Chapter 3: The Duke with Bad Intentions

As the snow began to fall heavier and the weather became colder, Mr. Lucas decided to take his wife and daughters to a country estate.

They went to the countryside for the winter almost every year, and Lydia skillfully directed the servants to prepare the luggage to take to the country, and the clothes and hats were filled with four carriages, and three other carriages, one for Lydia and her daughters, one for Mr. Lucas, and one for Natalie and Allen's butler.

After everything was cleaned up, people climbed into the carriage one after another, and just as they got on the carriage, Charlotte remembered that she had forgotten to take the book of "Wanderer Observations" that she usually read before going to bed. I went up and got a book, but Charlotte didn't have a servant, but took it herself.

Downstairs a skirmish was taking place, and the servants who were coming and going as they were ready to leave seemed to be accustomed to it.

Cinderella stood stubbornly in front of Katie's carriage, carrying a gray cloth bag in her hand, and the hem of the linen skirt was still stained with pot ash, and her big eyes were full of tears that she couldn't get rid of, and she looked very pitiful. Katie put on her silver cloak and stood up to block the carriage door, glaring condescendingly at Cinderella.

Mr. Lucas came down and saw this scene that gave him a headache, although he rarely went home, but nothing at home could hide from his ears and eyes, the eldest daughter was too lonely, the second daughter was too domineering, the third daughter was too weak, and it was always the daughter born to this ex-wife who was bullied at home. He is rarely at home, and he always feels sorry for his three precious daughters in his heart, and Lucas is very distressed to see Cinderella who is bullied by [1] [this read] novel xstxt, but he can't bear to reprimand Katie, every time he just talks to the mud.

This time was no exception, and Mr. Lucas proposed to let Cinderella ride in Katie's carriage.

"Father, our carriage is so small that there is no room for a fourth person."

In fact, the carriage, which could seat five people, shrank by half at once in Miss Katie's mouth. The daughter opened her eyes and said nonsense, and Mr. Lucas, who doted on his daughter, was helpless, so he had to let Cinderella ride in his carriage. Cinderella didn't expect her father to let her ride in his carriage, and her happy smile was interrupted by Katie's exclamation before she could fully bloom

"You can't! She's so dirty! I absolutely disagree! Let Cinderella sit in the servant's carriage, okay, father? ”

Katie's request was so unreasonable that even Mr. Lucas couldn't help but get angry no matter how good-tempered he was,

"Katie, she's your sister, let her in, don't talk again, or I won't give you the New Year's gift."

How could Katie, the demon king of the mixed world, be frightened by Lucas's bluff, she snorted coldly, turned her head and stopped looking at Lucas, obviously not planning to buy her father's account.

Mr. Lucas was discouraged, and was about to flee when he was stopped by a shout, and when he turned around, he saw a group of knights at the end of the street, surrounded by a young man on horseback, kicking and clattering towards him. When he came near, the young man still greeted Mr. Lucas on his horse,

"I'm sorry for being late, Mr. Lucas."

said apologies in his mouth, but his demeanor was calm, without the eagerness and apology of being late. If it were someone else, Mr. Lucas must have felt that the other party despised him, but the person who came was the Duke of Windsor, the second in line to the throne. Hearing Windsor's words, Mr. Lucas felt flattered,

"The Duke of Windsor has arrived just in time, and we're just getting ready to go."

Katie listened to her father's title and knew that this young man was the famous Duke of Windsor, the Duke of Windsor was wearing a leather jacket and boots and a woolen coat, long and powerful, with strong hands holding the reins, probably forgetting to wear gloves, his hands were red, and his brown curly hair was neatly pressed under his hat.

Swept by Windsor's eyes, Katie embarrassedly returned to the carriage and sat down, the Duke of Windsor made a round of rounds, his eyes fixed on Charlotte, who was watching a good show, the girl took the book and enjoyed a good play for free, and when she was satisfied and planned to get on the car and set off, she saw the person she least wanted to see, and when Windsor saw her, Charlotte's face was black and there was a fight with briquettes.

