The noble lady always has a little intuition

After attending the graduation ball held by the Royal Women's College that day, Carl couldn't arouse the interest in pursuing Ruth at all, and when he ran into Ruth and her mother at a ball, but got her cold face, He decided to stop pursuing Ruth.

Although it is said that he and Ruth have only met a few times so far, not even a formal pursuit and being pursued relationship, but judging from her mother's previous attentive attitude towards him, she will agree to marry him in exchange for his love. It was only a matter of time before taking on the huge debts of their family.

A woman who clearly intends to rely on his financial resources to get rid of those jackal-like creditors actually told him that she didn't lie to herself before entering into the marriage contract. He believed that her bad attitude towards him would only get worse after marriage, so instead of marrying An aristocratic woman who is beautiful but unwilling to give herself face, he would rather find an ordinary-looking aristocratic woman who behaves properly.

To be honest, he should have realized this when he invited Ruth and Ruth to dinner for the first time, but Ruth's aroused desire to conquer earlier made him ignore this fact until the day not long ago. At the masked dance party, I met Darlene, a girl who didn't ask for anything from him, and didn't have any conflicts with him, but kept smiling in front of him, and always used polite words when talking to him. Under such a contrast, he could no longer tolerate Ruth's indifference and disgust towards him.

Of course, he had to admit that part of the reason was that Darlene's appearance was more in line with his liking, and the personality she showed at the ball also made him unknowingly shift his interest from.shifted from his body to hers.

However, even though he liked the young and beautiful Darlene very much, as a businessman, he would not marry a commoner. He would still find a qualified lady among the British nobles as his wife.As for Darlene, he hadn't given up the idea of ​​persuading her to be his lover.

Since he was looking for a marriage partner again, Karl actively participated in balls, art exhibitions, concerts and auctions during the time when he was talking about business and dealing with affairs in the United States through telegrams.

Those who participated in these activities with him besides Taylor and other business partners who also failed to find a match, they were all surprised by his decision to suddenly give up pursuing Ruth. Obviously, but afterwards they all praised his decision as very wise, because they also felt that Ruth's arrogant and stinging words and deeds were really not suitable for the role of a businessman's wife.

A month later, although Karl still hadn't found a suitable wife, he met Edgar at a ball.Campbell, the current Earl of Campbell, and after several conversations, he found that Edgar was a very easy person to get along with.

After this group of Americans came to the UK, although many nobles who had financial difficulties or wanted to do business with them warmly entertained them, those nobles would always unconsciously show their respect for them in words or eyes. The contempt of a group of civilian businessmen.

Edgar is different from those nobles, no matter to him or his companions, Edgar has always been gentle and kind, he will enthusiastically answer their questions about the British upper class, and sometimes he will be embarrassed when they are about to embarrass or He secretly reminded them before saying the wrong thing, but unfortunately his kindness and easy-going personality did not extend to business.

He and his companions had tried bribing gems or money in exchange for doing business with the Campbells, but the answer was always no.

In mid-July, Carl and his unmarried companions took part in a hunting trip to the suburban woods, in which Edgar also took part.

"I heard that there will be several paintings from France in the auction next month. You should buy them all, Edgar. I remember that your sister and the Bradford family are very fond of French painters?" It was Nigel of Viscount Alwood's family who was speaking. Because he was the second child and could not inherit the title, he joined the army. He entered the military academy training at the same time as Edgar.

"We have to wait until we have read the catalog sent by the organizer," Edgar smiled at him, "Eleno prefers Monet's paintings, while my sister only concentrates on collecting Renoir's..."

Karl, who had been quietly listening to them obliquely behind them, opened his eyes slightly when he heard this. Since he had already chatted with Edgar several times, Karl also knew something about that Miss Eleanor. , she is the youngest daughter of the Marquess of Bradford, she is 17 years old, and she made a marriage contract with Edgar last year, but it is the first time he has heard that she likes Monet's paintings, and Miss Campbell is collecting them The same is true of Renoir's paintings.

