"You guys?" Fran was keenly aware of the word, and looked at the other with some surprise.

"That's right, it's my father and me." Lola wasn't moved by her, just looked at her calmly, "We hope you can do us a favor." ”

It must have been until Lola actually mentioned her father that Fran's inner alarm deepened - she was quite jealous of the great banker and his precious daughter.

She had seen their brutal methods and cruel hearts for a long time, so their usual sweet words sounded like a danger signal to her.

"Help? How can I help you? Fran tried to calm herself, then pretended to be curious and asked, "If you have any questions you need help with, wouldn't it be better to find my brother......?" ”

"This matter is originally for you, we need your nod, we are looking for you." Lola said calmly, "Besides, don't underestimate yourself, there are some things I think you have to do, at least I recognize your abilities and minds." ”

It took a lot of effort for her to make the phrase "I approve of your abilities and mind" seem as smooth as possible, without revealing the hatred in her heart.

However, even though she was so calm, Fran still didn't let her guard down.

"Oh? Is that so? If I can help you, I will definitely do it. She replied politely.

"Did you know your brother had a plan?" Lola didn't know the answer, but instead asked a rhetorical question.

"What's the plan?" Fran was as she had guessed, and she immediately perked up.

"Your brother plans to make himself the Minister in charge of all transportation in the country in the near future." Lola looked at Fran in surprise, as if she didn't understand why she didn't know yet, "And back then. Naturally, the railroad industry became an important part of his authority - in view of his position with Monsieur Bonaparte, in other words, he would soon become the most prominent man in the whole of the French railway. ”

"How good is that! Isn't that his due reward? Fran replied almost without thinking, secretly genuinely excited for her brother.

"Oh, maybe that's the reward he deserves." Lola sneered. "But it also inadvertently made him something we had to ask for......"

"What do you want to do?" Fran was stunned for a moment, then immediately became serious again, "I'll tell you straight, I'...... I don't want to do anything bad for him now, just go to him if you have something, don't come to me secretly! ”

Such a straightforward refusal caught Lola by surprise, and she frowned slightly.

She had thought that after her brother had married the Duchess in any reckless manner. No matter how much this person can swallow his anger, his heart should be full of resentment, but he didn't expect that the other party seemed to have accepted this arrangement and was no longer willing to go against his brother.

What's going on? Has she forgotten the goal she had gambled all on, or has she found some other way to the end?

Along with the doubt, there is an irrepressible anger.

You bastard, if you are so principled now, why couldn't you be so good at talking in the first place? Why did you push me to that point in the first place! Go to hell!

She took a deep breath. Only then did his anger ease slightly.

"Miss Treville, of course we don't want to do anything bad to your brother - he's an important partner to ours. He is also an indispensable important person of the country, and it will not do us any good to be disadvantageous to him. She calmly explained to the other party, "As collaborators, we have been supporting him and sponsoring him, and what we strive for is to maintain a good relationship with a talented man like him." ”

Fran just wanted to say something more. Lola directly stretched out her hand to stop her, "Please listen to me - your brother plans to rectify the entire railway construction industry after coming to power, tighten the restrictions on the industry, and also plan to eliminate some unqualified enterprises." Other words. Within a few years, he intended to achieve a monopoly on railway construction by a small number of enterprises...... And we, we want to be one of these monopolies, the most important one. Do you understand? How important all this is to us. It can be said that we have always been open to your brother in order to wait for such a critical day. ”

"In other words, you plan to use me to influence my brother to favor his own policies?" Fran immediately understood the essence of their request.

"Yes, that's right." Lola nodded dryly, "Our investment, of course, hopes to be rewarded when necessary. ”

"As far as I know, my brother and your father have a good relationship, if your father wants to be cared for by him, can you just tell him no?" Fran immediately asked rhetorically.

"The problem is that the interests involved are too great, and there are too many people who want to be cared for by him...... Some of these people are the ones we have a bit of a headache to deal with. Lola sneered slightly, "Besides, most politicians don't consider feelings, no matter how sincere we are, it is difficult to defeat interests, we can get benefits, others can naturally take them." ”

In other words, in order to avoid fighting with some other big shots, so you plan to go my route first and then take the lead?

"It doesn't sound like I have the ...... to interfere with his will," Fran replied at once, "it's his own business, and I have no right to interfere." ”

Her cold answer didn't put Lola off.

"We'll give you a reason."

Then, she reached into the drawer again, and pulled out a document from it, "You know, we're going to build a railroad this time, so we need to buy your family's land, but what you don't know is ...... If you wish, you become a director of this railway company, of course, secretly. ”

As she explained, the document slowly moved in front of Fran. "You see, just sign it. You will be able to become an important part of it, and the railway company will be part of our two family partnerships. Don't you think it's an excellent result? ”

"You...... Are you trying to buy me? Fran's face became even stranger.

"Is there any other explanation for this?" Lola immediately asked, "This is indeed a bribe, and we intend to use you to influence future national policy, so as to become a major player in our country's railway industry - isn't it obvious?" If you were to say that it was illegal, I admit that it was illegal. But what about breaking the law? Are we doing less illegal things? Money and power have pushed us above the law, and you don't have to worry about that. ”

Fran looked at the document in her hand carefully, but her heart was no longer on it.

