The noble lady always has a little intuition

After quickly handing over the work at hand to his trusted employees, Carl took Lai Fujie and left the United States again, returning to the UK on the Lusitania.

During this voyage, there were many special things in his carry-on luggage, including souvenirs for his British partners, and two items for proposing to Olivia and asking Edgar to send Olivia The new custom-made suit that Livia gave her has a pair of gold rings engraved with their nicknames on the inside, which will be his and Olivia's engagement rings, and finally, a ring full of different styles. sized pink and blue diamonds, because he wasn't sure if Olivia wanted the wedding ring to be small enough for everyday wear or a seven-carat size that other people would admire.

As soon as the ship arrived in England, Carl asked Lai Fujie to send the greeting letter he had written on the ship to Campbell's mansion, and he brought all their luggage to the hotel with the workers temporarily hired at the port.

After taking a quick shower in the hotel room, he began to call the person in charge of their factory in the UK. He listened to the work report during the time he left while eating, and waited until the simple meal in front of him was finished. Finally, he asked the person in charge to send the financial report to the hotel after work.In addition, he also asked the person in charge to investigate the rented manor near London. After all, he may have to stay in the UK for a longer period of time than before. He must have a place to entertain guests, and the hotel room Not a good choice.

Just as he started to organize his suitcase and take out the things he would use in his daily life, Lai Fujie, who had sent the letter earlier, came back, and he still had a reply letter written by Edgar in his hand.

When Edgar wrote in the letter that he was welcome to visit Campbell's mansion at any time, Karl, who was still impressed by Edgar's expressionless and eccentric appearance, couldn't help raising his eyebrows.He raised his head to look at Lai Fujie, and Lai Fujie, who had cultivated some tacit understanding with him in the past few months, understood his thoughts immediately, and explained: "The letter was indeed written by Earl Campbell, but he It’s not a very pretty look on your face when you’re writing a letter.”

That's just a simple high-society polite... After shrugging his shoulders, Carl casually put the letter aside, and asked in a casual tone, "Have you seen Olivia, Lai Fujie?"

"When Earl Campbell was writing the letter, Miss Campbell was sitting on the sofa not far away, concentrating on reading the document in her hand." Seeing him wanting to ask more questions but not knowing how to speak, Lai Fujie resisted rolling his eyes Impulsive, he continued to explain blankly, "When Earl Campbell received the letter, he asked Ms. Campbell what to do. Ms. Campbell said that she should just reply to the letter. Afterwards, she continued to look at the information in her hand, and let The steward notified the person in charge of their factory in the north, asking him to send this season's production report to London as soon as possible."

Knowing that was just her personality, Carl felt a little frustrated and sighed, "Is she... okay?"

"I think she is still as beautiful as you remember, sir." Lai Forge paused at this moment, "Perhaps you can go and confirm it yourself. Before I leave, Earl Campbell asked me to give you another word. He said that although He wrote in the letter anytime, but this week they are only free to entertain guests tomorrow, or they will have to wait for the next week.”

Hearing what he said, Carl immediately cheered up. After all, in his idea, it would be more appropriate for him to visit the Campbell House every three or four days. Now that he has Edgar's permission, he can make arrangements in advance. In a few days, he saw the beautiful woman he had been thinking about for a long time.

Thinking that the marriage proposal might be put into action tomorrow, Karl felt very nervous while being delighted.

After making sure that he still wanted Olivia to be his wife no matter what, he began to think about what words to propose when proposing.When the waste paper was piled up in the wastebasket in the study, he finally wrote a draft that he was satisfied with, and rehearsed it several times in the study.

In fact, he also imagined several kinds of Olivia's reply and how he should react when encountering one kind of reply, but later he realized that such a plan was just a waste of time. Olivia had long said that as long as he was willing to accept her conditions, she would agree to his marriage proposal.

It's just...even after rehearsing several times, even though the other party will definitely agree, he still fidgets. He tries to focus all his attention on the documents and contracts accumulated during his time away from the UK, but the effect is not very good. .

Until the evening when Forman, the person in charge of Hockley's factory in the UK, came over with the financial report and the documents he wanted, Carl simply pushed away all the documents in front of him, and asked Forman to drive him and Lai Fujie to see Houses for rent nearby.

Although few people would look at the house at this point in time, the heirs of the Hockley family are a big client, so after a few phone calls from Forman, the housing agents who manage the rental estate or house are also willing to work overtime .

After looking at several manors and houses, Carl decided to abandon those manors that looked decent but needed to hire more people to take care of them, and rented a two-story house in Kensington instead.

After making an appointment with the housing agent two days later and signing the contract, and asking Fusen to hire cooks, maids and a male servant who can drive, Carl then asked Lai Fujie to drive back to the hotel.

After walking around and visiting many places throughout the night, Karl was also a little tired when he returned to the hotel room, so he went straight to sleep after reading the report.

Carl got up early the next day with a visit to Campbell's house on his mind.

After having Lai Forger come to the Campbells with his letter to inform them of his visit today, he spent the morning dealing with business matters and rehearsing his proposal.

After casually eating something from the restaurant for lunch, he changed into the suit he had ordered in New York and headed to Campbell's mansion with the ring he ordered.

After arriving at Campbell's mansion, Karl asked Lai Fujie to follow a maid to rest and wait in the kitchen, while he followed Olivia's personal maid, Ellie, to a side hall on the second floor where he could see the backyard.

