Perhaps too tired, Charles slept so deeply that he didn't wake up until it was already dawn. And when he woke up, he found that he was still in the same position as he had fallen asleep last night, and his sister was still lying in his arms.

Her eyes were still closed, her chest heaving slightly, her breathing was even, and she was clearly still asleep. Although her hair is messy and there are tear stains at the corners of her eyes, the girl's beauty still can't be hidden, like a sleeping beauty in a fairy tale.

Since it's a sleeping beauty, why don't you have a wake-up kiss? Charles suddenly thought jokingly.

Well, forget it, and after a moment he himself dismissed the idea.

Then, he carefully pushed Fran out of the way, intending to get out of bed. However, despite the light movements, Fran was still awakened. Her eyes slowly opened, and her blue pupils gradually gained focus, and finally converged on Charles's body.

"Ah, good morning, beautiful Miss Tréville." Charles hurriedly smiled and said hello, "I have to get up, why don't you go back to sleep?" ”

Fran, who gradually came to her senses, shook her head gently.

"No, thanks, I've slept enough."

"So, you close your eyes first, and I'll change my coat."

"What is there to see, how many years have I watched it."

"Well, it's almost time for breakfast, let's go have breakfast...... Ahh After Charr changed into his coat, he was still smiling, but suddenly remembered a very strict question, and his face suddenly became ugly. Hurriedly turned to look at Fran again, "You hurry back to your room!" ”

Yes, it's breakfast time. But neither of them was seated yet, and Charles left it alone, but Fran usually got up early, so perhaps Grandpa would have the servant call her—perhaps, alhaps.

What if the servant found out that Fran was not in her room, and then spent the night in her brother's room......?

Damn it. How did you think of this question yesterday?

My sixteen-year-old sister went to her twenty-one-year-old brother's room and slept all night, but she couldn't prevaricate with a sentence of "she was unhappy, so I hugged and comforted her all night". If any strange rumors are caused among the servants. That's unsettling............

"Fran, get up and go back." Prompted by this anxiousness, Charles couldn't help but urge again, "It's not good to be seen that you're not in the room later!" ”

"There's nothing bad about it...... "Fran didn't seem to wake up yet. Slowly and leisurely walked out of bed. "I just slept with you all night last night, and I didn't suddenly disappear."

"I'm just worried about this, silly girl! If there is any gossip at that time, it will be trouble" Charles laughed angrily, "You don't know that the servants nowadays like to spread some gossip about their masters......"

Then, he tidied up Fran's pajamas, which were a little messy now. A large patch of white skin on his chest was exposed, "Really." At this age, I still look like a child. ”

"I've grown up!" Fran protested again with dissatisfaction.

"Since you've grown up, hurry up and don't rub it off." Charles sighed, "Otherwise, something will happen." ”

Although it seems to be a very rude act to drive people out as soon as they wake up after sleeping with a girl for a night, Charles can't care so much at this time.

"Even if I rush back now, I'm afraid it's too late, right?" As if she had finally understood the importance of the matter, Fran pointed to the clock at Charles' bedside, "It's all this time, I'm afraid someone has been calling me for a long time." ”

"So what should I do?" Charles frowned.

"Actually, it's nothing, the servants can gossip as they want......" Fran replied quietly, but under her brother's sharp gaze, she finally became serious, "Well, then you go and find Mary, she shouldn't be up yet, just let her tell me that I spent the night in her room." ”

"That's a good idea. You wait here for a while, I'll go talk to her. Charles nodded, then walked out of the room himself, creeping to Mary's room and knocking on the door.

Sure enough, as Fran had expected, her maiden companion, Mademoiselle de l'Orant, was indeed resting in her room at this time, and she opened it as soon as she heard the knock on the door.

"What's the matter with you? Mr? She asked respectfully, with some nervousness on her face, apparently still feeling a little uneasy about the sudden outburst of Charles last night.

"Well, that's right, Fran stayed in my room all night last night, and I'm afraid of some trouble, so wait a minute, please tell them about it, and say that Fran played in your room all night......"

Although he said it very indifferently, Mary was visibly stunned, and she looked at Charles with wide eyes and disbelief.

Well, at this time, she probably has two thoughts in her heart.

One is that after thinking that I was angry, I called my sister directly to my room and trained her all night; One is that I slept with my sister all night...... Either way, it's not the image I want to build. Charles smiled bitterly.

If you have to choose one, it's the first one.

"Well, that's right, after listening to your report last night, I was very angry, so I called her directly to my room and trained her for a long time. She probably cried so hard that she fell asleep on my stomach......" Charles casually explained, "Well, now I think I've gone a little too far." ”

"You're really ...... Stern......" Mary blinked a little frightened, "but it's also a form of love." ”

"Well, it's up to you to wait anyway, thank you." Charles nodded, no more. He turned around and walked back to his room.

