Charlotte's sudden rebuke made the atmosphere in the restaurant suddenly even colder. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Looking at Charlotte's stern expression, Charles's face also became ugly.

There is no doubt that Charles's sudden move not only shocked outsiders, but even the family was caught off guard, and Charlotte must have been indignant about her decision, especially since this decision was made behind Charles's back.

He had the heart to argue, but now that she was pregnant, her temper must be getting worse and worse, and it seemed that she could only touch her head if she continued to talk about it.

In desperation, he frowned slightly, turned his head to pick up the tableware and wanted to eat, but he had no appetite for a while, so he had to laugh again and look back at his wife.

"Why did you lose your temper like this all of a sudden?" In order to soothe Charlotte, Charles had to lower his voice, "What's so bad about this?" ”

"What's so good about that? I'm waiting for you to teach me. Charlotte showed no signs of relaxing, and looked at Charles coldly, "You forcibly stuffed your sister in her early twenties, and you weren't afraid that others would see the joke?" ”

"I don't think anyone would dare to laugh at me." Charles immediately replied, "Besides, it's not a sin to be young, what's so bad?" I was only in my early twenties when I started my career, so I didn't do my job well? As long as you can do things well, no one will point fingers at others because of their age. ”

"Is this the same thing?" Charlotte became more and more unhappy, "She's a woman...... With no previous education and no experience, no one would be afraid of her, and ......"

"What's wrong with a woman?" Charles interrupted his wife.

"......" Charlotte's face suddenly became gloomy, because from her standpoint, there was really no way to say such a thing as 'women are not good'.

"It's not a gender issue, you know what I mean!" After a moment, she said unhappily. "Anyway, I can't understand why you have to touch her, isn't there anyone in our family? Or do you not trust my mother's family? ”

"Then how do I know what you mean?" Xia Er was also a little impatient, but he was still patient, "As for saying that I don't trust your family, then I have really wronged me, how dare I be disrespectful to my own Yue family?" Haven't I been working hard for your family all this time? Am there anything I can't do enough? ”

Charles's rhetorical question made Charlotte a little speechless for a moment.

Indeed, although Charles has some disdain for her family (except for the old duke, of course), he never shows it on the surface, whether it is Charlotte's father or her brother, he has always been very polite and takes care to meet their demands financially, so although Charlotte vaguely knows Charles's thoughts, she has no practical examples to blame Charles—after all, even her brother is now working under Charles.

Seeing that Charlotte was a little speechless, Charles couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief, and he stroked his wife's shoulder again, "Our father is now old, and you know his personality, he would rather be idle than work, so why should I work him?" Just let him rest at home, right? Besides, Charlotte, you're pregnant now, how can I bother you about such a thing? I'm sorry, I didn't expect this to make you so angry, I'll change my approach in the future, so you can get rid of it now......"

Originally, he thought that he would be able to fool his wife by coaxing and pulling like this, but Charlotte showed no signs of being impressed.

"Who told you that my father was only thinking about recreation and not doing things? That's the reason you gave yourself, right? Her tone was still as stiff as before, "Charles, we've been together for twenty years, is there anything we can hide from each other?" Don't deny it, you just want to praise her, everything else is an excuse! ”

"Why do you hate her so much, how many years have you been here......" Charles couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"Of course I'm going to hate her, don't you understand why?" Charlotte asked rhetorically, "How much trouble has she caused us all the time?" That's it since 10 years ago! Have you forgotten, we almost parted...... Almost, I'll never be able to forgive her. ”

"But that's in the past." Charles sighed. "Now that we're married, why talk about the past?"

"If it's just the past, it doesn't matter, as long as she faces the reality, of course I can also be a generous sister-in-law and will do my best to take care of her." Charlotte suddenly sneered, "But did she really respect me?" Did she really give up her boring delusions? Charles, tell me, is there one? ”

Charles wanted to deny it, but he knew it was true—Fran still didn't respect her sister-in-law very much, and resented her marriage to her brother.

Moreover, she did not give up on her former goal......

Hey, where did he dare to talk to his wife about these things, and in the end, he had to choose to be silent after thinking about it.

"Don't you have anything to say now?" The ridicule on Charlotte's face became more and more intense, "I can see it, and you can see it, after we got married, she still didn't take me seriously, if it was just like that, I could bear it, but she still held on to her despicable delusions, adding turmoil to our marriage...... How can I tolerate this? ”

“…… You...... Why do you have to deal with her to this point? Charles felt very uncomfortable.

"I have to care, because you are the thing I care about the most, can I watch such a despicable person succeed? Watching her wrap around you and soar? Don't! Charlotte shouted at Charles, regardless of whether the servants outside could hear her. Well, Charles, now you know what I think, right? I will not allow you to make such a decision without my consent. ”

Charles' breathing grew heavy.

This commanding tone made him very unhappy.

He has been a minister for more than a year, and he has always been a powerful politician before, so he has spent all these years in the midst of being carefully complimented, except in the face of the emperor, who can talk to him like this, and how can he be treated like this?

