"Where's your sister? Long time no see, I want to talk to her......"

Although part of the reason was to avoid the embarrassment of being directly asked by Charles just now, Matilda really wanted to talk to Fran at the moment, after all, she hadn't seen this classmate and friend for a long time, and naturally wanted to take this opportunity to see her.

After hearing Matilda's request, Charles's heart suddenly moved.

That's right, I've been tossing for so long today, but I've forgotten about my sister, where is she now?

Then he silently began to search his memory, but he never found his sister in the memory of his previous glance at the guests.

She's not going to come, is she? A thought crossed Charles' mind.

Although it stands to reason that she had promised herself to attend before, judging from Fran's recent mental state and the fact that she had always hated Charlotte, it was not particularly strange that she would do such a thing.

As soon as he thought of this, Charles felt a little uneasy in his heart, and he hurriedly made a gesture and beckoned a servant leader in a uniform from the door.

"Is my sister here tonight?"

Although the servant may not have met Fran before, as long as he has Fran's name on the guest's check-in list, then he should know.

"Mademoiselle de Treville is here tonight." Sure enough, after thinking for a moment, the servant immediately replied.

"Oh......" Charles breathed a sigh of surprise relief.

"Well, look for her. Then take this young lady to my sister's. He gestured at Matilda and gave another order.

"Yes, sir." The servant bowed down to receive the command. Then he walked over to Matilda's side.

Then, instead of walking directly, Matilda looked at Charles with a confused expression.

"Sir, did you quarrel with Fran before?"

No wonder she was so surprised, for Charles didn't seem to know where Fran was, or even if she was there or not - was this really a brother and sister who lived in the same house?

"Oh, you misunderstood. There is no such thing. Charles' expression turned into a rare embarrassment, "It's just that Fran did have something to do with her lately. I wasn't in a particularly good mood, so I didn't force her to attend such an overly busy occasion, and I've been very busy lately......"

"I see......" Matilda nodded, still a little skeptical of Charles' explanation. Then I'm going to talk to her even more. Can you tell me what the hell is she bothering about? ”

Charles's expression became even more ugly.

"Okay. Let me tell you, she is troubled by two things, the first is that her mother was killed by her father's mistake; The second thing is that she wants to stay with me and tells me not to marry Charlotte. Is it possible to say such a thing?

These words should not be spoken, but they should always be kept in a strict secret, preferably never seen from the light of day.

"Well, it's not anything particularly strict, and I don't know how to say it anyway......" Charles could only vaguely reluctantly in desperation. Then he told Matilda, "Anyway." Fran is old enough to deal with her own problems, and if the rest of us interfere too much, it will only add more irrelevant worries and stress to her...... So I haven't been paying much attention to her lately. ”

Although Charles didn't say it explicitly, Matilda was still able to understand his subtext of "I hope the others don't care", and she became even more confused. However, since she was in an aristocratic family, Matilda knew from an early age that each family had secrets that they did not want to tell, so she was naturally able to pretend to turn a blind eye to such things.

"Okay, I see, I'll try to chat with her and help her get out of the mood." Matilda gave a reply that reassured Charles slightly.

"Thank you, Matilda." Charles sighed softly, "Cheer her up." ”

Matilda nodded, and slowly followed the servant away.

Although Charles's expression and reply are somewhat untrue, in the occasional outpouring of true feelings, there is still not a trace of adulteration in that kind of concern and love for his sister, and it is precisely because this accidental outpouring is expressed in a person like Monsieur Charles de Treville that it is even more precious.

I really didn't expect such a person to be so cold and shrewd at some moments...... Matilda, who had her back to Charles, suddenly smiled slightly.

………………

Led by the servant, Matilda walked slowly along the edge of the hall, keeping an eye out for Fran as she watched the noisy hall and its guests.

Looking at them with smiling faces, Matilda couldn't help but feel a little confused in her trance.

They seem to be happy, is there any special reason? Why are they so happy? Are they happy at all?

