CHAPTER XXXV
The banker's sudden question made Charles suddenly feel in a dilemma.
To be sure, as a man who foresaw the course of history, he himself was vaguely uneasy about getting too close to Louis Bonaparte, and occasionally wondered what to do in the future. But how can such a thing be said to your face? Don't forget, at least for now, that his family is loyal servants of the future Emperor, and it is not easy to say that we may need to leave him alone...... At least not yet.
Fortunately, it seems that Charles can also feel his mood at the moment, and the big banker Baron de Beauvang will no longer ask questions, "Monsieur TrΓ©ville, what I said today is from my heart, and I don't expect you to agree with me right now, but I hope you don't take these words as a deaf ear......"
"Okay, I'll consider your construction in the future." Charles felt secretly relieved, so he hurriedly agreed.
Just then, the door opened again, and the servant who had been called away returned again, followed by the sons and daughters of the Baron de Beauwon, and the servant did as the Baron had commanded, with a bottle of wine in his hand.
The baron waved his hand for the servant to open the bottle, and poured it one by one, and then told his sons and daughters the decision he had just made after consulting with Charles.
After hearing his father's narration, Morris was still confused, and only agreed resignedly, while Lola looked a little surprised and a little excited, and kept looking over to Charles, obviously feeling a little touched.
"Anyway. Now that you've grown up, it's time to get in touch with the world. And now you have a chance......" After the introduction, the baron finally gave an account of his children. "I usually have too many things to do, and Mr. Treville has a lot to do, so in the end it's you who are in charge of the actual affairs, you must be careful not to disappoint the two of us, understand?"
"Okay, Dad." The two men responded at the same time.
Then, as if remembering something, Lola looked at Charles again.
"Mr. Treville. Fran and I were classmates and had a good relationship, and now that we may both have big responsibilities, I want to see her more in the future, can you? β
"Well, of course." Charles nodded, "However, I made Fran the director just so that she could have a better arrangement in the future." It's not that I want her to do those complicated mundane things, doesn't she like to draw? Don't disturb her, and discuss anything important with Charlotte. β
"Oh, of course." Lola raised her eyebrows slightly. "I'm just close to her, how can I bother her with those boring things?"
"Young people should communicate more. Add a little affection, and we won't have to worry too much. Hehehehehe......" At this moment, Baron de Beauvan suddenly interjected. Then he raised his glass, "Come on, let's have a toast first, for the future!" β
"Cheers!" At his call, everyone raised their glasses at the same time.
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On the way back, the two young men of the Treville family sat in the same carriage, and although the weather had turned cooler, they did not feel the autumn chill because they were so close.
However, to Charles's surprise, Charlotte looked a little sullen, as if she had something on her mind.
"What's wrong? Lolot? He whispered in Charlotte's ear, "You've already left that family, what's upset about it?" β
Charlotte didn't answer, just frowned slightly.
Charles couldn't help but be even more curious.
"Charles...... I'm still a little apprehensive about the baron's arrangement......" After a moment of silence, Charlotte whispered, "don't you think there's something wrong with the rules he said?" β
"What rules?" Charles asked rhetorically.
"It's the rules of the board...... "if you think about it, why would he set up a rule that would allow him to make heavy decisions with a four-vote pass?" β
"Because he fears that we will deceive us in secret." Charles replied as a matter of course, "We have three votes on our side." β
"Then they have three votes over there! He has bound our hands and feet, has he not bound his own? In my opinion, he is not that kind of person. Charlotte said coldly, "Aren't you worried?" With such a rule, as long as he co-opts one of our people, he can do his own thing......"
"Win over our side!" Charles laughed, "The people on our side are all surnamed Trevier, will they do something for them?" Will you? β
Charlotte looked at Charles coldly and didn't say a word.
In the end, Charles, who was bored with himself, had to slowly retract his smile.
