There was no word all night, and the morning was bright.

The sun rises slowly over the sea level, illuminating the blue sea and silver sand of the Caribbean, and the hot and humid sea breeze rattles the thick branches and leaves of the palm trees......

Lorraine found that the counter girl named Aoife was really right, and the pelicans liked the 401's one-step balcony.

From the first rays of light to the first rays of the day, dozens of birds lingered outside Lorraine's bedroom, not knowing whether they were in a board meeting or busy talking about love, in short...... It's noisy.

The pelican's cries were worse than the chorus of Jenny and McCarthy, scattered, short, hoarse, and with a strange rhythm that struck at the soul.

Strong and courageous, they dragged Lorraine off the soft bed, yawned, washed and changed, and started the day early.

At 5 o'clock in the morning, Lorraine rang the rattle bell of the counter in good spirits, and the jingle bell continued thirteen times, until Miss Aufe in her pajamas sleepwalked out from behind the counter and glanced at Lorraine with her eyelids propped up.

"Mr. Captain wakes up so early......"

"I love pelicans, and when I hear them singing, my stomach gets hungry with excitement."

"Don't gentlemen drink morning tea until 9 o'clock?"

"Yes, so don't have tea for breakfast today, please prepare a bubbly cappuccino for me and bring it to my study with breakfast."

"Isn't it okay to be late?"

"We paid for it, Miss McCarthy. Don't forget, the customer is God. ”

Half an hour later, God ate a pure and hearty English breakfast in his study, and although the dishes were a little sloppy, the unique Jamaican coffee still left Lorraine's teeth fragrant and refreshed.

Satisfied, he put down his coffee cup, wiped his mouth, and said to Miss Aufe, who looked disgruntled, "Miss McCarthy, now I'm going to work." I need morning tea at 9 o'clock, and I hope you know the secret recipe for Ceylon and Assam, so as not to disgrace the name of your hotel. ”

"Yes, Mr. Captain." Miss Aoife put away the plate with a sad face, "Can I go back to sleep?" Mr. Captain. ”

Lorraine glanced at the clock: "I'm afraid not." Pierce used to get up at seven, Henna would be a little late, about half past seven, and you would prepare breakfast for them now, just in time. ”

Miss Aufe's eyes widened in horror: "Are you all evil heretics?" ”

"Except for a few details...... You guessed it. ”

Driving away poor Miss Orpheus, Lorraine opened the window of her study, sat down at her desk and began to refine the Caribbean charts.

Perfecting the charts is a delicate and tedious task, the main process is to compare the captured pirate charts, calculate the latitude and longitude of those hidden ports, and then recalculate them according to the scale of the chart book, adding ports, routes, islands, reefs and other risks along the way, without the slightest room for sloppiness.

Lorraine quickly immersed herself in it, and before she knew it, 3 hours had passed.

At 8:55 a.m., Miss Aufe, who had fully recovered her senses, knocked on Lorraine's door with morning tea.

"Mr. Captain, there's a Mr. Parker downstairs who said he had an appointment with you, do I need to bring him up?"

"Mr. Parker?" Lorraine was surprised to determine the time, and couldn't help but smile, "I didn't expect that the time of the connection transmission was counted, is this considered a disadvantage......

……

The tea in the reception room was pleasant, Lorraine and Chuck. Parker sat opposite each other, didn't speak, just quietly mixed the morning tea in his hand.

When the sugar and milk were up to par, Lorraine put down the teaspoon and gave Miss Aufe a strange look at the side: "Miss McCarthy, when are you going to hear it?" ”

"Huh?" Miss Aoye shuddered, "What, the guest is sponsored at the inn, and I am the housekeeper......"

"But you're not really a butler." Lorraine pointed to the door, "Please bring it to the door, and besides, call Carmen over and say I need her for this interview." ”

Aoife hid his face and walked away.

The door to the study closed, and Chuck pushed the morning tea with excessive toffee in disgust, crossed his fingers and asked, "I don't know ...... Carmen"

"Carmen. Xavier, my social advisor, is the head of the General Chamber of Commerce's land business. ”

Chuck nodded knowingly.

