"I'm sorry, sir."

Bowing gracefully, Mr. Butler said regretfully: "Although we have found the messenger, as last time, he only knows that a lady in a cloak asked him to deliver the letter, and nothing else. ”

"Didn't you look where she appeared?"

Walking around the room anxiously, John asked loudly.

With a wry smile, Hans nodded and said, "We searched, and after getting your order, I hired a lot of idlers to look for Miss Philip, but the result was still unfortunate, we didn't find it, and it was ......"

At this point, Hans hesitated slightly.

"And what?"

Suddenly stopped, John asked urgently.

A complicated look flashed in his eyes, and Hans whispered, "Sir, there is an Italian who said...... He saw the woman in the black cloak, and the other party seemed to be heading towards the sea......"

"Damn it!"

After blurting out a swear word, John sat down on the couch as if he had been drained of his strength. John had been in a state of impatience since he had received the letter the previous evening, and he was even more upset when he heard the news.

At this time, Anna quietly walked over: "Don't worry, maybe that Miss Philip didn't mean that, but you thought too much?" ”

"No, I'm afraid not!"

Taking a deep breath, John shook his head with a wry smile and said, "I know this governess very well, she is very strong, so even after so many years, she still has to pay back a lot of the money borrowed from me, and even add interest!" And she's definitely had a miserable life all these years, so that goodbye won't mean anything else......"

For Miss Philip. John's feelings are complicated.

Speaking of intimacy, the other party only taught him French and piano for a while, and the relationship between the two is pure teacher-student; But on the other hand, it was because of Miss Philip's daughter, Serena, that John finally decided to pick up his medical knowledge again and become a surgeon. So in this respect, John's feelings for Miss Philip are very complicated. I've always wanted to help each other as much as possible.

It's a pity that the governess is too strong.

When Serena was still alive, Miss Philip was willing to ask John for money, but when she learned that her daughter's illness could not be cured, she would rather be a firefly on the streets of New York than accept the help of her own students. John was helpless about this, and although he did not agree with Miss Philip's idea, he could not interfere in the lives of others......

Seeing her husband's annoyed look, Anna could only gently grab John's hand.

She had not seen Miss Philip. I don't even know what happened to the governess, but it doesn't prevent me from comforting my husband at this time. Gently pinching John's little finger, Anna turned her head and said softly, "Mr. Elber, could you please send someone to continue to search for this Miss Philip until her whereabouts are confirmed?" ”

"Of course, ma'am."

Nodding, Hans bowed and stepped back.

And at this very time. John also recovered from that sad mood, and in turn patted Anna's sales and smiled bitterly, "Okay." I just couldn't accept Miss Philip's choice for a while. But maybe I'm one of them, it's her own life after all, and whatever the outcome is acceptable to me......"

……

After spending hundreds of dollars, Hans finally received the exact news on the fourth day.

“…… That's the way it is. ”

Bowing slightly, Hans said in a low voice: "The police station has also been confirmed, the body is indeed Anna?" Miss Philip. French. ”

"Okay, I see, thanks."

Rubbing his temples, John asked a little tiredly, "So how has Miss Philip lived in the past few years, have you inquired?" ”

After a buffer of two or three days. John was mentally prepared, so there was not much shock when he heard the news of Miss Philip's suicide. In fact, he already knew on the night he received the letter that the governess had probably made up his mind to leave this world, and that he had lived to pay off his debts for the previous years.

The thought of this made John's heart darken.

The former French aristocratic lady had no survival skills other than teaching some art courses, and you can imagine how much she suffered in order to pay off the arrears of more than two hundred dollars. And during this period, she also had to endure the pain of losing her daughter and the impact of the huge gap in her identity, which made the old John not feel gloomy?

"This ......"

Looking at John's tired appearance, Hans hesitated for a moment before whispering, "Just know a little, Miss Philip seems to have been living in Brooklyn all along, not doing very well, and ...... She was also said to have contracted a disease that was not well known. ”

"Huh?"

When he heard this, John was stunned.

But soon his face changed, and John already understood. For people in the 21st century, the chaos of this era is likely to be unimaginable, whether in London or Paris, Berlin or New York, where all kinds of STDs are very prevalent. The six and six, invented by Ehrlich after numerous attempts, was originally intended to treat syphilis. Later, Miss Philip, who has been engaged in the wandering warbler industry, is normal for one or two diseases.

Thinking of this, John's face turned ugly.

"Okay, you go down first."

Standing up, John waved his hand for the butler to go down first, while he himself walked up and down the room with some anxiety.

Sheltered by his mother Elizabeth when he was in China, and under the wing of the elder Huntelaar after arriving in New York, it can be said that John has hardly suffered anything in his life, let alone contact the lowest level of the whole society. So all along, John knew that the commoners of this era were miserable, but he did not have an intuitive idea of what the hardships were like, until today after hearing the news of the governess......

"Maybe ......"

Suddenly stopped, John's brow furrowed and he thought, "Should I change my mind and open another hospital in New York?" If the investment is smaller, the cost can also be reduced a lot, so wouldn't it be better? ”

After a long silence, John finally sighed softly: "When I come back from Europe this time, let's seriously consider this idea that was rejected a long time ago......" (To be continued. )