"Well, Charlotte, I know you don't like Fran very much, and I'll admit that Fran does have a problem with your attitude, but ...... Anyway, she's also my sister, how can she help outsiders deal with me? No, absolutely not. Besides, it's not that you don't know her, she doesn't care about these things, I just want to leave her a lot of property in the future. β
"Then you didn't find out? After hearing the rules of my father's words, the young lady immediately asked if you could go and continue your relationship with Fran! She's quick to react! Charlotte sneered, "This father and daughter are very similar, they are both treacherous like jackals!" β
"Even if so, what can it be?" Charles shook his head, "Don't worry too much, like I said, you're the one who makes the decision, I'll talk to her later, just let her listen to you." β
"If that's what you think, be careful not to let her be polluted by that family." Charlotte said hatefully, "That family is not a good thing, and it will never be good to associate with them!" β
"I'll pay attention to that." Charles nodded, "Okay, let's stop this matter, it seems that there is no problem with this arrangement at the moment, if there is any problem in the future, we will find a way to solve it then, right?" Come. Let's ...... first"
After saying that, he hugged Charlotte tighter and kissed Charlotte on the cheek.
Charlotte still looked a little worried, and finally couldn't help but say something more.
"Charles, I've always felt like you've doted on Fran too much. It's not a good thing to be too fond of a girl, girls are the most ungrateful creatures in the world, and they are too easy to take other people's tolerance and pampering for granted! They don't feel the hard work that others have done for them, and they don't have the interest to feel it. So, if you are so fond of her, you may not get the gratitude you deserve......"
"Don't say that, it's too much! Aren't you a girl yourself? Charles asked with a smile.
"Just because I'm also a girl, I know too well." Charlotte replied categorically, and then, she squinted at Charles again, as if she was very angry, "You see, my father dotes on me so much, much better than you treat me, and in the end I didn't leave him behind?" How many times have I fought with him for the sake of you bastard? How much did it break his heart? That's right, I'm just for you, and I'm ungrateful to my father. So, Charles, isn't that what girls are all about? β
Charlotte's words made Charles dumbfounded. It's really hard to refute this example.
However, he still didn't believe what Fran would do to him, and Charlotte was still too prejudiced to be so worried. He thought to himself.
Looking up at Charlotte again, he found that Charlotte's face was already a little red, and it was obvious that the words she blurted out just now made him feel a little embarrassed.
She wasn't wrong, she did sacrifice too much for me. Charles sighed inwardly.
"Lolot, hearing you say this, I won't dare to have a daughter in the future, what can I do? Could it be that we can only have a son in the future? According to you, daughters are destined to treat their fathers as enemies......" With a bit of ridicule and a bit of sincerity, he made a joke half-truthfully.
"Phew! Who cares about you! Charlotte didn't expect Charles to suddenly say this, and her face became even redder. Tell you the right thing, what do you say about this? β
"Isn't that the right thing?" Charles replied with a smile, shifting the subject without a trace. "In my opinion, what are we working so hard for, isn't it for the future family?"
"But I can't control this kind of thing, whoever gives birth is not whoever is anyone, what can I do......" Charlotte replied in a low voice.
Then, suddenly, she came back to her senses.
The two of them were still talking about Yan SΓΉ just now, why did they suddenly come to this place?
Forget it, since he doesn't want to continue this topic, let's not talk about it, maybe it may be that I think too much, no matter how unreasonable that person is, he will not betray the whole family, Charlotte thought to herself.
However...... She was still a little angry.
She looked up at Charles, the man's smiling face, suddenly becoming more and more hateful.
"You're so annoying!" She reached out and squeezed Charles' ears heavily.
"Ahh
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The commotion in the carriage did not affect the carriage's journey, and Charles sent Charlotte to the Duke's palace in Trevill before letting the carriage take him home.
Because it was getting late, he didn't make much of a fuss, but walked directly to his room.
"Sir." While in the living room, he was suddenly stopped by his grandfather's personal servant.
"Ah, Jacques," Charles looked at him gently, "is my grandfather already resting?" Can I help you? β
"The master is already asleep." The old servant replied in a low voice, "He wants me to tell you another news." β
"What's the news?"
"The Duke's house of Nordlien, well, your mother's maiden family, came to him today."
"Huh?" (To be continued......)