The noble lady always has a little intuition

"I'm so sorry, Miss Campbell!"

Since Rufu kept staring at Ruth, and even used the table as a cover to secretly twist her leg, it didn't take long for her to grit her teeth and bow her head to apologize to Olivia.

Eleanor was not very satisfied with her apology and tone, but Olivia didn't say anything, just watched her lost in thought.

Her reaction made Ruth a little worried, fearing that she would be dissatisfied with such a perfunctory apology, but Ruth, who had already apologized, asked unconvinced: "Is there anything else Miss Campbell wants?"

Seeing her aggrieved face, Olivia, who had some suspicions before, felt very strange. Since the Bucketts were not something the Campbells could not afford to offend, she thought about it for a while but found no results, and she simply decided to Turning to look at Lufu directly: "Mrs. Bucket, can we have a chat with Miss Bucket alone? I think we are about the same age, and we should have some common topics."

Although I felt that I could never talk to Ruth, Eleanor did not raise any objections, and although Ruth who was questioned was very worried that Ruth might offend Olivia and Eleanor in the future, it was just that she was not good. Rejecting Olivia's request, so after warning Ruth with her eyes, she got up and said goodbye and left.

After Eleanor sent her out, Olivia looked at Ruth again, tried her best to ignore the pain from her left hand and smiled at her, "After giving up jumping into the sea and ending her life, what is Miss Bucket going to do?" What to do?"

Hearing what she said, Eleanor showed a surprised expression, while Ruth, who was told the secret she had been trying to hide tonight, was very shocked. She opened her mouth to say something to refute, but in the end Nothing can be said.

Seeing Ruth's reaction, Eleanor knew that what Olivia said was true. After a while, Ruth asked in a trembling voice, "How did Miss Campbell know?"

"I don't think that Miss Bucket ran from the dining room to the bow deck just to see the propeller, and I don't think that the third-class passengers who happened to pass by could calmly save you who almost fell off the ship in an emergency. Take off your coat and shoes...But everything is my guess, and Miss Bucket's reaction just now confirmed my guess." In order to avoid Ruth feeling too embarrassed, Olivia did not put the bumped girl in front of her. At that time, I heard a choked inhalation. After all, it meant that Ruth might have cried all the way from the dining room to the bow.

I don't know if it was because of the relationship between embarrassment and anger, the expression on Ruth's face changed from surprise and guilt to the original disbelief, "So, did Miss Campbell want to laugh at me and let me stay?"

"No, I just want to ask Miss Buckett about something." After thinking about the words for a while, Olivia continued, "It seems that I can't understand why Miss Buckett would Why are you so repulsed by your current engagement?"

Her question made Ruth cry out in a low voice, "A marriage contract? That's not a marriage contract! It's just my mother's contract to sell me to Norman to pay off my huge family debt!"

"It seems that your parents really treated you very well, so at least you were carefree before your father passed away, and even now your thoughts are still too naive... um... too immature," looking at She looked like she wanted to refute, and Olivia, who had a smile on her face, suddenly put away the smile on her face, "I don't know if Miss Bukett has thought about it, if you didn't talk to Davis If the husband is engaged, how will you and your mother repay such a huge debt? Become a courtesan in the upper class, a lover of a rich man..."

Before she could finish her example, Ruth couldn't help standing up from the sofa and interrupting her loudly: "No! That's not the case! As long as my mother is willing to sell the house, and all our jewelry and dresses... …Although we will lose everything we have now, we will be free, and then I can go out and work and support the two of us!”

I don't know if it's because she has suppressed such thoughts for a long time, so Ruth finally got this opportunity, regardless of the fact that she was in front of someone she didn't know well, and directly expressed all her plans.

When she saw that she had already started talking about what kind of work she could do, Eleanor, who knew something about her family's situation, couldn't help but stop her imagination: "With all due respect, even if the Bookett family is sold A house in Hackney can only pay off a quarter of the Bookett family's debt at most, if you add your jewelry and clothes... Although I don't know the exact amount, it may be less than a third one."

"I'm curious, how much does Miss Bucket know about people outside our class? And where does that knowledge come from?" Olivia no longer wanted to think about her naivety to the point of ignorance. To worry about her mood, while she was stunned by Eleanor's words, Olivia gave her another slap in the face, "If you don't have the protection of a powerful person, with Miss Bucket's Beauty will definitely encounter a worse situation than it is now, being threatened by the boss with work to do many things you don't like, being taken advantage of by customers because of their status... You know, things like snobbery and bullying are not just It happens in the upper classes."