"How?" As soon as he got back to his room, Fran asked.

"Well, it's very smooth. I've already told her. Charles nodded, "Let's go down for breakfast together, I have to go first." ”

"Aren't you going to have breakfast with us?" Fran was a little weird. "It doesn't take much time to have breakfast in the morning, does it?"

"Well, there are some urgent matters in the ministry, and I've been out there for too much time recently, so I think it's better for me to deal with it earlier." Charles replied in a low voice. "But grandpa is waiting for you?"

"No, he's waiting for you. He has a lot to say to you. So I don't have to get in the way. Charles smiled. Then, he lowered his head and kissed his sister's forehead, "I was a little worried about you. But seeing your table now, I'm relieved. Just face Grandpa with the current attitude, and don't make him sad anymore...... All right? ”

"Okay, I got it." Fran nodded slightly.

"So. Smile and show me? Charles pinched her face again.

"Not really!" Fran stuck out her tongue and grimaced.

"Hahahaha! What a disobedient child! Charles laughed. Then he picked up his hat and walked out quickly.

For a while, he felt that the brother-sister relationship that had broken down before seemed to be restored to the past, and he felt extremely happy, and even his steps were much lighter. Wait a minute, Fran and Grandpa will probably cry again, and then go back to the way they used to be, he thought with some relief.

………………

The city is alive in the morning and is full of bustling people. So the carriage could not be fastened, and it was not until it was almost ten o'clock that it came to the Ministry of Railways, where Charles worked—but. Fortunately, there is no one to check attendance with him in this life, and it doesn't matter if you go to work late.

The staff he met along the way greeted him respectfully, and although there was not much respect, Charles nodded unenthusiastically as he walked briskly to his office. He then beckoned his full-time secretary, Clement, to his office.

"Leave it to me what needs me the most at the moment." In front of his cronies, Charles faded the smile he had been putting on his face.

"Yes, sir." Clément hurriedly agreed, and then took out a stack of Wen Jiàn from his hand and handed it to Charles, "I've already sorted it in, this is the one you need to deal with the most at the moment." ”

"Very well, thank you." Charles nodded, took the text, and placed it on his desk.

"Also, there's one more thing." Clement still kept his head down, "It was Mr. Minister's secretary who told me just now, that he would report to you as soon as you came. ”

"What's the matter?"

"The minister wants to have a cup of coffee with you at noon."

"Oh? Okay, I got it. Charles waved his hand for Clement to leave his office, and then buried himself in a bitter battle with the documents.

………………

After noon, Charles walked straight to the minister's office.

"Oh, Charles!" As soon as he saw the Charles, the new generation of Count de Dieillon smiled all over his face, "I'm so glad to see you, please take a seat." ”

"Me too." Charles replied respectfully.

"Well, I'm sorry......" Count Diliion let out a long sigh after Charles took his seat, "because of ...... It turns out that I've been resting for so long, leaving you here alone against those bastards. I've read the minutes of the meeting, these bastards are really arrogant, we must rectify them! ”

"It's okay, I can handle them alone." Xia Er still had a stern expression, "It's your side that is more difficult, right?" I'm so happy for you to see that you've come out of your grief. ”

"Hey...... This is God's will, so what can we do? No matter how difficult it is, I can only accept it, my father has reached that age, what else can I ask for? Count Delier sighed again, and though he still looked a little depressed, he was not as dazed as before. The dead are gone, and the next thing is that we can only grit our teeth and continue to move on. ”

"You're right, we can only look forward." Charles hurriedly chimed in.

"My father is gone, but his friends and his connections are still there, and I have good subordinates like you and Albert." The minister looked at Charles with a smile, "So now I have nothing to worry about, Charles, let's continue to work hard, don't forget what I told you before, as long as we join forces, we are not afraid of anyone!" ”

Hmph, after the loss of the famous Count Delierion, it seems that the influence of this family is about to decline, and it may be easier to deal with it...... What a time to die. Charles said coldly in his heart.

"Your Excellency, the Earl's departure is a great loss to our country, but I am equally full of admiration for you, and I am deeply honoured to be able to work with you." He looked at His Excellency the Minister with affection, "No matter what happens, I will always be on your side and give you unsparing support, please believe me, I promise from the bottom of my heart." ”

"Thank you, Charles."

Obviously, the minister was moved by Charles's emotional expression, and his hands trembled slightly.

"I called you today to give you an invitation."

"Invite?"

"Well, the day after tomorrow is Matilda's birthday, and we're going to throw a ball for her, so you can cheer her on."

"Okay, I don't have a problem." (To be continued......)