It's strange to say that he already knew Miss Campbell's brother, but he knew very little about Miss Campbell's hobbies. Apart from what he just learned about collecting paintings, he only knew that she especially liked a set of inlays. It's just jewelry with blue diamonds, and he doesn't even know her name yet.

Just when Carl was thinking about whether to take all Renoir's works at the auction and give them to Miss Campbell as gifts in exchange for a chance to cooperate, Edgar, who was talking to Nigel, didn't know when He slowed down and came to his side, "Mr. Hockley."

Hearing his call, Carl came back to his senses and quickly smiled, "What's wrong, did I miss something?"

"I believe Mr. Hockley has also heard about it. At present, the main manager of our Campbell's property is my sister, and I am in charge of negotiating business outside while studying by her side."

Although he had already heard about it from Taylor, and knew that it was a secret known to everyone in the British high society, but when he heard the person confessed, Carl didn't know how to react and could only say embarrassingly. nodded.

"Mr. Hockley, did you hear my conversation with Nigel just now?" Edgar showed a nonchalant smile, "Live... I mean my sister Olivia, she also participated in the auction." I plan to attend, and what she dislikes the most is when others bid for what she wants, so if Mr. Hockley also likes Renoir's paintings, it would be better to give up this time, or else he will be on her blacklist , it will be very difficult to get her to agree to cooperate with Mr Hockley afterwards."

What he said made Carl stunned for a moment, and after a while he replied with a smile: "Actually, I don't have any special research on paintings, nor do I have any special preferences. I was just thinking, since Miss Campbell likes Renault Ah's painting, then I will take his painting at the auction as a gift for her..."

After slightly tilting his head and thinking for a while, Edgar showed a tangled expression, "I'm not sure if Olivia will accept your gift. Except for me, the elders and a few friends she made, she I really don’t like to accept gifts from other people, because it will make her feel that she owes others... So even if I explain your intentions to her, it is still possible for her to bid with you on the day of the auction..."

British ladies... Are they all so troublesome and difficult to deal with, whether they are nobles or commoners... From Edgar's narration, Carl felt that the never-masked Miss Campbell was very difficult to please, and such a hard-to-please It made him unconsciously think of Ruth, whom he had planned to pursue, but within a few seconds, the beautiful face of Ruth in his mind was replaced by Darlene's beautiful face.

Just when he frowned because he thought that Lai Fujie had never investigated anything about Darlene, Edgar at the side mistook him for worrying about cooperating with the Campbells, and quickly added: "How about Hockley? Sir, ask Olivia yourself? My aunt, the Duchess of Bedford, will hold a ball at the end of this month, and Olivia will attend. I can also get you an invitation letter."

Knowing that he could attend a ball held by a duchess, Carl showed a surprised expression, "Would you like to introduce us?"

"Actually, the industries invested by our Campbell family already include automobile factories and shipping companies, and the contract with the steel company in Northern Ireland is about to expire recently, so Olivia and I are discussing whether to To renew the contract is to find a new cooperative company.”

They had already entered the forest during the conversation, so Edgar rode up to the horse that he had been leading just now. After Carl also sat on the back of his horse, Edgar continued: "Hockley Steel The company was originally on our list of considerations, and I have also read Hockley’s operating policy in the secretary’s investigation report, and I think your company is a good partner.”

"Thank you," Carl was delighted to hear him say, "it's an honor for us Hockleys to work with the Campbells..."

Compared to his happy reaction, Edgar looked apologetic, "Don't thank me first, it's up to Olivia to decide whether we can cooperate smoothly with you. She thinks I'm too easy to be persuaded, So even if I tell her that I think you are a good partner, she will still confirm it herself.”

Carl's smile was slightly restrained, but he still replied in a polite tone: "It's okay, but please ask Mr. Campbell to give me a few words of kindness before I formally meet Miss Campbell."

"I will." Edgar promised readily, "But don't just talk about business with Olivia at the ball, or my aunt will be angry with me. She intends to introduce some excellent men to Olivia at that ball!"