"You...... You ......" she muttered, but for a moment nothing came out.

"My dad saw this railroad business as a gadget for me to practice business, but I didn't see it that way. As far as I am concerned, railways will be one of the most important and, of course, most profitable undertakings in our country in the future, especially after the start of your brother's plans to monopolize them. This cause is too important, so we have to take it at all costs. Lola calmly persuaded. And you, I don't see any harm in this, as long as you promise us, won't you be able to take your rightful place after that? I think that if we work hard, then we will really be able to turn this railway enterprise into one of the most important enterprises in the country, and at that time...... I can inherit the family business with honor, prove that I live up to my father's cultivation, and you can associate with anyone equally. Isn't it a good outcome that you don't need to live that kind of life that depends on others? ”

"But you're telling me to do my own thing. to change my brother's plans. Fran replied in a low voice, "If I do, God knows if he will be angry." ”

"What's wrong with doing it on your own?" Lola frowned, then asked, "Do you want to be a puppet at this age?" Do what others dictate you to do, and don't dare to take a step beyond the thunder pool? Think about it, can you stay in the shadow of others for the rest of your life? This is a great waste of your talent. ”

Fran didn't hesitate any longer, and handed the document back to Lola.

"You're saying it well, but I'm sorry I don't want to. I still don't want to interfere with his plans because of what you've given me. Now that we've carefully mended our relationship, I don't want to anger him with something like this. Fran smiled slightly, "But...... Now that you've given up your old suspicions, let's continue to be friends in the future! ”

Fran's smile was bright enough for anyone to fall in love with, but in Lola's eyes, it was more disgusting than anything else. With this smile full of charm but not much warmth, those terrible memories slowly flooded into her heart.

This person made her suffer such a big loss, but now there is still nothing to do with her, and even when she asks for help, she is so simply refused, this sad reality makes Lola's resentment finally pour out irrepressibly.

"Miss Treville, you have disappointed me so much...... Disappointment to the extreme! ”

"What?" Fran still had her somewhat innocent smile and looked up at each other, as if she was a little confused.

"Look at what you say, it's so sad that it's so sad! What does it mean to be afraid of being angry? What does it mean not to anger him? What does it mean to maintain a relationship? See for yourself, what are these words? Have you become such a pathetic look? You've become a fool who hides behind someone else's back to catch your breath! Lola stood up angrily and looked at her angrily, "Although you have manipulated me and made me resentful, I am still somewhat impressed by your methods and brains. I originally thought that I was seeing a hero who was not inferior to me, a smart man full of willpower and a cold heart, but I was wrong, and now I ...... What I see is a wretched wretch, a disgusting wretched! Have you been blown out of your will by the blow? Where have all your guts gone! ”

Although Lola's rebuke was fierce and mean, the slight smile on Fran's face remained unchanged, as if she hadn't heard her clearly.

"I know very well that the root cause of your bribery of me is my brother's power, not because you appreciate me." It wasn't until she finished that Fran replied slowly, "So, why should I influence his plans and weaken his power and influence for my own selfishness?" My dear friend, I am sometimes a little stupid, but I know what is good and what is bad...... I'll have to rely on him, because if it weren't for him, I'm afraid you'd have stabbed me twice. Isn't it? Don't deny it. ”

Then, Fran's smile deepened, "Also, if you think I'm as cold as you, it means that you have been misjudging me all along, and my heart burns every day, but I just avoid burning people so I don't show it." ”

"Do you think you can get everything you want by being obedient?" Lola glared at her and asked her, "It's naïve, being a slave won't end well, and begging with you will only make others step you into the mud!" Have you forgotten what your life was like? ”

Lola, who is exquisitely dressed and expressionless, is indeed very rare in this hateful and gnashing of teeth.

Or rather, so far, only in front of the siblings, Lola has been so out of shape.

"Of course, I didn't forget, how could I forget?" Fran frowned and replied, "Slaves don't get all that, I know...... But I'll let him know that I'm not just a minion, and I don't need you to teach me how to do it!" Yes, Miss de Beauvan, you will not understand the affairs of people like us after all. ”

Before Lola could get angry, Fran's face returned to her smile, "Of course, I said that we've let go of our old hatreds, and we're still friends." To be honest, I am a little tempted by your proposal, and I will convey it to my brother, and if he does not object, I will agree to your proposal, and I will do my best to help you. ”

This sudden remark made Lola a little stunned.

This stunned even quickly counteracted the other party's ridicule of his own family.

Originally, her plan was to encourage this Miss Tréville, and then create a fait accompli, and then use it to deal with Charles, but she didn't expect the other party to respond like this, and she didn't think of a countermeasure for a while.

"What if he objects?" After a moment of silence, she asked.

"Then find a way to keep him from objecting......" Fran replied with a smile. There's always a way, isn't it? Anyway, we are good friends, how can we not help our good friends first? (To be continued.) )