The noble lady always has a little intuition

When the invitation to Olivia was rejected for more than half a month, Carl's whole heart was raised, and he used his free time outside of business to keep thinking about the meal he had with the Campbell brothers and sisters and the Duchess of Bedford. At the same time, he also asked Lai Fujie to investigate whether Olivia attended social occasions with other men of marriageable age.Fortunately, while rejecting his invitation, Olivia didn't seem to meet any other men

After confirming that he has not been removed from the candidate list by Olivia, Carl began to analyze whether he should continue to send letters inviting Olivia to go out together, or wait for the next dance to meet and chat with her. He received a telegram from his own father, which stated that he was asked to return to the United States as soon as possible, and that he had to deal with a business in person.

Since he didn't know how long he would stay on this trip back, he asked Lai Fujie to book the boat ticket and pack his luggage, and at the same time, he wrote again to invite Olivia to go to the art exhibition. He hoped to meet her before returning to the United States. one side.

I don’t know if it’s because he wrote in the invitation letter that he was going back to the United States in the near future. This time, Olivia agreed to the invitation, but in the reply letter she wrote that she hoped to change the art exhibition into an opera, because this year The opera "Rose Knight", which premiered in Germany in January, will be screened at the Royal Opera House in two days, and she has booked a box a month ago.

Although he is not very interested in opera, and the level of German he knows is only simple daily conversations, Karl still readily agreed to meet the object of his love after a long absence. After all, there are opportunities to chat in the boxes of the opera house.

When it came time to make an appointment with Olivia, Carl went to pick her up at Campbell's mansion an hour and a half before the opera as agreed with her earlier, and after saying hello to Edgar with a straight face, After talking a few words about business matters, he left with Olivia on his arm, and Olivia's maid Ellie kept a certain distance behind the two of them. .

According to Carl's plan, after watching the opera, they would go to a coffee shop near the opera house to have some desserts and chat, but after they got in the car and drove away from the Campbell's mansion, Olivia apologized. "I'm sorry, Mr. Hockley, this morning I received a call from a bookstore owner I know well. He said that a batch of new books came in last night and he asked me to pick them out as soon as possible, so I have to go to the theater before going to the opera. Go there. That bookstore is also near the opera house, you can go to the coffee shop to rest while I choose, and I will go there after I finish choosing books.”

Karl felt helpless that she still called his surname instead of his first name, but he still smiled and said, "It's okay, I'll accompany you, and I'm also curious about what new books have been published recently."

Hearing what he said, Olivia frowned slightly, but when she met his puzzled look, she quickly returned to normal, and shook her head with a smile, "It's nothing, it's just the books I read Many are also very messy. Dangerous Liaisons by the French writer De La Loch is a book in my study. I have also read the works of the Marquis de Sade, although I couldn’t read it because the narrative was too straightforward...so I also hope that Mr. Hockley will not react too much when I pick a book later.”

Although he doesn't know much about literature, Karl still knows that "Dangerous Liaisons" was listed as a banned book more than ten years ago, and he also knows what kind of literature Marquis de Sade is famous for. writer, and these cognitions made him slightly open his mouth in surprise, and it took a long time before he closed it.

He wanted to tell her that girls should not touch or know about such books as he did when he first had afternoon tea with her, but he finally just said in an embarrassed tone: "For your reputation, such books It’s better not to tell others casually, Olivia.”

His reaction stunned Olivia for a moment, then she couldn't help but smiled and nodded, "Okay, thank you Mr. Hockley for your concern."

It didn't take long for Lai Fujie, who was acting as the driver, to find a bookstore across the street from the Royal Opera House according to Olivia's description.

The bookstore was not that big, and there were not many customers coming in and out. There was even a closed sign on the doorknob, but Olivia pushed the door open after knocking on the door twice, and walked towards Called inside: "Good afternoon, Mr. Green. Mr. Green?"

Soon, an elderly man came out of the store. He first saluted Olivia, then turned his head and looked at Carl with a questioning look, "Miss Campbell, this yes?"