Along with the confusion comes the lingering sense of alienation, and Matilda rarely participates in such occasions because she likes to be quiet, so it is normal for her to feel uncomfortable.

Then, her eyes fell on Charlotte, who was in the middle of the hall. The Duchess was talking and laughing with several girlfriends, although there may not be much sincerity in her demeanor towards her friends, but the joy between her eyebrows was indeed impossible to hide, and because of this joy from the heart, she was already very beautiful, and now she seemed to be even more radiant, and the charm that emanated between Gu Pan and even the brilliance of the diamond on her body seemed to be impossible to hide.

Looking at Miss Duke, who was obviously immersed in happiness, an indescribable feeling surged into Matilda's heart.

The woman in front of her seems to have a noble background, beautiful appearance, and is sought after by the stars in the social world, and she doesn't even have to do anything to have such an excellent husband...... It was so dazzling that it made Matilda feel similar to the jealousy of the inferior students over the top students in school.

Suddenly, she quickly woke up from this feeling.

Sure enough, I'm going to have to be vulgar a few times...... She shook her head and smiled bitterly. Then he looked away from Charlotte.

Led by the servant, after a while, Fran was finally found in another corner.

She was sitting on the sand as if she was resting. And her close friend, Mademoiselle de Léorent, was sitting beside her at the moment, chatting with her. A smile immediately appeared on Matilda's face at the sight of these two former classmates, and she walked quickly over to her, leaving aside the servant who had led the way.

However, when Matilda gets closer and closer, she finally sees what Fran looks like now. She originally wanted to go over to say hello, and suddenly slowed down unconsciously.

Not to her surprise, Fran was dressed up very nicely tonight.

Her face is fair and her facial features are exquisite, and she already looks comfortable. After the golden head was carefully combed, it hung in locks, and the bottom was curled, which made her slightly slender face more elegant and beautiful. Although I didn't deliberately dress up. He didn't wear any particularly conspicuous accessories. It's just wearing a dark dress, but it gives people a strong sense of beauty.

Seeing Fran so dressed up for the first time, Matilda, even as a woman, couldn't help but be deeply moved by her beauty, which was so natural that she couldn't even restrain the bruised jealousy that had arisen in her heart when she had just seen Charlotte.

However, that's not why Matilda stopped.

The real thing that stopped her was Fran's expression at the moment.

Although he was very calm on the surface, he even had a slight smile on his face, and seemed to be talking to his friends cordially. But Matilda, who was accustomed to observing words and expressions, could of course see that there was no joy in Fran's smile, as if she was chatting with a friend next to her. But completely absent-minded, just perfunctory friends, seem to be attending this banquet tonight

And in those blue eyes, there seems to be more ...... Wrath?

Matilda was taken aback by her presence.

At times like these, why be angry?

The doubts that arose when she talked to Charles just now have increased several times now, and Charles's incomplete description at that time made her feel that there must be some special reasons for this.

She thought back to her classmates with Fran back then, the girl who seemed carefree and treated everyone sincerely, and then overlapped with the girl who seemed to burn with anger in every inch of her skin, and it became an indescribable weirdness.

What the hell happened to her? Matilda couldn't help but think about it, but she couldn't think of a reason - after all, now that the Marquis of Treville's family was in power, I am afraid that nothing could make her so worried, right? At least Matilda couldn't come up with an answer after thinking about it for a long time.

Could it be that her brother's marriage itself is the source of her anger? Suddenly, a thought crossed Matilda's mind. It's understandable that Charles's attitude is strange.

If that's the case, it's true that some sisters will be dissatisfied with the object chosen by their brother, but there's no need to be so angry, right? For a moment, Matilda was again denying her thoughts.

After standing still for a moment, Matilda finally decided to put aside these doubts and go to meet her two friends again. However, her mood has changed dramatically, and most of the joy at the beginning has cooled down, and what remains is worry about her friend's current situation, and an urge to help her.

With this in mind, Matilda gently walked over to the two girls who were still talking.

"Miss Treville, good evening?" (To be continued!)

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