He raised his head and drank the brandy in the cup, but his chest was still cold, piercing cold, and the intricate emotions were gnawing at the skin and flesh inch by inch, and the numb and sharp pain began to spread slowly, but he couldn't get rid of it, and he couldn't even resist it.

George and Elizabeth were like trapped beasts, irritability and anxiety were constantly tumbling, rampage, but there was no outlet to be found.

Previously, they had gone to great lengths to get rid of the medal, and now they were desperately trying to receive the medal. But neither of the two ideas nor the two plans could be realized, and the feeling of powerlessness even surpassed anger and fear, crushing their souls little by little, and after the pain was extreme, they couldn't cry out at all, so they sat silently in place, feeling the pain of ashes and disintegration sweeping over the vastness.

"Matthew relayed his decision to me. Elizabeth said calmly.

"There's no need to bother with it. He will never care what you care about, and you will never understand what he cares about. If you really want to take advantage of him, then you should at least show some sincerity, rather than trying to find a way when the benefits come. Mrs. Hall, we're not children anymore and shouldn't be so naïve. Otherwise, you can at least let each other go, leaving a little space, he won't be killed, and you can continue to enjoy the aura and glory of the title of 'Hall', and continue to be safe and sound." ”

This is Matthew's original words, without a dirty word, the cold words did not even have a trace of waves, but it made Elizabeth tremble with anger, and an impulse in her mind wanted to smash the phone directly, but years of literacy still controlled herself, so she did not lose her temper on the phone.

Sure enough, Matthew and Lan Li are the same dog.

Even in retrospect, the emotionless words stung her self-esteem, and Elizabeth couldn't control her emotions a little, and her muscles were completely tense under her calm voice, but she didn't want to lose her honor in front of George, so she quickly said her final decision, "He had already emailed his refusal. ”

Already refused.

Not being considered, not waiting for deliberation, but outright refusal, leaving no room for manoeuvre.

George never expected that Lan Li would be so ruthless, so he simply chose to refuse, and did not even leave a chance to ease up, and that kind of stunned made his emotions surge again, and Elizabeth thought that she had thought of it, because Lan Li was such a cold-blooded guy, but when she really got confirmation from Matthew's mouth, she still couldn't believe that Lan Li actually had no nostalgia for family affection, and even didn't care about the surname Hall.

Or is it that Lan Li deliberately refused to be awarded the medal in order to retaliate against them? If this is really the case, then Lan Li's purpose has been achieved. Now they are in hell, and every inch of their skin is suffering from the flames, which can hardly be endured.

Where did things go wrong?

“…… Stop him! Stop him! We must stop him! Damn it!Royal mail?Did you decline the invitation through royal mail?Contact us right now to stop his mail from returning to the royal family! Just block the mail!"

George was so angry that he even uttered a foul word and said indiscriminately—just thirty seconds ago, in the next room, he was still baptized with envious gaze, and even at this moment, all eyes in the afternoon tea room were cast with admiration and adoration, and the surface of his skin was slightly hot, but now, the world he had built was falling apart, like the end of the world.

Damn it. Damn it. Damn it!

"How?" Elizabeth fired back with the same word, cutting off all of George's words head-on, then she took a deep breath and continued, "Let's face it, right now, we are the weak, and we have no resistance, we have no choice but to accept." ”

"Shut up. This is George's response.

George could see that the corners of Elizabeth's mouth were drawn in a shallow arc, not obvious but present, as if mocking his incompetence and panic, reminding him of the smile of Elf at the Earl of Oxford's dinner last year, and all emotions instantly burst through his chest.

His hands were clenched into fists, and the fury was roaring, almost, almost erupting like a volcano, but at the critical moment, George was still in control—because all the eyes around him were watching them, and the eyes of envy, jealousy, and hatred were aimed at their every move, and any slightest commotion could become the talk of the people after dinner.

He can't take any chances.

Finally, he returned to the sight of the upper class, he couldn't take risks, and he couldn't give up. All the negative emotions rushed up, instantly broke through the brain, but calmed him down, the cold eyebrows burst out with a hint of sharpness, and the shadow of Lan Li could be faintly seen - but they are different after all, they don't look like gods, George Hall and Lan Li Hall have become two completely different people, even Arthur Hall is different.

"It's not over yet. George said calmly.

Elizabeth disagreed, "It's over." ”

George's eyebrows instantly sharpened, and he repeated again, "I said, the matter is not over yet. ”

But Elizabeth didn't buy it at all, and threw the whole glass of brandy down her throat with her head up, "What else can you do? Rush to his side and force him to withdraw his refusal? The initiative was never in our hands." With that, Elizabeth was ready to turn away, not wanting to dwell on any further, she still had a mess to deal with, and she didn't have time to take care of the little ones here—

I didn't think it before, because George was always strong enough, but since the Earl's banquet at Oxford last year, disasters and blows have followed, and how could George, who had grown up in a greenhouse, face such storms and waves, and then he fell back little by little, and the mask of pride fell apart little by little, and even less than Elizabeth.

"Yes!" George's words stopped Elizabeth from leaving, "That's it!" George's eyes lit up, "we went to the United States to find him personally and ask him to withdraw the rejection. ”

Elizabeth's face changed slightly, "You're crazy!" she looked at George in disbelief, "we've just sent a postcard, and now you're going to throw away all your face and dignity and go straight to the door?"

George's expression also froze: sending a blank postcard had already taken them countless energy, and they hesitated and hesitated before deciding to take the initiative to take a step, which was definitely not that simple, and if they went straight to the door now, they would really have lost all their faces—all blamed on that bastard, if it weren't for the fact that guy was really infuriating and completely disrupted all their layouts, he wouldn't have impulsively forgotten his identity!

But his thoughts were only slightly paused, and then George came up with another solution, "We don't need to come to the door in person, we can send a messenger to persuade him, if he refuses, then we give him a condition that he can't refuse, then that's fine!"

Elizabeth frowned slightly, "Why? Why should he accept it? He has never been a personality to be at the mercy of him, and now we don't have the chips in our hands to get him into line." But she didn't leave after all, because she also began to think about the possibility - if she could, she also hoped that Lan Li would accept the award.

"Arthur and Edith. George's thinking cleared, "Either threaten or induce, we can use Arthur and Edith to achieve our goals." He doesn't have weaknesses, but Arthur and Edith are not, do you think he can do nothing?"

"What do you want to do?" Elizabeth frowned closer to the center, and she vaguely felt that something was not right, but she couldn't say why.

George waved his hand lightly and said calmly, "Don't worry, we can't really hurt Arthur or Edith." We just use them as a lobbyist, convince him, that's all. It's just one way, one way, don't think things too complicated. Hey, remember, we're never going to let our hands get bloody, that's not our way of doing things, it's not! We're so proud of it, don't forget that. ”

Elizabeth did not speak, but calmed down and thought seriously for a moment, and an inspiration flashed through her mind, "I have a bold idea, perhaps, we can ask Philip to visit him." ”

"Philip?" George looked confused, not understanding Elizabeth's intentions, what else could a butler do with Philip Demba?

Elizabeth shook her head, a smile on her face, "Trust me, Philip may be more effective than you think." If Philip can't do it, go Arthur and Edith's route. I had a hunch that Philip would succeed. ”

Not for themselves, but for the whole family, for the glory of the surname "Hall", I believe Arthur and Edith can understand, and I believe that Philip can understand - after all, as long as Hall can bounce back, then their entire family can achieve glory again, right?

Now, Lan Li has no way to reach a consensus with them, but as long as they can complete the communication, then Lan Li will be on the same side as them. They have this self-confidence. Now, all it takes is to build bridges.