The noble lady always has a little intuition

Sitting at the dining table in Bedford's house, Carl, who felt the unpleasant and awkward atmosphere of the whole restaurant, could only quietly eat the steak on his plate, and looked at Stephanie who was sitting opposite him.Bedford.Laurent.

Stephanie.Bedford.Madame Laurent is Henry.The younger sister of the Duke of Bedford, the difference between the two is almost ten years.

Because she was the child of the previous Duke and Duchess of Bedford when they were old, she has been pampered by them since birth. After the death of the previous Duke and Duchess of Bedford, Henry, the elder brother, was busy Taking over the family business and having no experience in raising children, she can only hire a tutor to help her accompany and teach her.

But Stephanie, who grew up under the doting of her parents, is very arrogant, self-willed, rude and overbearing. Stephanie became more reckless.

Once she was old enough to enter the social circle, she began to indulge in various dance parties and salon parties, and often flirted with handsome men present, regardless of their status, single or not. In addition, she also fascinated When it comes to horse racing, she will report to the racetrack at least once a week.

Because she spent too much money on dresses and jewelry for the ball, and bet no less than five pounds in each game of horse racing, even though almost all her thoughts were on work, Henry told the butler There was something wrong with the sent ledger. After all, he could think of the high monthly expenses as his sister had just entered the social circle and needed to buy a lot of clothes and jewelry, but he spent no less than [-] pounds for six consecutive months. I can't think of a reason at all.He quickly summoned the housekeeper and tutor to inquire, and only then did he know about Stephanie's extravagance and her debauched behavior at various balls.

In order to correct her personality and behavior, Henry began to strictly discipline her and limit her spending, but she had already become lawless and ignored him at all. She still went to various dance parties to tease men, and went to the racetrack to gamble If the pocket money Henry gave him is used up, she will use the name of the Duke of Bedford's family to pay on credit.

When he received huge bills from various shops and racetracks, Henry, who was furious, directly contacted the strictest girls' boarding school in the UK, and sent Stephanie, who was trying to escape from home and resisted, into it.

Although Henry still received complaint letters and phone calls from the school from time to time when Stephanie was studying, it was much better for Henry than before.

The younger sister's education problem has been solved, and the family business is gradually getting on the right track. Only then can Henry have free time to deal with other things, such as re-entering the social circle to expand contacts, and slowly pulling the family's reputation corrupted by his sister. return.He met Audrey during that period, and in just half a year, the two fell in love with each other and entered into a marriage contract.

Originally, Henry thought that everything would go smoothly, but when he was preparing for the upcoming wedding, he received a call from the principal of the school Stephanie attended, saying that Stephanie had escaped from school, and according to her According to her roommate, she had a close relationship with an officer of the militia stationed not far from the school before she escaped from school.

When he heard the news, he almost fainted, but from the words and tone of the principal's words, he knew that the school would try its best to conceal it for the sake of the school's reputation, and there was still room for redemption, so he could only work hard Pull up your spirits and instruct the employees of Bedford Industries near the school to find someone immediately, and rush to the school at the same time.

Since the school found out not long after Stephanie disappeared, when Henry rushed to the school, his men had already found Stephanie and Morrison, a man who was with her.

That Morrison is very handsome, good at sweet talk, and also keen on women's sex and gambling. The only good news is that he is a sane gambler and has no debts.In addition, he did not instigate Stephanie to skip school this time, but it was Stephanie who saw Jane.In Austen's novel "Pride and Prejudice", she felt that there was some similarity between her and him with Lydia and Wickham, and she had a funny heart, so she begged Morrison to accompany her to leave.

After knowing that the whole thing turned out to be his sister's idea, Henry was so angry that he didn't know what to say. He could only turn around and ask someone to send a maid to the school to pack Stephanie's luggage, and then escorted her Stephanie and Morris returned to London. After all, although the school would help suppress her leaving school without reason for the sake of the school's reputation, it would definitely not allow her to continue studying.

After thinking about it for a whole day and night in London, he simply called a lawyer and explained that he would not interfere with Stephanie's life in the future and that she could go wherever she wanted, but he would give Stephanie thirty pounds a month. Living expenses, the only requirement is that she is not allowed to appear directly at the Bedford main house without informing and obtaining his permission, and she is not allowed to borrow money or owe debts in the name of Bedford, if she violates the , then he will no longer support her life.

Thirty pounds a month is not enough for Stephanie, who spends money freely. She tried to get more living expenses for herself, but Henry, who didn't want to spoil her anymore, was unmoved, and even told her that if she didn't accept it Then he simply didn't give anything, anyway, because her reputation was too bad, even if he didn't help, she wouldn't have any bad rumors about him.