"This young lady is also Mr. Lucas's daughter?"

Windsor looked at Cinderella, a little unsure of her identity. Mr. Lucas, who was asked, was so embarrassed that the Duke of Windsor thought it was bad for him to abuse his daughter.

"She, no, the carriage sits."

Mr. Lucas stumbled in response.

"Sit on my horse."

The Duke of Windsor shook out a sentence that shook the people. Only Charlotte breathed a sigh of relief, and Charlotte felt that Cinderella's pitiful appearance was not so annoying, after all, she was the one who saved herself.

Cinderella was surprised at first, seeing Windsor driving her horse towards her, her ears burned into red clouds, and she was too shy to look directly at Windsor.

It only took a few seconds for Windsor's horse to walk in front of Cinderella, and in some people's hearts, it was still a long time.

"Get out of the way."

Cinderella thought she had misheard, and didn't react for a while,

"Get out of the way."

Windsor's tone was already a little impatient. Cinderella moved mechanically, giving up half of her body, and Windsor was not interested in waiting for her, and rode towards Charlotte, who was watching the show.

Charlotte took the book and enjoyed a good play for free, and when she was content to get in the car and set off, she saw the last person she wanted to see - the Duke of Windsor! By the time Windsor's horse came to a stop, Charlotte's face had turned black into coal.

Raising his hand to the brim of his hat, the Duke of Windsor smiled charmingly,

"Hey, we're meeting again, Miss Charlotte."

Charlotte knew that this guy would not let go of himself easily, rolled her eyes very quickly, and immediately changed to a lady's smile,

"There are five young ladies named Charlotte in the town, dear Duke of Windsor!"

The implication is that I don't know you, don't look like we're very familiar! Hearing Charlotte's voiceover, Windsor smiled even brighter,

"Well, Miss Charlotte doesn't know Mary either."

Charlotte really wanted to find a piece of tofu to kill her, but she was caught by the villain Windsor for her weakness, if she was to face the Duke of Windsor in public, although Mary would not be killed, it was estimated that she would not be too happy.

Katie noticed the solidified atmosphere outside the carriage, lifted the curtain and looked out, the city was covered in silver and became the background, a man and a woman in the snow attracted all attention, the man on the back of the black horse leaned over and stretched out his hand to pull the girl on the horse, the girl pretended to be clumsy and did not cooperate with him, the man frowned, and suddenly stretched out his hands to scoop the girl in the air, so frightened that the girl's hands and feet fluttered, and was amused by the girl's stupidity, the man spared her and sat the girl in front of him.

Wow~ It turns out that the eldest sister and the Duke of Windsor are already lovers, and along the way, Katie fantasizes about the future aristocratic life, and there is no trouble with Cinderella.

The Golden Manor is in the south of the town, and it is enough to climb two mountains from the town, the two mountains sound not far away, but it takes a lot of time to walk, and the Lucas family who set off in the morning usually arrives at the Golden Manor in the evening.

Finally got into the luxurious carriage, but Cinderella couldn't be happy, Lydia and Katie were talking excitedly about Charlotte and the Duke of Windsor, Cinderella stuck her head out to get a breath of fresh air, but the unexpected scene made her mood even lower.

The Duke of Windsor held Charlotte's hands, Charlotte carefully crossed her legs to the same side, and although she was careful, she slipped her foot when she dismounted, thanks to the Duke of Windsor's quick reaction and hugged Charlotte tightly, the girl did not make a fool of herself in public.

After resting for a while, the group began to march towards the first mountain, which was no bigger than a small town, and the Duke of Windsor agreed to Charlotte's request to return to the carriage.

The cold wind whistling outside the carriage and the rustling of snowflakes on the carriage made the women in the carriage much quieter. Holding on to the warm stove, Lydia poured a glass of milk for Charlotte, and the rich, creamy and mellow taste slightly relieved Charlotte's uneasiness.