Ruth, who came back to her senses because of her words, had tears in her eyes. She gritted her teeth and tried to make a final resistance: "Miss Campbell, don't apply your sinister thoughts to others. There are still many good people in this world." human!"

"Indeed, there are indeed many kind people in this world, but does Miss Bukett think she can just meet such a person? I wonder if Miss Bukett has read Hugo's "Les Miserables"? If not , there is this collection in the library on board. In addition, our Campbell family has a maid who used to work in the Royal Opera House. I can make an appointment for you to chat with her. She was encountered in the Opera House before. Something bad happened, so I begged me to take her away."

At this time, the tears in Ruth's eyes couldn't help falling down, but Olivia still said calmly: "I'm curious, Miss Buckett, your father passed away two years ago Yes, but the Bookett family's financial problems began more than four years ago. Didn't Miss Bookett notice any signs before your father passed away? If so, why did Bookett Didn’t Miss take advantage of learning how to invest or manage the family business while studying at a women’s university, and instead only read psychology-related books in her free time while studying art?”

Thinking back to the past, I did vaguely notice that there were some financial problems at home, but I felt that there would be nothing wrong with my father, so I didn't pay special attention to Ruth. I felt very guilty. Baba replied: "I'm different from you, I... have no talent for doing business..."

Knowing that Eleanor, who hadn't slept well for half a year in order to save the family's business, was studying and researching, she hated others to wipe out her efforts with a single talent, so Eleanor couldn't help but snorted at Ruth , "Even if Miss Bukett has no talent for business, she should at least reduce her own expenses. But in my impression, Miss Bukett has seldom missed balls, concerts or It’s an event like an auction, and it’s only in the last year that I’ve worn a dress that wasn’t in season.”

Seeing Eleanor who was angry for her, Olivia smiled and patted her hand with her uninjured hand, then got up and soaked the cold towel covering her hand in ice water again.

When she finally wrung out the towel and returned to the sofa, Ruth, who had lowered her head because of embarrassment, suddenly raised her head and looked at her for some reason, her eyes were shining brightly, "You are willing to help me, aren't you?" , Miss Campbell?"

After saying this, she felt more and more hopeful. After all, it was impossible for Olivia to talk to her about this matter for no reason, and according to Olivia, she even had an opera singer Or if the dancers are willing to lend a helping hand, then maybe she is also willing to help herself escape the current predicament.

"No, it's not good for me to help you." Although she didn't know why she suddenly had the idea that she would help her, Olivia still replied in the same tone as before, "First of all, I It will offend the Davis family. Although the Campbell family has no business dealings with the Davis family, it would be troublesome to have one more enemy. Besides, helping you means paying back the more than 100 million pounds for the Bookett family. Liabilities, and this is a sum of money that you can’t pay back even if you work for the Campbells for the rest of your life. Although our Campbells are happy to participate in charity activities, we have invested such a large sum of more than 100 million pounds in We won't do stupid things like a family that's in debt to survive decently."

"I remember that there are several galleries under the name of Campbell's family. I can work there. As long as the turnover is high enough, I have the opportunity to return the money to you..." Trying to ignore her last sarcasm , Ruth rarely let go of her self-esteem for the last struggle.

"Perhaps Miss Bukett has a certain appreciation for art, but judging from the fact that you let Mr. Davis buy many Picasso paintings as gifts, your comments on the paintings are not in line with the public's preferences, so I I don't think you'll be able to generate much revenue for the Campbells."

I don't know if it's because of the relationship between hope and then disappointment, or Olivia's business behavior that only pays attention to profits. Ruth felt very angry. She was so excited that she sat back on the sofa during the conversation just now. Standing up, "If the person who is in my predicament is Miss Campbell, wouldn't Miss Campbell want someone to help you?"

"I met it when my parents passed away, so I chose to suspend school and deal with the family's property while studying." Her words trying to impress Olivia's sympathy had no effect at all, "If I If you have no business talent like you, then I will try my best to find someone who is capable of saving the Campbell family and is willing to marry me, regardless of the other person's appearance, age, and character, because I love my brother, and I don't want the Campbell family to marry me. The glory is ruined by me and my brother's generation. I am willing to give everything for my brother and my family, and I am willing to be the ideal wife of the man who helped the Campbell family in return. This is me and you It’s different, Miss Bukett. Of course, I don’t ask Miss Bukett to make the same choice as me, but... since I still had the courage to end my life two hours ago, I might as well use that courage to solve the problem now. Dilemma, Miss Bucket."

