[Titanic + Comprehensive] Annie

Annie took the fruit gift box in her hand to the maid on the side, and explained nervously: "The quality of this fruit and vegetable shop is very good, so I brought some here for my uncle to try."

Of course, the gift is not just this box of fruit, there are also some tobacco and alcohol products, but only this box was brought in by her, and the housekeeper of the old house directly led the servants to the car to unload the goods. .

Knox Kent Hockley is an arrogant middle-aged man in his fifties.

With the corners of the mouth tightly pursed and the corners of the eyes drooping, from the looks of his face, it was obvious that this was not a good person.Although he is old, the old Hockley still looks as strong as a middle-aged man with proper maintenance. Even because he has been in the position of the superior who gives orders for a long time, he has an imposing manner, good looks, and rich It is no wonder that he has the capital of being romantic for many years.

Annie secretly compared old Hank and old Hockley in her heart, and had to admit that old Hank was nothing at all, and his ability was not comparable to that of a human being, let alone his aura.

They are both flirtatious, old Hank is like a dude, and old Hockley is a handsome, cool and domineering president, well, there is no comparison.

Knox sternly examined the woman brought back by his son himself. In other words, a little girl was more suitable. Unexpectedly, his indifferent and self-important son actually liked such a woman. No wonder he always disliked his mistress , it turns out that the son's vision is different from the father's!

As early as when Carl got off the ship, he heard that he had a young lady by his side. At that time, he sent his confidants to inquire about the girl's background and learned that she was the second lady of the Robert family in Southampton, England. Knox frowned. He frowned, noncommittal.

Although this status is not unattainable, it is not the best. At least as far as he knows, there is a Viscount's daughter who favors Karl. No matter how bad it is, the Stone Consortium is bigger than Robert's family.

Besides, the investigation report said that the woman's health is not very good, and she has been staying at home and rarely going out. How can she afford Mrs. Hockley's social activities?

Is it necessary for Karl to marry a wife as if he hadn't married, or to go to the dinner party alone, and deal with so many human relationships by himself?

Although he was not very satisfied with everything about Anne, Old Hockley didn't show it right away. He waited for his son to bring the woman over to show him. The words on the paper were not accurate, so he had to see with his own eyes The only woman to decide what to do with her.

"sit."

Old Hockley gestured for Anne and Carl to sit down on the sofa.

It's only early six o'clock now, and their family's habit is to have dinner at 06:30.

It just so happened that the two sides used this short period of time to get acquainted with each other.

Annie looked at the old version of Carl in front of her, and felt that the similar appearance did not make her feel at ease at all, because what was shown in those eyes was not the familiar affection she was familiar with, but the cold scrutiny she had never seen on Carl.

It was as if old Mr. Hockley was inspecting the pork for freshness and whether he wanted to buy it.

"Miss Robert has been in the United States for almost a week? Are you still used to life here?"

"It's been eight days, and the people here are very enthusiastic. I don't have any problems getting used to it." For some reason, Annie always felt that Knox's words seemed to mean something?

She didn't turn her head to look at Carl, but replied in a gentle voice.

"Oh, that's fine. What are you going back to England for?"

Although it is normal to ask about the return date, what is this feeling like wishing someone to leave quickly?

"Father, Anne is my fiancée. We will discuss the marriage when her siblings arrive in the United States. I hope you can come and preside over our wedding at that time."

No matter how many demon moths old Hockley has, Carl is not interested in fighting him in his marriage with Anne, so he straight-forwardly laid out his plan and told old Hockley not to insinuate, or to cheat. Wan'er's talk.

After Karl opened his mouth, Annie just shut up. After all, he was his father, so he naturally knew best how to deal with Karl.

Old Hockley no longer pointed at Anne, he shot his sharp eyes straight at his son, "Fiancee? Why didn't I know about your engagement? Also, if you want to get married, shouldn't you discuss it with me first?"

Carl chuckled and said, "Don't you know now? And I, don't I want to discuss with you which day is better?"

Enduring and enduring, I couldn't help it anymore, Knox pointed to Anne who was sitting quietly beside Carl, "Are you going to marry such a useless woman and come back to be the mistress of the Hockley family?"

Although Karl's mother is not shrewd and incompetent, she is at least the baron's daughter in terms of status, and she is very familiar with dinner parties, but the woman he brought back looks thin and weak, and she is young. What can she do at home?

Annie felt a little suffocated at being pointed at her nose so disgustingly.

She really didn't expect that the first meeting would be so embarrassing, and Karl didn't seem to have a good relationship with his father. The atmosphere between the two was tense, as if they would rush to each other in the next moment.

Carl stood in front of Anne and let Old Hockley point his finger at him, "What kind of woman is useful? I married a wife, not a subordinate employee!"

"Okay, okay!" Seeing his son protecting a woman like this, Knox laughed angrily, and he said harshly: "Don't forget, the equity of the family business is still in my hands. Now, I will give it to you." You have two choices, one is to marry the woman I chose for you, and the other is to find another woman whose status and means can be recognized by me to come back, otherwise, you will never want to inherit the family business!"

"Do you care about me!" Carl sneered, took Anne's hand and was about to leave.

Things have come to this, it is impossible to stay and eat together.

"Karl Knox Hockley!"

Seeing his son holding the woman's hand and about to leave, Knox roared angrily.