"This is Mr. Hockley. He is the heir to the largest steel factory in the United States, and he is also the latest partner of our Campbell family. We are going to watch the new opera together later, so he accompanied me here." Olivia Yati and the two introduced each other, "Mr. Hockley, this is Mr. Green. He is a bookseller with the most extensive contacts and business channels in the UK. If you want any new books or ancient books, you can ask he."

"Ms. Campbell's compliments flattered me. If it weren't for Miss Campbell's generous sponsorship, my bookstore would not be able to continue to operate." After nodding to Carl, Green led them into the store, "Okay, Since you still have schedules later, don’t delay Miss Campbell’s time in choosing books.”

As soon as she saw the twenty or so new books neatly arranged on the table, Olivia immediately picked up one of them and began to read, while Green first pulled a chair and handed it to the side, not knowing what to do Karl, he went to the lounge inside to pour tea.

After he left, Carl asked aloud, "So this store is yours, Olivia?"

"I'm just a sponsor, and this store has also made some money for me, which just equals my spending on increasing my collection of books in recent years." While speaking, Olivia handed the novel in her hand aside. Karl, "This is Le Roux's "The Phantom of the Opera". It was published last year, and Mr. Green and I didn't notice it until the English translation began to be sold on the market this year, so I specially asked him to bring it here for me this time. .I have a hunch this is going to be one of my favorite novels."

Facing her smile, Carl tried hard to suppress the urge to reach out and cover her face, and showed an equally bright smile, "Then maybe I should buy a copy from Mr. Green, but it's an English translation, so that I might You can also read it at the same time as you, my French reading skills are not as good as my speaking skills.”

The two of them just stared at each other until Green came over with a tray containing two cups of tea and a plate of small biscuits. Carl looked a little embarrassed and embarrassed, and Olivia naturally walked away from the crowd. He took out one of the books, "Mr. Green, I remember I said, don't keep LeBron's works for me anymore. If Sir Doyle said that he didn't need it, I even wanted to sponsor him to fight a multinational lawsuit."

"It was an accident. My newly hired clerk couldn't speak French very well." Green quickly threw the novel into a pile of books that hadn't been sorted out, and then gestured to her for a whole set of hardcover books, "This is the first [-] The Calcutta version of the English translation of "Arabian Nights", the translator is Sir Burton, because of the generally bad reviews of the critics, it was not printed very much at first, and it took me a lot of trouble to find this one. set, I believe you will like it!"

Following his words, Olivia picked up one of the books and started to read, "Is there a big difference between the Garland version published in the [-]th century and the ones translated and published by French talents a few years ago?"

"The Garland version contains fewer stories. Although the version published in France a few years ago is similar to this version, some linguists pointed out that the French version has several translation errors."

"It's a good thing I didn't buy that edition at the time."

"You were still young at that time, even if you wanted to buy your parents, they wouldn't allow it. After all, the description in the book..." Green said while carefully observing Carl's reaction. After all, Olivia was willing to take He came along and indicated that he might be her marriage partner, "As for the description, I must remind you, Miss Campbell, that one of the main reasons why this set of Sir Burton's translations were so criticized in those days was that they The explicit descriptions in the original manuscript were not deleted, but they were embellished with archaic words in an effort to express an exotic atmosphere.”

While he was explaining, Karl also saw the page Olivia was reading with his excellent eyesight. There happened to be a paragraph describing the intimate interaction between men and women. He quickly retracted his eyes and picked up the teacup He took a sip of tea to cover up his feverish ears and agitated body.

"I want this set, and this "Phantom of the Opera" by Leroux." After putting the book back in her hand, Olivia put the novel she had handed to Carl in the set of "One Thousand Next to "Zero and One Night", "Just like before, pack it and send it to Campbell House for me."

"Yes, Miss Campbell."

Because the two stayed in the bookstore for a long time, they went directly to the Royal Opera House after leaving the bookstore.

Contrary to Carl's expectations, even though the two of them were in a box where no outsiders could disturb them, Olivia's eyes were always focused on the stage during the opera performance, and he couldn't talk to her at all.During the intermission, guests came to visit one after another, and after Ellie, who was guarding the box door, ran in and said that a distinguished guest had also visited the Royal Opera House, she even went to the other party's box to visit.