He was so angry that he almost exploded, but the last of his senses told him that his wife was now pregnant and couldn't move, and that he did feel guilty about her in many places.

In the end, he could only forcibly suppress his dissatisfaction, and then reluctantly spoke in a gentle tone.

"Well, Charlotte, I know your opinion...... I'll keep an eye out for it later. But now, I have informed the others of this decision, and even brought her to the party today, so that everyone can see her properly, and I cannot take it back at this time, it is too child's play, and it will damage my prestige......"

"You are Your Excellency the Minister, of course you can!" Charlotte didn't give up.

"I can't because I'm Your Excellency, I can't, I must maintain my prestige, and I can't change my orders overnight." Charles didn't back down anymore, "In the future, I will inform you in time of similar matters, and let you participate in the decision, but this time, please let me carry out the decision, I really can't take it back......"

He spoke very sincerely, and he kept looking into his wife's eyes, which made Charlotte feel a little soft-hearted.

They're a couple after all.

"So that's your idea? Want to create a fait accompli for me and then force me to agree? Although she reproached on the surface, her tone softened a lot, "You really can do it, Your Excellency...... Okay, if you have to say that you can't do it, well, I'll admit you won this game, that's enough, right? But you have to promise me a few things. ”

"What conditions? Say it, I promise you. Seeing that his wife had softened, Charles couldn't help but be overjoyed, and hurriedly agreed.

"Since you can get your sister in, of course you can also get my father in, you can't favor one over the other." "And it's a matter of prestige, and I can't make everyone think that our family is overwhelmed, and that even your sister is not worthy of your trust." ”

Charles was silent.

Charlotte's request was tantamount to adding an eyeliner to the Railroad Federation, so that she could control the situation in the meeting remotely, which of course did not like him.

"That's not good...... "I have already put my sister in, and then my father-in-law is also in it, doesn't it seem cronyistic?" It would be detrimental to my prestige. ”

"Then you can be less nepotistic?" Charlotte said with a slight sneer, "Didn't you already put in both the Count de Tillion and Mademoiselle de Léoland?" Either let Dilieon go back, or let Leoland go back, and let my father in, so that no one will say that you are nepotistic, Your Excellency? Anyway, you're just swapping one henchman for another......"

Such a harsh request suddenly made Charles feel extremely uncomfortable, and he was speechless for a while.

What makes him even more strange is that Charlotte is obviously taking care of her body at home these days and doesn't go out, how can she know the situation so well? Who is helping her communicate the news?

Could it be that his father-in-law secretly did these tricks? Judging from what I know about him, he doesn't look like such an unbearable person......

But this thought didn't last long, and Charles nodded reluctantly, "I'll consider this problem, maybe there's a better way to solve it." ”

"Isn't this the most justifiable way to replace the quota? I don't accept anything else! Charlotte didn't give in at all, "Charles, aren't you going to do anything for me at all?" ”

Charles is getting more and more embarrassed, the words he just said "promised you" are still in his ears, how can he break his promise now?

"Okay, I'll think about this issue carefully, just do it according to you, I'll think about the specific way." After a moment, he had to answer perfunctorily, and then changed the subject, "Is there anything else to ask for?" ”

"One more request." Charlotte immediately agreed, looking like she had already made up her mind. "Anyway, your sister is inexperienced and unsophisticated, and she needs someone to help her and assist her, doesn't she?"

"So what?" Charles sensed something was wrong, "Who do you want to help her?" ”

"What do you think of Aunt Agnes?" Charlotte asked with a smile.

"What?!" Charles was unusually shocked when he heard the name.

Of course, Agnes understands it, has a strong personality and a smart mind, but in terms of human sophistication, Agnes is probably not as proficient as Fran. No matter how you look at it, this kind of talk is just an excuse, and her real purpose is naturally very clear.

What surprised him even more was that, judging from his wife's performance, she seemed to have known Agnes for a long time and had a very close relationship.

That's right, the conspiracy to kill my father in England can't be close?

I really didn't expect it, it turns out that there is still this one, I understand...... Charles couldn't help but smile.

The smile was so mad that Charlotte was a little strange. "Charles?"

"I've been wondering, really wondering, why Aunt Agnes is suddenly accusing me, and my sister, but now I understand, it's you......" Charles looked up, then looked at Charlotte angrily, "You sued her, didn't you?" That's why she deliberately followed us those days......"

"I just told her something, and she didn't fully believe me, so I want to follow you to observe it......" Charlotte was stunned for a moment, and then immediately calmed down, "If she observes something, it can only be your fault, not mine!" ”

"So, do you know that she beat up my sister at the time?" Charles's tone grew harder, apparently already angry, "Do you know what she did to Fran?" I understand that you have a personal grudge against her, but why should you involve other people just to let you vent your personal grudges? ”

That day, his sister was tortured by Agnes like this, and he was really distressed, but because Agnes was an elder, it was difficult to investigate, but now he found that this was actually pushed by Charlotte, which really made him angry.