Carlton paused and looked back to see what else his good father wanted to say, hoping it was what he had imagined.

"You... If you take this woman out of the old house today, you will never come back!"

This son really gets bigger and harder to control, maybe we should take this opportunity to teach him a hard lesson and let him know that obedience is the best thing for him.

Seeing that Carl stopped and did not go straight to the door, Knox was overjoyed, thinking that his threat had played a role.

"What do you mean don't even think about coming back?" Carl's indifferent expression on his face was exactly the same as Knox's, "You want to drive me out of Hockley's house?"

Hearing his son's question, Knox was choked up. He really didn't mean to expel his best son from the house, but just wanted him to be like those illegitimate children who were not called and not allowed to enter the old house, so as to embarrass him a bit That's all.However, now that he is asked this way, denying that he is not going to be kicked out of the house seems to be very cheap...

"Yes." After weighing the matter, Knox admitted directly with a straight neck and a stiff temper: "If you insist on marrying this woman, I will expel you from the Hockley family and make you lose your right of inheritance!"

After getting the answer he wanted, Karl smiled in his heart, but the air on the surface was even colder: "It's up to you."

This time, he really took Annie's hand and left without looking back.

The goal has been achieved, and there is no point in staying any longer.

Knox was a little stunned. He couldn't believe that his son would give up his huge family property for a woman? !

After the two of them got into the car, Annie cast a sideways glance at the man beside him, and said affirmatively, "You did it on purpose."

Now she was sure that the man beside her had a bad relationship with his father.

"Ah."

Karl admitted generously, saving the silly girl from worrying about her disapproval of her father.

At the same time, I also took this opportunity to tell the girl about my thoughts and plans.

After hearing what happened in Carl's family, Anne still hesitated, "But, he is your father after all..."

"Yes, he is my father after all." Carl sighed, "So if there is a need in the future, I will take care of him, but it is impossible to control my life!"

Annie actually wanted to ask: Are you really not sad about having a falling out with your father?

But seeing the man's indifferent expression, she spoke from a different angle.

"Is Mr. Knox really going to throw you out of the house?"

Carl looked at the little lover with a little apology, "Although I don't want to say that, as long as I insist on marrying you, and my younger brothers and sisters encourage and shout behind me, there are eight out of ten Knox will do this." At the end , the expression on Mr. Capitalist's face was full of sarcasm and coldness again.

A large part of his cold-bloodedness and desire to control is inherited from that man. When Knox finds that he can no longer control himself, he will definitely give up on himself and support another "more obedient" heir.

At this point, Annie understood that the conflict between this man and his father was already very deep, and the son's heart was already deeply scarred. He didn't care about being kicked out of the house. The father had several sons who could replace him, and losing one of them would not be a big deal.

Compared with Carl, Anne couldn't help but be thankful that Old Hank at least maintained the British tradition, so that those illegitimate children could not cause trouble. If their family was as chaotic as Hockley's, she might not be happy with Old Hank at the funeral. A little sentimental.

Silently accepted that she had to be a concubine, and seeing the brown-haired man feel cold because he talked about unpleasant family issues, Annie changed the subject and asked: "Titanic...how do I read some newspapers?" Isn't that a good thing to say?"

Although most of them praised Karl and Anne as the "lucky ones" who brought the miracle of life to the whole ship, some newspapers also accused Karl of not getting on the first lifeboat.

Carl cleaned up the negative emotions that were full of old Hockley, and tried his best to cooperate with the little girl to divert the conversation, so that she would not worry about him so much. In fact, he really didn't care about those so-called family members. "Don't worry about the public opinion." He has already controlled Dafengxiang, "It's just that the lawsuit with Baixing Company will take a long time to end."

The White Star Company shifted the responsibility for the shipwreck to the shipyard and the steel company that provided the materials. The two companies also accused the captain of making a wrong command that caused the serious damage to the ship's hull. If the Californian does not come to rescue, the death toll and property damage will increase. Who should be responsible for this shipwreck still needs to be investigated!

However, now everyone is vying to be a good person and do good deeds in order to gain a good reputation. The White Star Company promises to send out salvage boats continuously and make sure to "bring home" every passenger, so that they will not be left alone floating on the sea. rot.

At the same time, White Star Company, Captain Smith, Andrews and Ismay also expressed their willingness to arrange burials for the dead or unidentifiable bodies of the whole family, and to bear all the expenses.

Karl sneered, everyone is dead, this is the best they can do.

As for the larger compensation conditions, that is the main purpose of their lawsuit now.

Find out who is responsible for the compensation, how to compensate, how to calculate the amount of compensation, how long it must be paid, and so on.

However, the salvage ship sent by Baixing Company did bring back more than 100 corpses.

Most of them belonged to third-class adults, and there were also a few children, the youngest of which was a two-year-old boy. Did his family members also die in the disaster?In short, no one came forward to claim him, and finally everyone paid for him and worked together to bury him in the cemetery.

Another strange one is a first-class woman who was able to get on a lifeboat, but was found floating in the sea holding her big dog tightly. Her family buried that beloved dog in her next to the cemetery.

Carl picks and chooses, and tells Annie what he thinks he can tell her.

At the end, Carl suddenly said: "I'm free tomorrow, let's go out for a stroll?