The only good thing is that Olivia introduced him to all the guests who came to visit, some of them were nobles, and some of them were entrepreneurs in England.In addition, when he followed Olivia to the VIP box, he even got the opportunity to meet and talk with three royal family members.

This made Karl very excited. He believed that no other businessman from the United States could have the same experience, even if he could have such an opportunity because of his female companion rather than his own ability, so at the end of the opera, they sat together. As soon as he got into the car, he said, "Thanks, Olivia, it's important for me to get to know those people."

"Mr. Hockley's luck is very good. This time, the eldest princess and the princesses just chose to watch it on the night of the premiere. In the past, they would wait for a new drama to be released for a few days before coming to watch it. They said they didn't want to be in the middle of the show. I was disturbed by too many people during the break." Olivia smiled and looked at him, "By the way, has the date of returning to the United States been set, Mr. Hockley?"

"Just four days later, the Olympic." Thinking of not being able to see her for a while, the smile on Carl's face was slightly restrained, "Do you need me to bring you something from the United States, Olivia?"

Tilting her head and thinking for a while, Olivia shook her head, "I can't think of anything I want at the moment, thank you for your kindness, Mr. Hockley."

After struggling for a while, Carl tentatively stretched out his hand to her hand on her lap. Seeing that she didn't try to dodge or stop her, he boldly covered her hand and held it gently. "I will come back as soon as possible, Olivia, so please don't accept other people's pursuit until then..."

Olivia didn't answer, but she didn't withdraw her hand either. When the car drove into Campbell's mansion, Carl could only retract her hand resentfully, and then quickly got out of the car after Lai Fujie opened the door for him. Go around to the other side and open the door for Olivia.

After holding his hand and getting out of the car, Olivia gestured to Ellie who also got out of the car and came to her side, and after Ellie obediently retreated to the front and back of the gate that was a long distance away from them , she looked at Lai Fujie with a smile again, "Excuse me, Mr. Lai Fujie, I have something I want to talk to Mr. Hockley alone."

Hearing what she said, Lai Fujie immediately turned his head to look at Carl, and after seeing Carl nodded, he retreated to the front door of the main house just like Ellie.

After glancing at the puzzled Karl, Olivia slightly lowered her head to avoid his sight, then put away the smile on her face and said in a serious tone: "As a nobleman, there is always some dignity that needs to be maintained. The Campbell family My reputation cannot be ruined because of me, so I don't mind my husband having lovers outside, but I hope he won't let his lovers appear in front of me, and don't make a scene known to everyone. At the same time, I also hope he doesn't have any physical contact with me after being intimate with other women. If... If my husband has children with his lovers because I can't have an heir, I won't Allow him to put the child in my name for custody, but I am willing to sign a reasonable and generous divorce agreement."

After thinking for a while, Carl finally realized what she meant by what she said. He opened his mouth to say something, but he didn't know what would be an appropriate reply.

When he was still struggling, Olivia raised her head and looked at him again, "Mr. Hockley can think about it when he returns to the United States. If you are willing to accept and sign a contract, then Edgar I'll discuss the rest with you. If you don't want to, then you don't have to waste time on me when Mr. Hockley comes to England again. Well, that's all I want to say, so good night, Mr. Hockley , I wish you a safe and smooth journey home.”

Seeing that after she let go of her reserve and said such a series of words, the opposite him kept his mouth slightly open, without any other reaction, so she could only salute him helplessly, then turned around and prepared to enter. to the house.

After only a few steps, Karl, who finally came back to his senses, quickly grabbed her left hand, took two steps forward, walked around in front of her, and said anxiously, "What's next?"

"I think you've guessed it, Mr Hockley."

"Sorry, please forgive my rudeness..." Seeing Olivia frowned her pretty eyebrows, Karl, who was dazzled by joy, calmed down a little, and instead stretched out his hands to hold her, "Please tell me, does that mean you are willing to engage in marriage with me, Olivia?"

Olivia originally planned to ignore his question, but when she met his nervous brown eyes, she couldn't help sighing, "Yes, Carl, but only if you are willing to agree to those questions." conditions of."

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