"I don't know, but I know now." Charlotte didn't waver, but sneered, "In that case, I'll give her a good shout." ”

"Enough!" Charles couldn't help but scold her. "How can you be willing to do such a thing!"

"What are you saying is enough?" Charlotte didn't give in. "Are you going to promise me?"

"I don't say yes!" Charlotte's attitude, and the truth she revealed, finally made Charles unable to hold back his anger.

Under the anger, he no longer thought about his wife's current physical state, and directly rejected her, "These requests are too much, I don't agree!" ”

"If I ask you, you must say yes?" Charlotte's face turned cold again.

"No one can do that to me." Charles didn't budge now.

"Of course I have a way, Your Excellency Minister Treville." Seeing that her husband actually made it clear that he had a showdown with him, Charlotte's face flashed with a trace of pain, but she was still very firm, "Don't forget, these businesses are in my name, your wealth is also in my name, and the family's property is still in my name!" ”

"Are you going to threaten me with this?" Charles' eyes widened.

"yes, I'm a threat! Either listen to me in this matter, or I'll follow your example and have a showdown without mercy! Charlotte was also angry, "Even if your grandfather comes out to persuade me this time, it's useless, I've backed down so many times and won't back down again!" ”

As she spoke, her blue eyes seemed to become moist, "All along, I have been silently supporting you behind your back, but what have you brought me?" Is my trust an indulgence by you? In that case, I am going to tighten the reins, sir, for I love you. ”

"You love your husband in a way that threatens him?" Charles laughed angrily.

"As long as you love me the same, what kind of threat can this be? I'm just expanding my career with you, isn't that what I'm supposed to do? Tell me, what did I do wrong? Charlotte asked rhetorically. If you don't believe me, if you want to try my determination, then you see, my surname is Trevier, and I can do it! ”

Charles didn't answer, his breathing became heavy, and the feeling of being threatened was too unpleasant.

Now that his wife had come to this point, he felt that there was nothing more to say.

"Are you going to break with me?"

"You're the one who wants to break with me!" Tears welled up in the corners of Charlotte's eyes, "I want to keep you around, is that wrong?" ”

Charles stopped talking.

Anger took over his mind, but reason was still in his head.

He knew very well that he could not afford to break with his wife now—he could not afford to lose the harmony of his family in terms of prestige, and he simply could not afford to be separated from Charlotte in terms of profit.

So whether it is in terms of fame or practicality, he has no way to turn his face with Charlotte.

Today's Charlotte seems to have been prepared, and a set of combination punches is both coercion and emotion, so that he has nowhere to start, helpless, and can only be forced into a corner.

But the more domineering she was, the more he felt that he couldn't get close, and he only felt extremely tired in his heart.

It's so uncomfortable to have to negotiate deals with people in your own home.

Such thoughts popped up in his mind, and he only felt that he was not interested.

"Okay, okay!" In despair, he could only nod his head again and again, "Listen to you and do what you do, so that you are satisfied, right?" Satisfied, right? ”

"You should have said that a long time ago......" Seeing that her husband finally relented under the threat, a smile finally appeared on Charlotte's face.

But her smile immediately froze, and she found that her husband pushed the plate in front of him away, and Huo De stood up,

"I'm full, I'm not eating." Charles left his untouched food, and then called the servant outside the door, "Make me a bed in my study, I want to rest there lately!" ”

Such a huge blow made Charlotte wring her face in pain.

They had quarreled before and lived separately, but Charlotte took the initiative not to let her husband come to the bedroom, but today Charles asked for a separation, which was the first time in several years that the couple had lived together, and it was self-evident what this meant.

If the average wife might not care about this kind of subsection after the victory, Charlotte was different, and she staggered to her feet.

"Charles!" She beckoned her husband behind her back.

But Charles turned a deaf ear now, he didn't want to quarrel with his wife anymore, but he did want to be alone.

"Charles!" Charlotte said hello again, then chased after her desperately.

But her body, which had been pregnant for several months, was now very bloated, and where was the pace of the past, she stumbled in a hurry, and then tripped over the chair and fell to the ground.

The clatter of a person falling down with a chair made Charles stop, and when he turned his head, he found his wife lying on the ground.

Oh, my God.

He forgot his anger at his wife for a moment, and immediately turned back and ran back, holding his wife.

"Charlotte, are you alright?" He kept asking in a panic.

Luckily, there was no blood on the ground, and Charlotte showed no signs of colic in her abdomen, which allowed him to settle Charles a little.

And Charlotte's face was already rippling with tears, even dripping onto his hands.

"I love you, Charles." Maybe it's because of the pain, maybe it's because of the mental blow, Charlotte's voice is soft, but it sounds more sincere, "Is this also wrong?" ”

"No, it's me who is wrong, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Lolot......" Charles couldn't help but cry too, tears falling down her face, "Okay, let's go back and rest together." ”