No matter how much she argued, Stephanie couldn't get what she wanted, so she took Morrison and all her jewelry and clothes directly to Bedford's house in Lambeth, which was the previous Bedford The couple gave it to her.

In the twenty years since then, Henry has only met her three times, and at other times he learned about her recent situation through the letters she wrote asking him for extra living expenses, like she separated from that Morris Like she was with another man again, like she went to France and decided to live there for a while, like she married a French man, like her French husband died suddenly in a lover's residence……

Recently, Stephanie returned to the UK again. After playing in various dances and salons in the UK, she suddenly sent a letter to Henry, saying that the siblings had not seen each other for a long time and hoped to have dinner and chat with him.

Knowing that their aunt hated that notorious sister-in-law very much, the Campbell brothers and sisters also went to accompany Audrey on the same day that Stephanie arrived at the Bedford mansion. Be there for her right away to comfort her.

As for Karl, after learning that his fiancée was going to have dinner with a well-known courtesan in British and French high society, in order to avoid their contact and his fiancée would be spoiled, he insisted on following.

When he saw the former Miss Bedford, now Mrs. Laurent, who was nearly forty years old but still well-maintained, Karl was a little surprised by her beauty, but her slack eyes and slightly exaggerated words and deeds made her feel uncomfortable. He quickly looked away from her, and turned his attention to Olivia beside him, who was frowning at Stephanie's vulgar words.

To be honest, except for Crichton who was rude to her last June.Apart from Penny, he rarely saw her look so unhappy towards someone, even when the two talked about Ismay of the White Star Line, she never showed such an unhappy expression as she does now.

In order to calm her emotions, Karl could only put his arms around her shoulders, caress her arms, and lean over from time to time and whisper a few words in her ear to divert her attention. There was a considerable distance between the seat and the Bedford couple and Stephanie sitting opposite them, so he could only let her go and pay attention to her situation from the corner of his eye while eating his meal .

Carl didn't pay much attention to the content of the conversation between the three elders, until he heard his name, he had to look up, and tried to force a smile at the person who called his name, "I'm sorry, Laurent Mrs. Te, what did you just say?"

"When I attended the ball before, I heard that Mr. Hockley is a shareholder of White Star Line, so Mr. Hockley should participate in the maiden voyage of the Titanic, right?"

Although it is not clear how Stephanie, who was still talking about the lovers of the French upper class two minutes ago, jumped to the topic of the Titanic, but Karl replied truthfully: "Although I am one of the shareholders of White Star Shipping, I am not Not going on the maiden voyage of the Titanic because Olivia didn't want to go and I didn't want to go on the ship alone."

"How could anyone not want to go? It's the largest and most luxurious cruise ship in history!" Stephanie looked very surprised, "If you can participate in the maiden voyage of such a great ship, you will definitely be famous in history. And I also heard that there are Many well-known and wealthy people have already booked first-class tickets, and this is a great opportunity to network!"

When she heard her say the word establishing a network, the Bedford couple and the Campbell brothers and sisters, who are familiar with her personality, couldn't help but sneer in their hearts. They felt that she, who is currently widowed, just wanted to expand her subordinates. That's all the list, but Karl really felt sorry for this opportunity. When he was meeting with his business partners a while ago, he learned from them that many famous American businessmen would participate in the maiden voyage.

Seeing that none of the five of them answered, Stephanie continued: "Olivia is still young and doesn't understand the benefits of getting to know more business partners. Mr. Hockley can't accommodate her like this!"

Audrey, who loves her niece, couldn't help passing Henry who was sitting between the two, and said in a slightly angry voice: "The Campbell family is a shareholder of Canard Shipping, and Olivia is not suitable. Going on the maiden voyage of a White Star Line ship."

"What's not suitable? Look at the Olympic and Titanic of the White Star Line. Canard Line does not have such luxury cruise ships, so no one will be surprised even if Olivia visits the ship and learns its advantages. Ah." After saying this disapprovingly, Stephanie looked at Carl again and winked at him, "Why don't Mr. Hockley take me to the maiden voyage? I'm very interested!"

Hearing what she said, Carl and the others showed unbelievable expressions, and Audrey, who could no longer bear her, put the knife and fork on the table vigorously, and went around to the opposite side while accusing her of being rude. He took Olivia's hand, and then pulled Olivia out of the restaurant.