Facing her pair of serious dark blue eyes, Ruth didn't know what to say at all. After clenching the hands hanging on both sides of her body into fists, biting her lip and glaring at her for a while, Ruth then Turned around and ran out of her room.

Hearing the sound of closing the door vigorously, Eleanor frowned tightly, and then looked at Olivia who was drinking tea because she said too much just now with a puzzled expression, "Isn't Miss Bucket that kind of person?" The kind of person who is willing to accept other people's opinions, why waste time talking to her so much?"

"I didn't want to offer advice to Miss Bucket, so I just chatted with her, I just..." Olivia shook her head, not knowing what to say, "I don't know, probably because I and She suddenly lost the pillar of her family and had to support a family with her only family, so I was just curious about what choice she would make after giving up suicide.”

"You want to help her?"

"If she finds the courage to break off the engagement with the Davis family and go to work to pay off her debts, then I might be willing to give her some help secretly."

"Anyway, don't get involved with her too much, dear Livi, don't forget, she is Karl's first choice of pursuit."

Because Olivia was injured and needed to rest more, after a few more words of advice to Olivia, Eleanor kissed Olivia's forehead as a farewell and goodnight kiss.

After she left, Karl, who came to her room from her own room through the connecting door and hid in her bedroom and listened to all the conversations between her and Ruth, came out. He first changed the cold towel for her, and then She sat down on the seat next to her, and asked without guilt while staring at her raised eyebrows: "Does your hand still hurt, dear?"

"It's still within the tolerable range." Olivia rubbed her icy left hand with her right hand while rubbing her cold left hand because of the icy towel, and said, "What about you? Is it interesting to eavesdrop on women's chats?"

Watching her movements, Carl gently held her cold left hand and put it in his own, "I'm worried about you, that Miss Bukett is not a good person to get along with, and she doesn't seem like someone who can listen to other people's suggestions. people."

"I just want to know what she thinks." Speaking of this, Olivia suddenly shrank her left hand in his palm, "To be honest, I really wanted to ask her if she would regret rejecting your pursuit at the beginning. of."

Hearing that she related himself to Ruth again, Carl couldn't laugh or cry. He didn't know whether he should be happy for her jealous behavior or helpless for her persistent behavior, so he didn't know what to do. When he replied, he simply changed the subject: "Honey, I'm also curious. If you couldn't save the loss-making property of the Campbell family, would I be one of the marriage partners you considered?"

"No, because I will start looking for a suitable marriage partner when I know that neither I nor Edgar can handle the financial crisis, so as to avoid too much loss in the family property, so when you went to England to look for a marriage partner last year, I should have started looking for a suitable marriage partner. There is a marriage contract."

Seeing that she was still analyzing calmly at this time, and she was unwilling to even tell a little lie to please him, Karl lowered his head and bit her ear pinna slightly annoyed, and then hugged her ear when she shrank reflexively. Said: "As long as I see you, even if you have already made a marriage contract, I will snatch you here, my dear Olivia."

Olivia tried her best to ignore the heat blowing in her ears, and asked calmly, "Even if the other party is richer and more powerful than you?"

"Yes, no matter what the cost, I will make you mine." After finishing speaking, Carl raised his hand to caress her face, then bowed his head and kissed her lips.

After the long kiss was over, he kissed her forehead with satisfaction as her eyes became misty, "I'll call Ellie to come back and help you with the medicine, it's late now, you should go to bed. By the way, maybe I should sleep with you, lest you accidentally move your left hand in a deep sleep."

The author has something to say:

I can say that I really want to write such a dialogue, but I don't know if it has any special significance for promoting the plot? ? ! !

Well, in the past few years, I have actually seen many people arguing about whether Ruth should sacrifice her marriage for the family, and some people use the fact that Ruth can still rely on her own work to survive at the end of the movie as evidence. I think Ruth was able to work and live on her own after she got off the ship because she changed her name, didn't have to pay her debts, and raised her mother, but before the shipwreck I thought it was difficult...