He originally thought that Edgar would want to talk to him first, after all, Olivia had already told him her thoughts before he returned to the United States, so it was Ollie who was waiting for him sitting by the window in the side hall He was very surprised when he saw Via.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Hockley." I don't know if his expression was too obvious, or Olivia was too understanding. After greeting her, she explained, "Edgar is now listening to the director of the factory. report, so I can only entertain you first, I hope you don’t mind.”

"How come..." Because the pace was disrupted, Carl, who had already thought about what to say to her when we met again, was a little incoherent, "I miss you very much, Olivia... Oh, yes, good afternoon... ..."

Seeing him like this, the corners of Olivia's mouth rose a little, "Edgar's side may not end so soon, Mr. Hockley can sit down and enjoy some refreshments first."

Karl followed her words and sat down on the chair next to her, and reached out to pick up the tea she poured for him, took a sip and started chatting with her.

Since it was Olivia who spoke first, the content of the chat was naturally guided by her. She asked him many questions, such as how the journey on the ship was, like the Olympic ship built by White Star Line and Lusitani What are the differences between sub-numbers, such as whether the business in the United States is going smoothly, such as the recent economic trends in the United States...

Seeing that she didn't seem to mention what she said before he returned to the United States, this made Carl, who was planning to propose marriage as soon as she mentioned it, feel a little anxious, and put the phone on his lap After clenching his hands into fists, he took the initiative to speak when the topic about the recent stock market situation came to an end: "There is one thing I have been wanting to tell you since I came back from the United States, Olivia, about what you said last time I've already thought about it..."

While speaking, he took out the dark blue velvet box from his suit pocket, reached out to open it to reveal the two gold rings inside, and then looked at her with extremely serious eyes, "I am willing to promise everything you asked Conditions, I am also willing to sign the relevant contract, I just hope that you can agree to my marriage proposal and let me wear this ring for you.”

Even though she had already guessed his plan when she received his letter yesterday, Olivia still opened her eyes slightly in surprise when she saw him take out the ring, and her heart beat much faster. After all, she is only 16 years old, and she has no love experience. Even though she has read many romance novels, even if she can put forward the conditions of marriage to him without changing her expression, she still can't help but feel a little sad because of his proposal. A little embarrassed.

In order to prevent Karl from noticing her abnormality, she waited until her heartbeat slowed down before raising her head to look at him, and showed a little apology to him who started to sweat coldly because of her silence just now "I'm sorry Mr Hockley..."

As soon as he heard her apology, Carl stood up abruptly from his chair, so big that he almost dropped the box containing the ring in his hand. He wanted to yell at her directly to express his anger, but he still maintained a trace of reason. In the end, he endured it. After all, the other party was a countess, and she was also the sister of his business partner.

You should have known, Carlton.Hockley, she has been playing with you since the first time I met you... After taking a few deep breaths, he turned to Ollie who stopped talking because of his reaction just now with a voice trembling with anger Via said, "I'm curious, Miss Campbell, what made you change your mind..."

His words and his sudden change of address made Olivia frowned in confusion, "I don't understand what you mean, Mr. Hockley..."

"You apologize to me!" Carl came back to his senses after unconsciously raising his voice, and resumed his original volume, "Although I am not a genius like Miss Campbell, I know it means rejection. !"

The almost questioning tone, coupled with his expression that she deceived him, made Olivia a little dumbfounded.To be honest, she really didn't mean to tease him this time, and to be honest, according to her personality, she shouldn't just endure his questioning with such a good temper, but this time she didn't feel offended, She just said in the same tone as before: "Yes, I apologize to you, Mr Hockley, but this is because I don't know the process of the proposal, and I don't know whether to accept your ring now, Still have to wait until you talk to Edgar..."

Hearing what she said, Carl was stunned for a long time before he realized what she meant, but at this moment he had no intention of being happy that she agreed to his marriage proposal, and he covered it with his hand that was not holding the ring box in embarrassment. mouth, and then slowly sat back on the chair.

He belatedly remembered what she said when he met Olivia for the second time, "Except for her hair color and jewelry, she didn't lie". He, but there was not a single lie in what she said. It was because of the difference in their identities and the fact that she didn't like him that he subconsciously thought that she didn't want to marry him, so when she heard her say The overreaction occurs only when the words of apology appear.

"Please forgive my gaffe, Olivia..."

After struggling in his heart for a long time on how to make up for his mistakes, he carefully observed Olivia's expression and said, but he didn't know how to continue after just saying this.

For a pragmatic businessman like him, he can't casually say beautiful words of love like poetry. Even if he remembers some famous poems by famous writers he read in college, it is still difficult for him to quote them when he speaks. It made him feel very weird and awkward, so he simply put the velvet box in his hand on the table, and instead tentatively leaned over and reached out to hold Olivia's left hand on his knee, and after making sure she did not object When he lowered his head, he pressed a kiss on the back of her hand, and then he moved his lips to the root of her ring finger, and pressed a kiss there.

The hot and humid touch from her hands made Olivia's ears feel hot as well. She didn't show it on her face, but just teased in a natural tone: "It's not Miss Campbell anymore?"

"No..." After a few embarrassing laughs, Carl, who was thinking quickly, suddenly thought of something, so he raised his head to look at her, and smiled too brightly at her, "but soon I Think I can start calling you Mrs Hockley."

Regarding his reverse teasing, Olivia did not show any shy emotions, she just smiled and signaled to him the butler who did not know when to appear by the door, "Perhaps you should wait until you talk to Edgar Think about titles, Mr Hockley, and good luck."