Lorraine chuckled and took a sip of tea, "Mr. Parker cares more about this interview than I thought. ”

"How so?"

"Intuition." Lorraine raised her glass, "Lieutenant Colonel Nelson told me that you are Sir Parker's nephew and have a good reputation in the Army?" ”

"It's just bureaucratic clerical work, nothing to brag about."

"I've also been to the Shanghai Academy, so I understand how complicated the transactional work you call is. So, I don't understand. ”

Chuck's eyes flashed: "Don't understand why I'm obsessed with business?" ”

"No, no, no. I just don't understand why you'd have to go so far, even if the Parker family doesn't have their own chamber of commerce, it's not hard to build one again, is it? ”

Chuck fell silent.

The two sides were silent for a few minutes, and the dressed Carmen pushed the door in, and Lorraine came to Lorraine's side: "Captain, I heard that our branch has begun to be prepared?" ”

"There's a suitable vice president, and Mr. Corterence will be over at 10 o'clock."

"Ten o'clock?" Carmen gave Chuck a surprised look, "What about this gentleman?" ”

"Chuck. Parker, Admiral of the New World Fleet, Peter. Sir Parker's nephew, a top student at the London Business School. ”

"It turned out to be a friend of the captain, but fortunately I will ......"

It wasn't until this moment that the pressure Lorraine exerted on Chuck was completely released through Carmen's echoing.

Chuck began to feel nervous, reached for his teacup, thought for a moment, and put it back on his knee: "Mr. Drake." ”

"I'm listening."

"Uncle Peter told me that you have been a restless man since childhood. Is it true that Lieutenant Colonel Nelson said that you saw the Chamber of Commerce in Europe, and then you left it to your partners to come alone to expand the trade routes in the New World? ”

"It seems good from the description." Lorraine tilted her head and thought for a while, "But I didn't abandon the mature Northwest European Branch, but clarified the mode of getting along with my partners through contracts and systems. After that, everyone is properly placed in the right position for him, such as me and my partner. ”

"Do you feel like you're a good fit, and your partner is better suited to lead the day-to-day affairs of the Chamber?"

"Far more than just day-to-day, Ramos has all the rights in the Northwest European chapter except for the decision-making power of the directors, and I trust him, and the system of the Chamber of Commerce allows me to trust him."

Chuck's eyes lit up, "Mr. Drake, can you understand a young man who is deviant and unwilling to be bound by his family's life?" ”

Lorraine couldn't help but glance at Carmen.

He couldn't help but laugh when he saw it in Carmen's eyes, and he believed that Carmen's expression would not be too different.

He pondered for a long time, and then said softly: "Mr. Parker, you are 26 years old this year, and I take the liberty of asking, are you married?" ”

"I don't want to accept a marriage arranged by my family! That Welsh lady with a high wig on her head and no trace of sincerity on her face! Chuck danced, "Sir, I have my own lover, Miss Alves shines into my life like an angel, and we will finally enter the palace of marriage!" ”

"Eventually?"

"Hmm...... Her father was a member of the Continental Congress, and before the end of the war, we all thought ......"

Lorraine finally understands Chuck's brain circuit, the Anglo-American war has forced him to separate from his lover, he is worried that the war is far away, and even more worried that even if the war ends, his family will not allow him to get together with his rebellious daughter.

That's why he is anxious to get rid of the shackles of the family, to get rid of it completely, and no longer have the slightest dependence.

Now there is only one question left, what is Sir Parker's intention to put him in the Drake Chamber of Commerce......

Lorraine pursed her lips and didn't speak, Carmen thought for a while, and then interjected: "Mr. Parker, I don't know if you ...... with Sir Parker"

"Uncle Peter is my godfather and my introducer to Miss Alves." Chuck thought for a moment and added, "This is after the war began. ”

Lorraine laughed heartily.

This war between Britain and the United States is really much more interesting than it seems on the surface......