After arriving in her room, Audrey was so angry that she paced back and forth and scolded Stephanie for being rude, but Olivia, who was trembling with anger at Stephanie's words, could only put her anger aside, she First, he ordered the maid to bring in tea, and then dragged Audrey, who was a little out of breath, to sit on the sofa, and spoke to comfort her while patting her back.

After a while, Audrey finally recovered, and said in an apologetic tone: "Dear Livi, I'm sorry for letting you go through this, I really don't know how she can be so shameless Say those words! Oh, and Carl, please apologize to him too for me..."

Seeing that she was getting angry again, Olivia could only change the subject: "About the maiden voyage of the Titanic, if necessary, I can ask Carl to get her a ticket, if she wants to take it Just let her go alone."

"Even if you don't help, after knowing that Carl and us are about to become in-laws, she will use Hockley's name to get one for herself." Speaking of this, Audrey couldn't help raising her hand, feeling a little headache Lai rubbed his forehead, "I'm worried that she will act recklessly on the ship and offend those first-class ladies. At that time, we and the Hockley family may be implicated."

"There is always a way to prevent her from participating in the maiden voyage." While speaking, many methods flashed through Olivia's head, such as giving Stephanie a bedridden drug, or directly putting her under house arrest to let her go. She can't go anywhere...

"No, although your uncle thinks she is a trouble, he has never thought of doing anything to her other than not giving her money, let alone he has never cut off her living expenses." After hesitating for a while, Ode Li shook her head, and added earnestly, "And you'd better not let Carl know that you had such thoughts."

Her advice made Olivia a little unconcerned. After all, Carl's methods in the mall are much more ruthless than those she thought, but on the surface she nodded, "Then what do you think? aunt?"

After a long silence, Audrey finally said: "Let Karl help me get a ticket, I will take care of her on board, and tell those Americans about her relationship with us and all the deeds, so as not to Then she stays in high society in the US and blames us or Karl for what she did when she was messing around."

Hearing what she said, Olivia frowned tightly, but quickly recovered. She poured her a cup of herbal tea, and then chatted about other things without saying a word.

Not long after, Edgar and Carl came to find Olivia to go back to Campbell's house together, and Henry was still apologizing to her for Stephanie before sending them out.

Because he was worried about Olivia's relationship, Carl did not leave immediately after sending her and Edgar back to Campbell's mansion. Instead, he followed them into the house and took the hot soup from Lai Fujie and urged At dinner, Olivia, who didn't have much to eat because of Stephanie's appetite, had a little drink. It was bought by him when he made an excuse to leave the table and asked Lai Fujie to go to the best restaurant in London.

After she finished drinking the soup, Edgar told her that Stephanie still insisted on participating in the maiden voyage of the Titanic, and she would not give up no matter what Henry persuaded, and she also told her that Audrey planned to go with Stephanie. Tell them about the boat.

After frowning and thinking for a while, Olivia said in a helpless tone: "In addition to my aunt's boat ticket, please help me get one, Karl, I'm worried that my aunt will be killed by Laurent alone." Mrs. Te is sick from anger."

"In that case, then I'll go with you." Seeing her, he finally agreed, and Karl, who originally wanted to participate in the maiden voyage of the Titanic, quickly echoed, "Because of the coal workers' strike, the first-class cabin is still not available. I still have tickets left, so I should still be able to get an adjoining room.”

Hearing what he said, Edgar couldn't help but said: "Since you are all going, can you ask for another ticket for me? Eleanor also mentioned the Titanic when I chatted with me earlier, She didn't say it, but I could tell she was interested."

Karl seemed very happy to be able to help his future wife-in-law, and he even asked enthusiastically, "Just one card? What about you and Joseph?"

"As you said, the British workers are still on strike. Joseph and I have a lot of things to deal with." After speaking, Edgar stood up from the sofa, "I'll call and tell Eleanor, You guys talk slowly."

After he left the living room, Carl immediately got up and sat next to Olivia who was in a bad mood, and lowered his head and kissed her forehead, "Be happy, my dear. It will be our first trip!"

"If I hadn't seen you, Mrs. Laurent would not have suddenly remembered the White Star Line, and she would not have clamored to participate in the maiden voyage," Olivia stared at him with her head tilted. "I will stop you before you follow us out." Pass yours!"

"Okay, my fault." Although she was still angry with a straight face, Carl, who was in a good mood, couldn't help but bowed his head and kissed her cheek again, "I will give you a gift to make it up to you Yes, I promise, my Olivia."

The author has something to say:

Can it be called the Titanic without a ship?So no matter how much the hostess doesn't think about it, she will still get on the boat

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