in his life, but for Skye, this was not her first time.

"Let him tell me directly about something." Skye replied with some dissatisfaction.

On the table in front of her were piles of documents and invitations, various matters related to the funeral and the follow-up work of the house.These were the things Elsie was supposed to deal with.He is indeed not a child anymore, how can he still act like a child, unwilling to take his own responsibilities?

If Anwen hadn't reappeared in Skye's life, she would have spoiled Elsie as a child who would never grow up.But after all, Anwen made up for the missing part of Skye's upbringing in Elsie.He is like a stern elder brother, establishing a paternal authority that remains vacant.

This is what Elsie needs most.

When Skye was about to review the third document, Anwen pushed the door open and walked in.There were dark circles under his eyes, and beyond that, an indelible sadness.

"Skye, did you call me here?"

"I think we need to talk." Skye put down his pen.She sat behind the desk and looked at Anwen. Both siblings were very familiar with this posture. Anwen liked to occupy Skye's desk for a while, and he sat like this.One day I become you... Skye and Elsie are speechless.

After a while, Elsie asked aloud: "Anwen...isn't dead, right? You promised me that you would never lie to me. Only if you tell me yourself, can I accept."

Skye looked at him for a while, and she kept bending Anwen's straight chest.Only then did he try his best to look at his younger brother with persuasive eyes, and guided him to say: "Anwen said at that time that this is the best ending for us. If you really think he is still alive, then he didn't take you to fake death , what do you think is the reason?"

"Do you think Anwen is still alive? Do you know he's still alive?!" Elsie raised his head suddenly, all the stars in his eyes were full of hope, but what Skye was doing was to fight break him.

"This is your crazy assumption, and I can't participate in it. But do you think...you are worthy of Anwen's plan?"

If Anwen hadn't been convinced that Elsie had the potential to rise, he should have taken Elsie away so that Skye could stay by Mr. Darcy's side with more peace of mind.

Anwen didn't get the slightest affirmation from Skye.He clenched his fists passively.Skye knew that he had listened to his own words.

After giving Elsie another moment of silence, Skye heard Elsie ask weakly, "Now, how bad is our situation?"

This sentence inspired Skye, she raised her eyebrows slightly, feeling as if she had grasped Anwen's meaning.

Although there is basically no problem in the business, Skye said sadly: "What's the point of you paying attention to this now? Anyway, these things are all yours. You can eat something first, and then I will let the lawyer do the liquidation for you." procedures."

Elsie looked at Skye in astonishment.He wasn't sure if Skye was really disheartened and decided to let go of this baggage, or if he was taking this opportunity to give him some extra possessions.

"That's it." But the person behind the desk had already issued the order to evict the guest.Skye continued to revise and revise countless documents, and she no longer paid attention to Elsie's actions, which made Elsie panic suddenly. He didn't know whether he could take over the burden left by Skye and let her These things come to life.

After Skye made an appointment with the lawyer, he visited Mr. Darcy's villa at the appointed time.Her mental state adjusted very quickly. As time went by, she basically couldn't tell what kind of turmoil she had experienced. Instead, it was Georgiana. The things she couldn't confide on the surface were all hidden in her heart. Recently, she was depressed. Unhappy look.

Skye was already very familiar with Mr. Darcy's villa.The servants all knew that she would be the future mistress, and she was very thoughtful and considerate.Skye did not intervene in some management matters. This should be something Georgiana does, and it can also help her accumulate some experience.

There seems to be something different inside the villa today.Skye looked at the silent servants at the door, and asked the housekeeper who led him in strangely: "Is there any guest for Mr. Darcy?"

"It's Mr. Darcy's aunt." The butler was probably the only one in the building who insisted on not liking Skye.He went on: "Lady Catherine is here, and Miss Bingley is here."

It sounds a bit like a big gathering of villains, Skye nodded, not showing any joy or anger from her expression.

After walking to the living room, there were two women sitting beside Georgiana, one on the left and one on the right.The three occupied the entire couch, Georgiana was wearing a goose yellow dress, Miss Bingley was wearing a green dress, and the legendary Aunt Catherine, whom Skye had never seen, was wearing a wine red dress .

In terms of color matching alone, Mr. Darcy, who is wearing a white shirt opposite, looks very thin.He communicated with the three women alone, and was the first to stand up when he saw Skye approaching.

This is a bit interesting.Skye looked down at her black dress.Black and white, red, yellow and green, appearing in the same living room at the same time, has a rather eerie feeling.

"This is Miss Skye Holt, my fiancée." Darcy took Skye's hand and introduced her to Lady Catherine. "This is my aunt, my mother's sister."

The lady on the opposite side looked Skye up and down with a critical look, and she let out a 'hum' sound from her nasal cavity.

"Miss Holt, are you wearing a black dress? I want to know, are you mourning for someone?"

"My brother, he died a few days ago in a fire at his home."

"You don't look too sad. I think that at such times, sad family members should not feel sad at home, instead of going to their fiancé's home to seek sympathy."

Skye looked at Mrs. Catherine dumbfounded.She knew that this lady was very difficult to deal with before, but after seeing it with her own eyes today, she has a more intuitive feeling.

"I think... I made that very clear just now. My house was burned."

Madam Catherine choked, not because of the mistakes in her own words, but because she did not expect Skye to refute her words so shamelessly.

"At least you don't live with my nephew. Miss Holt, from the way you speak, I should suspect your tutor!"

Skye looked at Darcy, she should probably keep silent, but she was quite shy about family issues.

"I don't quite understand. My elder brother has just left. Is it impolite for you to accuse me like this!"